April 5, 2021 Study Finds Hesitancy Among Parents, Caregivers to Vaccinate Children Against Covid-19 By Eli Walsh The poll of 971 people found discrepancies in vaccine hesitancy by race and income level as providers test the vaccine efficacy among children. Read More 4
April 3, 2021 Health and Equity Experts Grade California’s Vaccine Rollout By Jill Cowan A dozen epidemiology, public health and equity experts weigh in on the state's vaccine rollout as more people become eligible for the jab. Read More 5
April 3, 2021 Santa Clara County Sees Rise in New Coronavirus Variants By Jana Kadah, Bay City News Two new variants detected in New York, three cases of the South Africa variant and one case first detected in Japan/Brazil have been found in the county. Read More 1
April 1, 2021 Mental Health Services Expanded for East Side Students as In-Person Classes Resume By Jana Kadah, Bay City News East Side Union High School District leaders said this is especially important as people recover from the impacts of the pandemic. Read More 0
March 31, 2021 Outdoor Dining Extended Through Year’s End in San Jose By Jana Kadah, Bay City News The program is still essential for participating businesses, even as Santa Clara County moves into the less-restrictive orange tier. Read More 0
March 30, 2021 Teachers on Covid: Lessons Learned, Advice to Pass Along By John Fensterwald, EdSource For all its hardships, distance learning also provided insights. Read More 23
March 27, 2021 Measuring a Year of Covid-19 By Silicon Valley Newsroom From layoffs to testing, the Covid-19 pandemic had dramatic ripple effects on almost every part of life in Silicon Valley and the country. Read More 0
March 26, 2021 What’s Next for Guadalupe River Park and SJ’s Homeless Crisis? By Grace Stetson and Katie Lauer No one is happy with the homeless crisis in San Jose’s Guadalupe River Park and around the city, but whose vision will fix it? Read More 27
March 26, 2021 Santa Clara Co. Concerned About Low Vaccine Supply as State Expands Eligibility Standards By Jana Kadah, Bay City News Local health officials worry about being able to vaccinate everyone 50 years and older during the first week of April. Read More 0
March 25, 2021 A Traveler’s Worst Nightmare: When Your Coronavirus Test Comes Back Positive By Karen Schwartz Contracting the coronavirus while far from home is a frightening possibility. But it can happen, sometimes with deadly consequences. Read More 2
March 22, 2021 Kaiser Accuses Santa Clara Co. of Leaving Prospective Vaccine Recipients ‘in Limbo’ By Jennifer Wadsworth Kaiser and the county have played the blame game for months, each accusing the other of mishandling Covid testing and inoculation. Read More 10
March 19, 2021 One Year: The Pandemic’s Timeline in Santa Clara County By Silicon Valley Newsroom A look back at some of the events—big and small—that shaped the past 12 months of tumult during the pandemic. Read More 1
March 18, 2021 2nd Case of South African Covid Variant Confirmed in Santa Clara County; Officials Urge Caution By Bay City News South Bay public health officials have also seen the number grow to 15 confirmed cases of another strain known as the UK variant. Read More 6
March 18, 2021 Altered Valley: What a Year of Pandemic Has Done to Our Lives By Janice Bitters After a year of lockdowns, can we break our Covid-era habits—or will the pandemic affect the way we live forever? Read More 4
March 12, 2021 Breweries, Wineries, Distilleries Can Now Serve Alcohol Without Meals—Regardless of Tier By Eli Walsh, Bay City News State public health officials released updated reopening guidelines that take effect this weekend. Read More 3
March 11, 2021 Companies That Rode Pandemic Boom Get a Reality Check By Steve Lohr Investors, who flocked to companies like Zoom as the virus spread, have started to look elsewhere. Read More 0