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Statewide, \u003ca href=\"https://covid19.ca.gov/vaccination-progress-data/\">the rate is almost 65%\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[aside postID=\"news_11855623\" hero=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/02/Vaccination-Prep-1020x680.jpg\"]In addition, Imperial was \u003ca href=\"https://calmatters.org/health/coronavirus/2021/07/medi-cal-covid-vaccinations/\">one of only 11 counties\u003c/a> in mid-July where more than half of its residents on Medi-Cal, the state health insurance program for lower-income people, were vaccinated. That’s a sign that it is faring better than most counties in protecting its marginalized residents from COVID-19.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In many ways, Imperial is defying the odds: Despite its remoteness and high poverty rate, which is often associated with worse health outcomes, most of its 186,000 residents appear steadfast in keeping the virus at bay.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“In general, there is a correlation with income and vaccination rates, but I think what Imperial County data tells us is that it can be overcome. It just takes effort,” said Fabian Rivera-Chávez, assistant professor of pediatrics and biological sciences at the University of California, San Diego.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The reasons for Imperial’s high percentage of vaccinated residents are not well understood. But local experts and health officials say one key factor is its strong network of nonprofits, clinics, hospitals and agricultural employers that have reached out to people personally to provide vaccinations.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Located far from California’s more populous areas, Imperial’s residents over the years have come to rely on their local network to overcome health challenges.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c!-- iframe plugin v.4.3 wordpress.org/plugins/iframe/ -->\u003cbr>\n\u003ciframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https://e.infogram.com/_/rSG08Cv774mE3AJ1rWTB?src=embed\" title=\"Imperial figures\" width=\"800\" height=\"842\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" style=\"border:none;\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" class=\"iframe-class\">\u003c/iframe>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“In our world, we do learn from others. I think small communities, we are used to working closely together and that has translated in our efforts and our response,” said Rosyo Ramirez, deputy director at the Imperial County Public Health Department.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The county has administered 227,700 doses of COVID-19 vaccines. “There is no way we would have been able to do that on our own,” Ramirez said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Imperial has the largest proportion of vaccinated residents in the entire southern half of the state. About 73% of Los Angeles County residents and 50% of Kern County residents, for instance, have received at least one shot, compared to Imperial’s 86%.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Imperial County has a lot working against it when it comes to controlling a pandemic.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[pullquote align=\"right\" size=\"medium\" citation=\"Rosyo Ramirez, Deputy Director, Public Health Department of Imperial County\"]‘I think small communities, we are used to working closely together and that has translated in our efforts and our response.’[/pullquote]More than one in five residents lives in poverty, \u003ca href=\"https://www.indexmundi.com/facts/united-states/quick-facts/california/percent-of-people-of-all-ages-in-poverty#map\">one of the highest rates in the state\u003c/a>. About \u003ca href=\"https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/imperialcountycalifornia\">85% of its population is Latino\u003c/a>, a group that statewide continues to fall behind on vaccines; 44% of Latinos in California have yet to receive a first dose, \u003ca href=\"https://covid19.ca.gov/vaccination-progress-data/\">according to state data\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It’s also sparsely populated — 43 people live per square mile, compared to its next door neighbor, San Diego County, which has 793 people per square mile, and to Los Angeles, with 2,744.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>That means not having access to a car in Imperial can pose significant challenges and limitations for people seeking vaccinations.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Being a border county, Imperial also has a large binational population, meaning people may work on one side of the border and live on the other. That comes with its own unique logistical challenges in controlling and tracing the spread of the virus.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Imperial Valley was desert, inhabited by humans, until it was transformed at the turn of the 20th century when a canal diverted Colorado River water to irrigate crops. Since then, it has become a \u003ca href=\"https://agcom.imperialcounty.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/2019-Crop-Report.pdf\">top producer of vegetables and livestock\u003c/a>, valued at more than $2 billion a year, led by cattle, alfalfa, lettuce and broccoli. Its biggest city is El Centro, home to 44,000 people.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11885639\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 1024px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11885639\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/08/04292021_ElCentroCourts_SH_20.jpg\" alt=\"An old truck is parked in an empty and sandy parking lot. Behind it are empty warehouses and telephone poles. This takes place in a rural setting.\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/08/04292021_ElCentroCourts_SH_20.jpg 1024w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/08/04292021_ElCentroCourts_SH_20-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/08/04292021_ElCentroCourts_SH_20-1020x679.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/08/04292021_ElCentroCourts_SH_20-160x107.jpg 160w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">El Centro, with a population of 44,000, is Imperial County’s largest city. Since the turn of the 20th century, the Imperial Valley has been a top producer of vegetables and livestock, valued at more than $2 billion a year. \u003ccite>(Shae Hammond/CalMatters)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch3>A personalized approach to vaccinations\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>Reaching out to people in remote towns that are many miles apart is difficult, but seems to be paying off in Imperial County.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Rosa Diaz, CEO of the \u003ca href=\"https://www.ivlgbtcenter.com/\">Imperial Valley LGBT Resource Center\u003c/a>, said her organization has focused on some of the most rural communities, like Ocotillo, Bombay Beach, Niland and Seely, where populations range from 200 to 1,000 people. When the weather allows, her team sets up canopies in these towns to provide vaccine education and information on how to sign up, and to survey people on whether they have bedridden family members who need transportation, Diaz said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[pullquote align=\"right\" size=\"medium\" citation=\"Shelby Trimm, Executive Director, Imperial Valley Vegetable Growers Association\"]‘You had these buses full of workers from the fields show up to vaccination clinics … The goal was really to make it as easy as possible.’[/pullquote]For four months this year, a medical team from El Centro Regional Medical Center, one of two area hospitals, set up shop at the Imperial Valley Mall every Friday. They’d administer anywhere from 600 to 1,000 doses a day — on their busiest day they had almost 2,000 people, said CEO Adolphe Edward of the medical center.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>When vaccines became more available to farmworkers in the spring, Shelby Trimm, executive director of the Imperial Valley Vegetable Growers Association, spent days on the phone coordinating with farm labor contractors so they’d send field workers to vaccination clinics.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Many farmworkers have to report to different worksites, so going through the contractors was a good way to capture more people, Trimm said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“You had these buses full of workers from the fields show up to vaccination clinics,” Trimm said. “The goal was really to make it as easy as possible.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Trimm said that local providers also set up clinics at the border to offer doses to farmworkers and others who come into Imperial for work.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11885640\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 862px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11885640\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/08/04292021_ElCentroCourts_SH_34.jpg\" alt=\"An aerial view of a desert in Imperial Valley. A few bushes are surrounded by vast stretches of dry land.\" width=\"862\" height=\"575\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/08/04292021_ElCentroCourts_SH_34.jpg 862w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/08/04292021_ElCentroCourts_SH_34-800x534.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/08/04292021_ElCentroCourts_SH_34-160x107.jpg 160w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 862px) 100vw, 862px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A plot of desert land in Imperial Valley. The county is sparsely populated, as 43 people live per square mile, a fraction of its next-door neighbor, San Diego County, which has 793 people per square mile. \u003ccite>(Shae Hammond/CalMatters)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>The county offers vaccinations to people who work in Imperial County and live in Mexico. But its vaccination data only reflects doses given to people with U.S. addresses and ZIP codes, county public health officials said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“If they’re working here, they’re affecting our community,” Ramirez said. “From the beginning we understood that it was important to get them vaccinated.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[aside label ='Related Coverage' tag='vaccines']While there is no county data to show vaccination uptake by sector, Trimm said that anecdotally there wasn’t much vaccine resistance or hesitance among farmworkers.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“At this point you’ve had COVID or have a loved one who did,” Trimm said. “So many people saw family members dying or sick. It can’t get any worse than that. So if there was a way to save themselves, people did it.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The medical center’s Edward agrees that many of the county’s residents may have felt compelled to get vaccinated because the virus hit close to home. “People got serious about it,” he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Imperial County may have more natural immunity because of its high infection rate.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“A county that was hit hard like Imperial is also likely to have a higher rate of natural immunity,” Rivera-Chávez at UCSD said. 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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>In addition, Imperial was \u003ca href=\"https://calmatters.org/health/coronavirus/2021/07/medi-cal-covid-vaccinations/\">one of only 11 counties\u003c/a> in mid-July where more than half of its residents on Medi-Cal, the state health insurance program for lower-income people, were vaccinated. That’s a sign that it is faring better than most counties in protecting its marginalized residents from COVID-19.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In many ways, Imperial is defying the odds: Despite its remoteness and high poverty rate, which is often associated with worse health outcomes, most of its 186,000 residents appear steadfast in keeping the virus at bay.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“In general, there is a correlation with income and vaccination rates, but I think what Imperial County data tells us is that it can be overcome. It just takes effort,” said Fabian Rivera-Chávez, assistant professor of pediatrics and biological sciences at the University of California, San Diego.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The reasons for Imperial’s high percentage of vaccinated residents are not well understood. But local experts and health officials say one key factor is its strong network of nonprofits, clinics, hospitals and agricultural employers that have reached out to people personally to provide vaccinations.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Located far from California’s more populous areas, Imperial’s residents over the years have come to rely on their local network to overcome health challenges.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c!-- iframe plugin v.4.3 wordpress.org/plugins/iframe/ -->\u003cbr>\n\u003ciframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https://e.infogram.com/_/rSG08Cv774mE3AJ1rWTB?src=embed\" title=\"Imperial figures\" width=\"800\" height=\"842\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" style=\"border:none;\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" class=\"iframe-class\">\u003c/iframe>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“In our world, we do learn from others. I think small communities, we are used to working closely together and that has translated in our efforts and our response,” said Rosyo Ramirez, deputy director at the Imperial County Public Health Department.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The county has administered 227,700 doses of COVID-19 vaccines. “There is no way we would have been able to do that on our own,” Ramirez said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Imperial has the largest proportion of vaccinated residents in the entire southern half of the state. About 73% of Los Angeles County residents and 50% of Kern County residents, for instance, have received at least one shot, compared to Imperial’s 86%.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Imperial County has a lot working against it when it comes to controlling a pandemic.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>More than one in five residents lives in poverty, \u003ca href=\"https://www.indexmundi.com/facts/united-states/quick-facts/california/percent-of-people-of-all-ages-in-poverty#map\">one of the highest rates in the state\u003c/a>. About \u003ca href=\"https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/imperialcountycalifornia\">85% of its population is Latino\u003c/a>, a group that statewide continues to fall behind on vaccines; 44% of Latinos in California have yet to receive a first dose, \u003ca href=\"https://covid19.ca.gov/vaccination-progress-data/\">according to state data\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It’s also sparsely populated — 43 people live per square mile, compared to its next door neighbor, San Diego County, which has 793 people per square mile, and to Los Angeles, with 2,744.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>That means not having access to a car in Imperial can pose significant challenges and limitations for people seeking vaccinations.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Being a border county, Imperial also has a large binational population, meaning people may work on one side of the border and live on the other. That comes with its own unique logistical challenges in controlling and tracing the spread of the virus.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Imperial Valley was desert, inhabited by humans, until it was transformed at the turn of the 20th century when a canal diverted Colorado River water to irrigate crops. Since then, it has become a \u003ca href=\"https://agcom.imperialcounty.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/2019-Crop-Report.pdf\">top producer of vegetables and livestock\u003c/a>, valued at more than $2 billion a year, led by cattle, alfalfa, lettuce and broccoli. Its biggest city is El Centro, home to 44,000 people.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11885639\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 1024px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11885639\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/08/04292021_ElCentroCourts_SH_20.jpg\" alt=\"An old truck is parked in an empty and sandy parking lot. Behind it are empty warehouses and telephone poles. This takes place in a rural setting.\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/08/04292021_ElCentroCourts_SH_20.jpg 1024w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/08/04292021_ElCentroCourts_SH_20-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/08/04292021_ElCentroCourts_SH_20-1020x679.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/08/04292021_ElCentroCourts_SH_20-160x107.jpg 160w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">El Centro, with a population of 44,000, is Imperial County’s largest city. Since the turn of the 20th century, the Imperial Valley has been a top producer of vegetables and livestock, valued at more than $2 billion a year. \u003ccite>(Shae Hammond/CalMatters)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch3>A personalized approach to vaccinations\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>Reaching out to people in remote towns that are many miles apart is difficult, but seems to be paying off in Imperial County.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Rosa Diaz, CEO of the \u003ca href=\"https://www.ivlgbtcenter.com/\">Imperial Valley LGBT Resource Center\u003c/a>, said her organization has focused on some of the most rural communities, like Ocotillo, Bombay Beach, Niland and Seely, where populations range from 200 to 1,000 people. When the weather allows, her team sets up canopies in these towns to provide vaccine education and information on how to sign up, and to survey people on whether they have bedridden family members who need transportation, Diaz said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>While there is no county data to show vaccination uptake by sector, Trimm said that anecdotally there wasn’t much vaccine resistance or hesitance among farmworkers.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“At this point you’ve had COVID or have a loved one who did,” Trimm said. “So many people saw family members dying or sick. It can’t get any worse than that. So if there was a way to save themselves, people did it.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The medical center’s Edward agrees that many of the county’s residents may have felt compelled to get vaccinated because the virus hit close to home. “People got serious about it,” he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Imperial County may have more natural immunity because of its high infection rate.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“A county that was hit hard like Imperial is also likely to have a higher rate of natural immunity,” Rivera-Chávez at UCSD said. And when people who have natural immunity get vaccinated, they gain what’s known as “hybrid immunity,” which can provide even stronger protection, he explained.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11885641\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 1024px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11885641\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/08/02052021_LithiumValley_SH_02H.jpg\" alt=\"A wide shot of an crop field during the morning. The sun is slightly above the horizon and the sky is clear.\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/08/02052021_LithiumValley_SH_02H.jpg 1024w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/08/02052021_LithiumValley_SH_02H-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/08/02052021_LithiumValley_SH_02H-1020x679.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/08/02052021_LithiumValley_SH_02H-160x107.jpg 160w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Rows of crops grow near Brawley in this photo from Feb. 5, 2021. So far, the county has administered 227,700 doses of COVID-19 vaccines. \u003ccite>(Shae Hammond/CalMatters)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch3>Hospitalizations on the rise\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>Still, as long as some residents continue to be unvaccinated, there is risk, Edward said. In the last two weeks, Imperial’s seven-day average of COVID hospitalizations jumped from eight to 16 between July 29 and Aug. 11. Hospital admissions in California have \u003ca href=\"https://calmatters.org/health/2021/08/covid-hospitals-california/\">shot up at roughly the same rate\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>Skip to: \u003ca href=\"#bayarea\">What do we know about potential booster shots in the Bay Area?\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>U.S. health officials Wednesday announced plans to offer COVID-19 booster shots to all Americans to shore up their protection amid the surging delta variant and signs that the vaccines’ effectiveness is falling.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The plan, as outlined by the director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and other top authorities, calls for an extra dose eight months after people get their second shot of the Pfizer or Moderna vaccine. The doses could begin the week of Sept. 20.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Our plan is to protect the American people, to stay ahead of this virus,” CDC Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>People who received the single-dose Johnson & Johnson vaccine will also probably need extra shots, health officials said. But they said they are waiting for more data. The overall plan is subject to a Food and Drug Administration evaluation of the safety and effectiveness of a third dose and a review by a CDC advisory panel.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Officials said it is “very clear” that the vaccines’ protection against infection wanes over time, and they noted that Israel has begun seeing a worsening of infections among vaccinated people. They said the U.S. needs to get out ahead of the problem before it takes a more lethal turn here and starts leading to hospitalizations and deaths among the vaccinated.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Dr. Anthony Fauci, the government’s foremost expert on COVID-19, said that one of the key lessons of the virus is that it’s better to “stay ahead of it than chasing after it.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Dr. Mark Mulligan of NYU Langone Health welcomed the announcement as a “proactive” response to signs that vaccine strength is eroding as the highly contagious delta variant spreads.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Part of leadership is being able to see around the corner and make hard decisions without having all the data. It seems to me that’s what they’re doing here,” he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>Why is the U.S. recommending booster shots while other countries wait for vaccines?\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>Top scientists at the World Health Organization bitterly objected to the U.S. plan, noting that poor countries are not getting enough vaccine for their initial rounds of shots.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We’re planning to hand out extra life jackets to people who already have life jackets, while we’re leaving other people to drown without a single life jacket,” said Dr. Michael Ryan, the WHO’s emergencies chief.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The organization’s top scientist, Dr. Soumya Swaminathan, said: “We believe clearly that the data does not indicate that boosters are needed” for everyone. She warned that leaving billions of people in the developing world unvaccinated could foster the emergence of new variants and result in “even more dire situations.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy rejected the notion that the U.S. must choose between “America and the world.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We clearly see our responsibility to both, and we’ve got to do everything we can to protect people here at home while recognizing that tamping down the epidemic across the world is going to be key,” Murthy said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>White House officials noted that the U.S. has donated 115 million doses to 80 countries, more than all other nations combined. They said the U.S. has enough vaccine to dispense boosters to the American people.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>\u003ca id=\"bayarea\">\u003c/a>What does this mean in California and the Bay Area?\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>As yet, logistics are unclear — but this announcement of booster shots is a move many in the health community here have been anticipating for a while.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Dr. Tomás J. Aragón, California Department of Public Health director and state public health officer, said that CDPH “has been planning for and is ready to begin administering booster doses in California starting in late September, pending review and approval by our federal partners and the Western States Scientific Safety Review Workgroup.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I think that this has been something we’ve been waiting for for some time,” Dr. Bela T. 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Right now, these booster shots are limited to a relatively small group of people with specific conditions.\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11855623/where-can-i-get-a-covid-19-vaccine-in-the-bay-area-your-questions-answered#where\"> Read more about getting a third dose of the vaccine today if you’re immunocompromised.\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Bay Area might expect to see at least the partial return of the kind of mass COVID vaccination sites that were established earlier this year to handle the demand for first and second doses of the vaccine for the general population age 12 and over. The majority of these mass vaccination sites — such as the Oakland Coliseum and San Francisco’s Moscone Center — were shuttered as demand waned, but a San Mateo County spokesperson said the county expects to “remobilize some mass vaccination capacity to offer timely, large-scale delivery to supplement what our health care partners expect to deliver.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>As for the timing of any booster shot program, even if these vaccinations start Sept. 20, the rollout for a booster dose could be staggered according to eligibility, rather than being opened up to everyone at the same time. San Francisco Department of Public Health officials said they’re anticipating “a phased rollout similar to how the vaccine was initially distributed: prioritizing the most vulnerable, in collaboration with our health care and pharmacy partners.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>San Mateo health officials also said they’re “closely monitoring the federal deliberation that will lead to broader use of boosters for other populations, likely commencing with health care workers, residents of high-risk congregate care facilities and older adults.” Dr. Matyas of Solano County Public Health echoes this as an ideal structure for those initial vaccination tiers, after which “then I believe we have the resources to be able to get out there and boost everybody.”\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>How has the thinking on booster shots evolved?\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>Israel is already offering booster shots to people over 50 to control its delta surge. And European medical regulators said they are talking with vaccine developers about the idea.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Last week, U.S. health officials recommended \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11885225/immunocompromised-and-considering-a-3rd-covid-vaccine-6-things-to-know\">boosters for some people with weakened immune systems\u003c/a>, such as cancer patients and organ transplant recipients. Offering boosters to all Americans would be a major expansion of what is already the biggest vaccination campaign in U.S. history.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[aside postID=news_11885225 hero='https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/08/gettyimages-1234511960_custom-8db10d9e64f2a642bf78df0e5af734fae14aa52d-1020x703.jpg']Some experts have expressed concern that calling for boosters would undermine the public health message — and reinforce opposition to the vaccine — by raising more doubts in the minds of people who have been skeptical about the shots’ effectiveness.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Experts believe health officials will recommend that the booster be the same brand of vaccine that people received initially.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>As for why the vaccines appear to be less effective against stopping infections over time, there are indications that the body’s immune response to the shots fades, as it does with other inoculations. 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The doses could begin the week of Sept. 20.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Our plan is to protect the American people, to stay ahead of this virus,” CDC Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>People who received the single-dose Johnson & Johnson vaccine will also probably need extra shots, health officials said. But they said they are waiting for more data. The overall plan is subject to a Food and Drug Administration evaluation of the safety and effectiveness of a third dose and a review by a CDC advisory panel.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Officials said it is “very clear” that the vaccines’ protection against infection wanes over time, and they noted that Israel has begun seeing a worsening of infections among vaccinated people. 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It seems to me that’s what they’re doing here,” he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>Why is the U.S. recommending booster shots while other countries wait for vaccines?\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>Top scientists at the World Health Organization bitterly objected to the U.S. plan, noting that poor countries are not getting enough vaccine for their initial rounds of shots.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We’re planning to hand out extra life jackets to people who already have life jackets, while we’re leaving other people to drown without a single life jacket,” said Dr. Michael Ryan, the WHO’s emergencies chief.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The organization’s top scientist, Dr. Soumya Swaminathan, said: “We believe clearly that the data does not indicate that boosters are needed” for everyone. 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Right now, these booster shots are limited to a relatively small group of people with specific conditions.\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11855623/where-can-i-get-a-covid-19-vaccine-in-the-bay-area-your-questions-answered#where\"> Read more about getting a third dose of the vaccine today if you’re immunocompromised.\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Bay Area might expect to see at least the partial return of the kind of mass COVID vaccination sites that were established earlier this year to handle the demand for first and second doses of the vaccine for the general population age 12 and over. The majority of these mass vaccination sites — such as the Oakland Coliseum and San Francisco’s Moscone Center — were shuttered as demand waned, but a San Mateo County spokesperson said the county expects to “remobilize some mass vaccination capacity to offer timely, large-scale delivery to supplement what our health care partners expect to deliver.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>As for the timing of any booster shot program, even if these vaccinations start Sept. 20, the rollout for a booster dose could be staggered according to eligibility, rather than being opened up to everyone at the same time. San Francisco Department of Public Health officials said they’re anticipating “a phased rollout similar to how the vaccine was initially distributed: prioritizing the most vulnerable, in collaboration with our health care and pharmacy partners.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>San Mateo health officials also said they’re “closely monitoring the federal deliberation that will lead to broader use of boosters for other populations, likely commencing with health care workers, residents of high-risk congregate care facilities and older adults.” Dr. Matyas of Solano County Public Health echoes this as an ideal structure for those initial vaccination tiers, after which “then I believe we have the resources to be able to get out there and boost everybody.”\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>How has the thinking on booster shots evolved?\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>Israel is already offering booster shots to people over 50 to control its delta surge. 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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“This is serious,” 58-year-old Marcus Gregory told KQED at the lowrider festival. He heard about the event from his friend, 59-year-old Ricky Ervin.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I just want to … be on the safe side,” Gregory said. After his jab, he was up and headed toward the waiting area, where his friend Ricky sat with a Band-Aid on his arm.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Ervin said he’s been spreading the word after hearing about the event on the news. Each of them received a $100 Target gift card and a free “King of the Streets” T-shirt for their participation.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Pascal García-Montpetit, who is the health coordinator of the Latino Task Force, said vaccination rates in San Francisco are high — \u003ca href=\"https://sf.gov/data/covid-19-vaccinations\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">77% of SF residents have had at least one dose\u003c/a> — but also noted the people coming to get their vaccines sometimes need a bit more encouragement.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We do have to have these longer conversations with people,” he said, “with these extra incentives to help get them across that finish line.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Catalina Cervantes Torres ended up getting COVID-19 before she decided to get vaccinated.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I hadn’t planned on getting one [a vaccine] but a few months ago I got COVID and decided to do it,” she told KQED in Spanish. She came with her husband to admire the cars — and to get her shot.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Vacúnate ya, [vaccinate now] low and slow,” Hernandez said. “Winner takes home bragging rights and is the king of the streets all year long.”\u003c/p>\n\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>",
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"content": "\u003cp>Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla was confident in June about the ability of his company’s vaccine to protect against the highly contagious delta variant, as it marched across the globe and filled U.S. hospitals with patients.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I feel quite comfortable that we cover it,” Bourla said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Just weeks later, Pfizer said it would seek authorization for a booster shot, after early trial results showed a third dose potentially increased protection. At the end of July, Pfizer and BioNTech announced findings that four to six months after a second dose, their vaccine’s efficacy dropped to about 84%.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Bourla was quick to promote a third dose after the discouraging news, saying he was “very, very confident” that a booster would increase immunity levels in the vaccinated.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>There’s one hitch: Pfizer has not yet delivered conclusive proof to back up that confidence. The company lacks late-stage clinical trial results to confirm a booster will work against COVID variants including delta, which now accounts for 93% of new infections across the U.S.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Pfizer announced its \u003ca href=\"https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT04955626?term=Pfizer&cond=Covid19&draw=3started\">global phase 3 trial\u003c/a> on a third dose in mid-July. That trial’s completion date is in 2022. Phase 3 results generally are required before regulatory approval.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We are confident in this vaccine and the third dose, but you have to remember the vaccine efficacy study is still going on, so we need all the evidence to back up that,” Jerica Pitts, Pfizer’s director of global media relations, said Monday. The financial stakes are enormous: Pfizer announced in July that it expects \u003ca href=\"https://investors.pfizer.com/investor-news/press-release-details/2021/PFIZER-REPORTS-SECOND-QUARTER-2021-RESULTS/default.aspx\">$33.5 billion \u003c/a>in COVID-19 vaccine revenue this year.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Meanwhile, Pfizer recently said that if a third dose couldn’t combat the delta or other variants, the drugmaker is poised to come up with a “tailor-made” vaccine within 100 days.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>All of this has sown a sense of confusion about what exactly will work, and when. The pharmaceutical industry’s rush to recommend boosters for the public is “a little frustrating,” said Dr. Paul Offit, director of the Vaccine Education Center at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia and an adviser to the National Institutes of Health and the Food and Drug Administration. Even if a booster is found to be safe, he said, the U.S. effort should focus on “vaccinating people who are unvaccinated.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In any case, decisions about boosters do not rest with vaccine makers, he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Pharmaceutical companies aren’t public health agencies. It’s really not theirs to determine when or whether there should be booster dosing,” Offit said. “That is the purview of the CDC.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Indeed, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the FDA ― the federal agencies overseeing the authorization of COVID vaccines ― said \u003ca href=\"https://www.cdc.gov/media/releases/2021/s-07082021.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">in July\u003c/a> that fully vaccinated Americans do not need a booster shot. Currently authorized vaccines ― from Pfizer, Moderna and Johnson & Johnson ― are working as they should: All three lower the risk of COVID severe enough to hospitalize or kill a person.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If hospitalization and death rates increase among the vaccinated, then it would be time to talk about boosters, Offit said, but “we’re not there yet.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The White House has added to the mixed messaging: Press Secretary Jen Psaki confirmed that the U.S. will buy an additional 200 million doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine for inoculating children under 12 and for possible boosters.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Natalie Dean, a biostatistician at Emory University in Atlanta, said the confusion is not necessarily the fault of any one institution but rather that “there is genuine scientific uncertainty about how well [existing] vaccines work against the new variant.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Scientists are piecing together information from observational studies, outbreak investigations and analyses of antibody responses.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>For many Americans ― especially those who struggled six months ago to find any dose, frantically using \u003ca href=\"https://www.vaccinehunter.org/\">vaccine hunters\u003c/a> and driving hours-long distances for their first jab ― the confusion has set off a feverish search for an illicit third dose just in case it’s necessary.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I snuck in a dose of Pfizer last week,” Angie Melton, a 50-year-old mother of four, shared on Facebook. Melton received the one-dose Johnson & Johnson shot at a mass vaccination site in April and feared the highly contagious delta variant could infect her and, then, her unvaccinated 10-year-old son, who has asthma.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>After consulting friends and doctors and seeing \u003ca href=\"https://www.cnbc.com/2021/07/26/delta-people-are-mixing-and-matching-covid-vaccines-over-concerns-about-variant.html\">reports\u003c/a> about mix-and-match approaches in Europe, Melton signed onto a local pharmacy site and made an appointment to get a Pfizer shot. She’s scheduled for a second shot as well.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I’m trying to keep my family safe,” Melton said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A CDC advisory panel was set to meet Friday to consider updates on whether additional vaccine doses are necessary for immunocompromised people. A presentation about boosters is also on the \u003ca href=\"https://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/acip/meetings/downloads/agenda-archive/agenda-2021-08-13-508.pdf\">agenda\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Immunocompromised patients like Sarah Keitt, who has multiple sclerosis and Crohn’s disease, expressed relief that federal regulators planned to recommend a third dose. Keitt, a disability rights activist who lives in Connecticut, said her neurologist told her to get a booster even after she had received two doses of Moderna. On Thursday, she said she was eager to get another dose but still frustrated about a lack of confidence in how much protection it would offer.[pullquote size=\"medium\" align=\"right\" citation=\"Natalie Dean, biostatistician at Emory University in Atlanta\"]'There is genuine scientific uncertainty about how well [existing] vaccines work against the new variant.’[/pullquote]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“If someone could definitely say there is a 95% chance you are protected” by a booster, Keitt said, “I would love it.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Despite widespread media reports of so-called “breakthrough cases,” a \u003ca href=\"https://www.kff.org/policy-watch/covid-19-vaccine-breakthrough-cases-data-from-the-states/\">recent\u003c/a> data analysis by the Kaiser Family Foundation found that hospitalizations and deaths are extremely rare among the fully vaccinated ― well below 1%.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Offit points to a recent \u003ca href=\"https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/70/wr/mm7031e2.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">outbreak\u003c/a> in Provincetown, Massachusetts, in which only four of the 346 fully vaccinated people infected with COVID were hospitalized, two of whom had underlying medical conditions. And no one died. “This vaccine still does an excellent job in the face of the delta variant at protecting people against severe, critical disease,” he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Yet the effectiveness of the Pfizer vaccine against variants is still under debate. This month a new preprint study by the Mayo Clinic found that the product’s effectiveness against infection dropped to 42% from January to July ― as the delta variant’s prevalence markedly increased.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Pfizer and partner BioNTech announced they \u003ca href=\"https://investors.biontech.de/news-releases/news-release-details/pfizer-and-biontech-provide-update-booster-program-light-delta\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">are developing\u003c/a> an updated version of their vaccine in Germany to target the genomic features of the delta variant.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>However, the idea that a new formulation could work better is “mostly hypothetical at this point,” said Vaughn Cooper, a professor of microbiology and molecular genetics at the University of Pittsburgh.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Dr. Vincent Rajkumar, a hematologist at the Mayo Clinic who closely studies his patients’ immune responses and antibody levels, said trying both strategies of using the current vaccine and testing a new version sounds reasonable.[aside tag=\"vaccines\" label=\"More COVID coverage\"]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>There is one hypothesis that if “breakthrough” infections are due to a drop in antibody levels, boosting those levels will be enough, Rajkumar said. But the more worrisome hypothesis is that the delta variant, or any other variant, might respond considerably differently to ― and be less threatened ― by the antibodies the current vaccine generates.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“So unless you boost [antibodies] with a vaccine that is specific to delta, it won’t work,” Rajkumar said. He said testing both hypotheses is the “right thing to do in the interest of time.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>At the same time, though, the push for giving booster shots to healthy populations is premature, said Dr. Sadiya Khan, an epidemiologist and cardiologist at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine. That’s because even if those already fully vaccinated do get a third dose or booster, the virus is still circulating among millions of unvaccinated people.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The overwhelming majority of infections and hospitalizations and deaths are occurring among those who are unvaccinated,” Khan said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Giving up on that greater strategy of vaccinating the population is going to lead to continued surges,” she said. “The potential for harm is quite large.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Kaiser Health News editor Arthur Allen contributed to this report.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://khn.org/morning-briefing/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Subscribe\u003c/a> to KHN's free Morning Briefing.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp> \u003c/p>\n\n",
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They felt safer.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[aside label='Related Coverage' tag='coronavirus-resources-and-explainers']The San Francisco Independent Fitness Coalition, which represents more than 100 city fitness establishments, also said it supports the move.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Coalition board member Dave Karraker said in a statement, “We feel anything that can be done to avoid the capacity limits or the full shut down of indoor fitness that we experienced last year is in everyone’s best interest, particularly those small, neighborhood businesses that suffered so much since the start of the pandemic.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The new order also applies to large events at indoor venues and requires attendees age 12 and over at events numbering 1,000 or more to provide proof of vaccination. A negative COVID test is no longer the bar for attending these events — proof of full vaccination is a must.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Some San Francisco health care providers not already subject to the state’s vaccination requirements will also now be required to show proof of vaccination. That includes workers at residential care facilities, adult day centers, and dental offices, as well as pharmacists and home health aides, according to city health officials.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The new rules are a response to the rise of the delta variant across the country, and locally. About 78% of San Franciscans are vaccinated, but the new surge shows a “need for additional measures to close the remaining gap of unvaccinated people,” the mayor’s statement said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We are now in a new phase of the pandemic,” said Dr. Grant Colfax, the city’s health director. “And even as we see a surge of cases, we have the powerful tool to fight this disease and to keep ourselves and each other safe. The vaccines, let’s use them”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://twitter.com/MyrPressOffice/status/1425885296042811398\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The move comes after San Francisco city officials announced all 35,000 government employees are required to be vaccinated. More than 80% of employees already are.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In a letter to the city, however, roughly 200 employees pushed back on the city’s vaccination effort, sending in “conspiracy-tinged letters,” \u003ca href=\"https://www.sfchronicle.com/sf/article/In-conspiracy-tinged-letters-200-S-F-employees-16375674.php\">according to The San Francisco Chronicle\u003c/a>. The employees were mostly fire department workers.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>The Associated Press, KQED’s Nina Sparling and KQED’s Tara Siler contributed to this report.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n",
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"content": "\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">It's inevitable that when kids mix as they head back to school, germs spread. And in a pandemic year fueled by the delta variant, some of those germs may cause COVID-19. The CDC has advice for keeping your child protected from this highly contagious version of the coronavirus now and this fall: Mask up in schools and other crowded venues, and make sure everyone age 12 and older in the family gets a COVID-19 shot.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">But what if your kids are younger than that? What if they develop symptoms or come into contact with someone who tests positive for the coronavirus?\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Rules for testing and quarantining vary from place to place, so we asked several public health experts — all parents — about their personal strategies for keeping their kids and families safe these days.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>\u003cb>What Do I Do if My Kid Wakes Up with the Sniffles?\u003c/b>\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>\u003ci>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Keep your child at home and consult the pediatrician.\u003c/span>\u003c/i>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">\"This happened to us [recently], for camp,\" says\u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"http://www.mmg.pitt.edu/person/seema-s-lakdawala\"> \u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Seema Lakdawala\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">, a virologist who studies flu transmission at the University of Pittsburgh. She has two daughters, ages 5 and 8. \"My [8-year-old] daughter woke up and was sneezing and had a runny nose.\"\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">She kept her daughter home and then called the pediatrician to talk through her symptoms. The likely culprit was allergies, the doctor told her; the child has known allergies to grass pollen, and it's already hay fever season where she lives. Sure enough, when Lakdawala gave her daughter allergy medication, her symptoms resolved.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">The key, says Lakdawala, is that her daughter had no known exposures to COVID-19. \"If we had been on a plane recently, or otherwise traveling, then I would definitely want to get her tested for COVID,\" the parent says.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ci>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Test for the coronavirus when warranted.\u003c/span>\u003c/i>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Ahead of those sniffles, while everyone's healthy, figure out where your child and others in your home can get\u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2020/05/01/847368012/how-reliable-are-covid-19-tests-depends-which-one-you-mean\"> \u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">PCR-tested\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> for the coronavirus on short notice with quick results. \"Our pediatrician's office, like many pediatric clinics, has walk-in hours for children who are sick,\" says\u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"https://www.bumc.bu.edu/busm/profile/cassandra-pierre/\"> \u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Dr. Cassandra Pierre\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">, medical director of public health programs at Boston Medical Center and the parent of 3-year-old twins. \"Those hours are in the morning, which means my child could get tested and, hopefully, get the results in the same day.\"\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Keep your child at home until those test results come back, says Pierre.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">[ad fullwidth]\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Another option is to buy some over-the-counter,\u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/2021/04/22/989934597/as-at-home-coronavirus-tests-hit-pharmacies-what-role-can-they-play-in-the-pande\"> \u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">rapid antigen tests\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> from the pharmacy now and keep them in your medicine cabinet for a time when you might need them, says\u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"https://www.centerforhealthsecurity.org/our-people/gronvall/\"> \u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Gigi Gronvall\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">, an immunologist and researcher at the Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security. She has two kids, ages 11 and 14. These swab tests are less sensitive than PCR tests (so they might miss very minor infections). But they're quick, easy to use, and considered to be fairly accurate in people who are actively sick. \"They certainly provide peace of mind, especially if [people are] symptomatic,\" Gronvall says.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ci>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Even if those symptoms turn out to be \"just a cold,\" try not to spread it.\u003c/span>\u003c/i>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Whatever your child's COVID-19 status, please don't send them back to school if they're still coughing and sneezing, Pierre says.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Her 3-year-old was home sick from day care with a cold the day we spoke with her. \"If my son is still sick tomorrow, still stuffy and having nasal secretions, I wouldn't necessarily put him right back and expose other children to another respiratory virus,\" Pierre says. As difficult as it is to arrange for child care, the pandemic has driven home to her that \"we really rely on the decisions that other people make,\" she says. \"I want to make sure that I'm making good decisions to prevent other children and parents potentially from getting sick.\"\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">If kids must return to camp or school or day care with mild cold symptoms, they should wear masks consistently, says\u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"https://profiles.ucsf.edu/monica.gandhi\"> \u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Dr. Monica Gandhi\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">, an infectious disease doctor at UCSF.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">[aside postID=news_11881535]\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>\u003cb>What If My Child Tests Positive for the Coronavirus?\u003c/b>\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">\"Don't panic,\" says Pierre. \"The first thing to remember is that children are incredibly resilient.\" Most cases of COVID-19 in\u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/faq.html#Children\"> \u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">children are mild\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">. Keep a close eye on your child and check in with the pediatrician, particularly if your child has underlying health conditions that may need monitoring.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ci>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Think ahead of time about who will take care of whom — and how — if somebody gets sick.\u003c/span>\u003c/i>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Households are complicated, so think right now about how you could limit the sick child's contact with others in your home. Consider how you and any other members could best divvy up care. If your situation requires backup, Lakdawala suggests reaching out to fully vaccinated family members, friends or neighbors who may be able to step in and offer help.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Lakdawala and her husband have walked through this scenario. They are both fully vaccinated, but their two children are not yet eligible. If one child tests positive for the coronavirus, she says, they will split the household into parent-child pairs in different parts of the house. They might then take turns in the kitchen and minimize the amount of time they're in enclosed spaces with each other.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ci>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Layer protections to reduce the risk of household transmission.\u003c/span>\u003c/i>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Space is limited for most families in the U.S. Still, there are proven ways to reduce the risks of transmission. The key is to rely on multiple types of protection.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">COVID-19 is primarily transmitted\u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/science/science-briefs/sars-cov-2-transmission.html\"> \u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">through the air\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">, so Pierre notes that \"respiratory hygiene is your No. 1 priority.\"\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">If indoor space is shared with a sick person, everyone in the house\u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2021/07/17/1017075240/delta-variant-is-spreading-fast-and-new-cases-are-rising-is-time-to-mask-up-agai\"> \u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">should wear masks\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> as much as possible, says Gandhi. This means at all times, except when eating, drinking and sleeping. For the sick person, this reduces the amount of virus they exhale into the air, and for others in the household, it limits the amount of virus they breathe in. If a room is available, an older child who is sick with COVID-19 may be able to isolate there, says Pierre. This limits the presence of the virus to a specific part of the home.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Get fresh air into the house to disperse any clouds of virus that may be lingering in the air, Lakdawala advises: \"Open the windows, turn on the fans, get some air circulating.\"\u003c/span> \u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Air purifiers, available in \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11884658/free-air-filters-for-lower-income-people-with-asthma-how-bay-area-homes-can-sign-up\">six Bay Area counties\u003c/a> to lower-income residents with asthma,\u003c/span>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> could help filter virus out of the air in a closed room, Pierre adds.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Another possible route of transmission is picking up the live virus on your hands and touching your eyes, nose or mouth. So periodically\u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/prevent-getting-sick/disinfecting-your-home.html\"> \u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">clean and disinfect\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> shared surfaces such as the bathroom counter or kitchen table, particularly if a sick person has been coughing or sneezing nearby, Pierre says. After a few days (the CDC recommends\u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/symptoms-testing/testing.html\"> \u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">three to five days\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> after a known exposure), it's a good idea to get the rest of the household tested for the coronavirus.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">The best defense, Pierre says, is vaccines. \"We really should be thinking about getting as many people in the household vaccinated as possible to protect themselves, but also to protect the child.\" Vaccinated people can provide care\u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/vaccines/fully-vaccinated-guidance.html#anchor_1617376555813\"> \u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">without needing to quarantine\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">, so long as they remain healthy, without COVID-19 symptoms.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ci>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Keep your child home until they're no longer contagious.\u003c/span>\u003c/i>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Though asymptomatic infections can spread disease, too, people with COVID-19 are most likely to spread the infection to others when symptoms first appear. So\u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/if-you-are-sick/quarantine.html?CDC_AA_refVal=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cdc.gov%2Fcoronavirus%2F2019-ncov%2Fif-you-are-sick%2Fisolation.html\"> \u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">10 days after symptoms first appear\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">, if those symptoms have resolved without the continued use of fever-reducing medicine, the illness is no longer considered contagious, Gronvall says. Sometimes, children develop symptoms such as loss of taste and smell that can last longer, \"but as far as there being a danger to others, these symptoms don't need to interfere with them going back to school,\" she says.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Again, if child care is an issue, fully vaccinated family members, friends or neighbors may be able to help.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11884679\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-11884679\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/08/RS46334_012_KQED_SanFrancisco_Playgrounds_12102020-qut.jpg\" alt=\"young child on slide wearing a mask\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/08/RS46334_012_KQED_SanFrancisco_Playgrounds_12102020-qut.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/08/RS46334_012_KQED_SanFrancisco_Playgrounds_12102020-qut-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/08/RS46334_012_KQED_SanFrancisco_Playgrounds_12102020-qut-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/08/RS46334_012_KQED_SanFrancisco_Playgrounds_12102020-qut-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/08/RS46334_012_KQED_SanFrancisco_Playgrounds_12102020-qut-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A child goes down a concrete slide at Youngblood Coleman Playground in San Francisco. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch3>\u003cb>What Kind of Mask Should a Child Wear?\u003c/b>\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Wear any mask that fits well — with no gaps around the mouth, nose or chin — and is comfortable. While adults these days are being encouraged\u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2021/02/03/962197192/5-hacks-to-make-your-face-mask-more-protective\"> \u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">to step up our mask game\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> beyond cloth versions, the advice for children may be a little different. \"The best mask is one that they can wear for long periods of time, even in school,\" Pierre says. \"A cotton mask is the most comfortable, lightweight and breathable.\"\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Bonus points if the kids like the design: A child is more likely to wear a mask they find appealing, and to wear it consistently and correctly. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">\"My kids have the cutest masks,\" Lakdawala says. \"They have the ones that look like little cat faces and smiley faces or dogs or bears or whatever.\" Gronvall's 11-year-old prefers a mask that is \"silky and has pictures of cats in outer space that have lasers coming out of their eyes,\" so she has ordered several of those masks to send with him to school. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Kids can also DIY existing masks with art supplies.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">If you want to add more protection, Gandhi suggests wearing two masks, which creates a tighter mask fit on the face, or adding a filter layer to a child's mask. \"You can buy a cloth mask with a pocket, and\u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/2020.11.18.20233353v1\"> \u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">use vacuum bag material as a filter\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">. It's thin and it blocks virus very effectively,\" she says. Still, she agrees that the bottom line with kids is comfort. So if these interventions make them less likely to wear the mask, she says you can skip them.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>\u003cb>Is It OK to Hug Our Kids When They're Sick with COVID-19?\u003c/b>\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">The reassurance of physical contact — hugs and cuddles — can be important, especially for little ones, Lakdawala says. \"I'm not going to deny or deprive my child of that comfort when they're not feeling well.\" And you may feel that way, too. But Pierre says that if the kids are older, \"I would recommend physical distancing.\"\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.cidrap.umn.edu/news-perspective/2020/11/covid-19-most-contagious-first-5-days-illness-study-finds\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Studies suggest\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> that a person with COVID-19 is most infectious in the first five days, so Gandhi says she'd aim to limit close contact in that period. \"For the first five days, I'd let them watch TV and I would try to not be as cuddly,\" she says.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">\"At night, if a child has a fever and needs comfort, that can be difficult,\" says Pierre. Nobody recommends wearing a protective mask while sleeping, but if you're sharing a bed with a sick child, you might consider facing in the same direction from behind them, or away — so they're not breathing directly into your face — and opening up the windows or using air purifiers to help clear the air.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Lakdawala says wearing masks when someone is sick with COVID-19, and, again, divvying up care responsibilities (including hugs), can help reduce the risk that everyone in the household gets sick.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">[aside label='Coronavirus Coverage' tag='coronavirus,vaccines,vaccination']\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>\u003cb>What Do I Do if My Child Is Sent Home From School After a COVID-19 Exposure?\u003c/b>\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>\u003ci>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">If your child is unvaccinated, quarantine your child, wear masks, watch for symptoms and test.\u003c/span>\u003c/i>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">If the school district provides specific instructions for quarantining, follow that guidance, Pierre says. The CDC has a specific definition for \"close contact\" between kids in schools, and\u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/php/contact-tracing/contact-tracing-plan/appendix.html#contact\"> \u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">it is more lenient\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> than in other settings: \"If your child is physically distancing 3 feet from another child who's sick and both of them are wearing masks consistently, we would not actually consider that to be an exposure,\" says Pierre. \"But if that is not what has happened, then the child needs\u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/if-you-are-sick/quarantine.html\"> \u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">to be quarantined\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">.\"\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">In the house, take reasonable precautions, says Pierre, \"but it's not necessarily with the rigor of having to go to your room and stay there,\" unless your child develops symptoms or tests positive for the coronavirus. Instead, try to keep some physical distance between the quarantining child and other household members, and have the child and/or those other family members wear a mask, especially those who are the most vulnerable and unvaccinated.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">In Lakdawala's home, her two children — both too young to be vaccinated — typically share a room. If one were in quarantine, \"I would separate them in terms of where they would sleep, but I would probably still send the other one to school if it was just an exposure,\" she says.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">She would wait a few days and then get the quarantining child tested for the coronavirus with a PCR test. In the interim, she'd\u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/symptoms-testing/symptoms.html\"> \u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">watch for symptoms\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">. If no symptoms develop or the test comes back negative, it's fine to resume all the usual activities\u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/community/schools-childcare/k-12-guidance.html#contact-tracing\"> \u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">after seven to 14 days\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">, depending on your school's policy.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">And while the child in quarantine is staying home, Lakdawala says, the rest of the household can keep on with essential business — school, work, grocery shopping and the like — with some precautions. The whole family should refrain from playdates or gatherings and wear masks in public, indoor settings.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>NPR editor and producer \u003c/em>\u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/people/468930062/jane-greenhalgh\">\u003cem>Jane Greenhalgh\u003c/em>\u003c/a>\u003cem> and correspondent \u003c/em>\u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/people/146944972/rob-stein/\">\u003cem>Rob Stein\u003c/em>\u003c/a>\u003cem> contributed reporting, and KQED's Jenny Pritchett contributed to this story.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cdiv class=\"fullattribution\">Copyright 2021 NPR. To see more, visit npr.org.\u003cimg src=\"https://www.google-analytics.com/__utm.gif?utmac=UA-5828686-4&utmdt=How+To+Keep+Your+Child+Safe+From+The+Delta+Variant&utme=8(APIKey)9(MDAxOTAwOTE4MDEyMTkxMDAzNjczZDljZA004)\">\u003c/div>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">It's inevitable that when kids mix as they head back to school, germs spread. And in a pandemic year fueled by the delta variant, some of those germs may cause COVID-19. The CDC has advice for keeping your child protected from this highly contagious version of the coronavirus now and this fall: Mask up in schools and other crowded venues, and make sure everyone age 12 and older in the family gets a COVID-19 shot.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">But what if your kids are younger than that? What if they develop symptoms or come into contact with someone who tests positive for the coronavirus?\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Rules for testing and quarantining vary from place to place, so we asked several public health experts — all parents — about their personal strategies for keeping their kids and families safe these days.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>\u003cb>What Do I Do if My Kid Wakes Up with the Sniffles?\u003c/b>\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>\u003ci>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Keep your child at home and consult the pediatrician.\u003c/span>\u003c/i>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">\"This happened to us [recently], for camp,\" says\u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"http://www.mmg.pitt.edu/person/seema-s-lakdawala\"> \u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Seema Lakdawala\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">, a virologist who studies flu transmission at the University of Pittsburgh. She has two daughters, ages 5 and 8. \"My [8-year-old] daughter woke up and was sneezing and had a runny nose.\"\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">She kept her daughter home and then called the pediatrician to talk through her symptoms. The likely culprit was allergies, the doctor told her; the child has known allergies to grass pollen, and it's already hay fever season where she lives. Sure enough, when Lakdawala gave her daughter allergy medication, her symptoms resolved.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">The key, says Lakdawala, is that her daughter had no known exposures to COVID-19. \"If we had been on a plane recently, or otherwise traveling, then I would definitely want to get her tested for COVID,\" the parent says.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ci>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Test for the coronavirus when warranted.\u003c/span>\u003c/i>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Ahead of those sniffles, while everyone's healthy, figure out where your child and others in your home can get\u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2020/05/01/847368012/how-reliable-are-covid-19-tests-depends-which-one-you-mean\"> \u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">PCR-tested\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> for the coronavirus on short notice with quick results. \"Our pediatrician's office, like many pediatric clinics, has walk-in hours for children who are sick,\" says\u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"https://www.bumc.bu.edu/busm/profile/cassandra-pierre/\"> \u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Dr. Cassandra Pierre\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">, medical director of public health programs at Boston Medical Center and the parent of 3-year-old twins. \"Those hours are in the morning, which means my child could get tested and, hopefully, get the results in the same day.\"\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Keep your child at home until those test results come back, says Pierre.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Another option is to buy some over-the-counter,\u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/2021/04/22/989934597/as-at-home-coronavirus-tests-hit-pharmacies-what-role-can-they-play-in-the-pande\"> \u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">rapid antigen tests\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> from the pharmacy now and keep them in your medicine cabinet for a time when you might need them, says\u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"https://www.centerforhealthsecurity.org/our-people/gronvall/\"> \u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Gigi Gronvall\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">, an immunologist and researcher at the Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security. She has two kids, ages 11 and 14. These swab tests are less sensitive than PCR tests (so they might miss very minor infections). But they're quick, easy to use, and considered to be fairly accurate in people who are actively sick. \"They certainly provide peace of mind, especially if [people are] symptomatic,\" Gronvall says.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ci>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Even if those symptoms turn out to be \"just a cold,\" try not to spread it.\u003c/span>\u003c/i>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Whatever your child's COVID-19 status, please don't send them back to school if they're still coughing and sneezing, Pierre says.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Her 3-year-old was home sick from day care with a cold the day we spoke with her. \"If my son is still sick tomorrow, still stuffy and having nasal secretions, I wouldn't necessarily put him right back and expose other children to another respiratory virus,\" Pierre says. As difficult as it is to arrange for child care, the pandemic has driven home to her that \"we really rely on the decisions that other people make,\" she says. \"I want to make sure that I'm making good decisions to prevent other children and parents potentially from getting sick.\"\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">If kids must return to camp or school or day care with mild cold symptoms, they should wear masks consistently, says\u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"https://profiles.ucsf.edu/monica.gandhi\"> \u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Dr. Monica Gandhi\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">, an infectious disease doctor at UCSF.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>\u003cb>What If My Child Tests Positive for the Coronavirus?\u003c/b>\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">\"Don't panic,\" says Pierre. \"The first thing to remember is that children are incredibly resilient.\" Most cases of COVID-19 in\u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/faq.html#Children\"> \u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">children are mild\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">. Keep a close eye on your child and check in with the pediatrician, particularly if your child has underlying health conditions that may need monitoring.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ci>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Think ahead of time about who will take care of whom — and how — if somebody gets sick.\u003c/span>\u003c/i>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Households are complicated, so think right now about how you could limit the sick child's contact with others in your home. Consider how you and any other members could best divvy up care. If your situation requires backup, Lakdawala suggests reaching out to fully vaccinated family members, friends or neighbors who may be able to step in and offer help.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Lakdawala and her husband have walked through this scenario. They are both fully vaccinated, but their two children are not yet eligible. If one child tests positive for the coronavirus, she says, they will split the household into parent-child pairs in different parts of the house. They might then take turns in the kitchen and minimize the amount of time they're in enclosed spaces with each other.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ci>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Layer protections to reduce the risk of household transmission.\u003c/span>\u003c/i>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Space is limited for most families in the U.S. Still, there are proven ways to reduce the risks of transmission. The key is to rely on multiple types of protection.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">COVID-19 is primarily transmitted\u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/science/science-briefs/sars-cov-2-transmission.html\"> \u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">through the air\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">, so Pierre notes that \"respiratory hygiene is your No. 1 priority.\"\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">If indoor space is shared with a sick person, everyone in the house\u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2021/07/17/1017075240/delta-variant-is-spreading-fast-and-new-cases-are-rising-is-time-to-mask-up-agai\"> \u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">should wear masks\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> as much as possible, says Gandhi. This means at all times, except when eating, drinking and sleeping. For the sick person, this reduces the amount of virus they exhale into the air, and for others in the household, it limits the amount of virus they breathe in. If a room is available, an older child who is sick with COVID-19 may be able to isolate there, says Pierre. This limits the presence of the virus to a specific part of the home.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Get fresh air into the house to disperse any clouds of virus that may be lingering in the air, Lakdawala advises: \"Open the windows, turn on the fans, get some air circulating.\"\u003c/span> \u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Air purifiers, available in \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11884658/free-air-filters-for-lower-income-people-with-asthma-how-bay-area-homes-can-sign-up\">six Bay Area counties\u003c/a> to lower-income residents with asthma,\u003c/span>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> could help filter virus out of the air in a closed room, Pierre adds.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Another possible route of transmission is picking up the live virus on your hands and touching your eyes, nose or mouth. So periodically\u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/prevent-getting-sick/disinfecting-your-home.html\"> \u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">clean and disinfect\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> shared surfaces such as the bathroom counter or kitchen table, particularly if a sick person has been coughing or sneezing nearby, Pierre says. After a few days (the CDC recommends\u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/symptoms-testing/testing.html\"> \u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">three to five days\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> after a known exposure), it's a good idea to get the rest of the household tested for the coronavirus.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">The best defense, Pierre says, is vaccines. \"We really should be thinking about getting as many people in the household vaccinated as possible to protect themselves, but also to protect the child.\" Vaccinated people can provide care\u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/vaccines/fully-vaccinated-guidance.html#anchor_1617376555813\"> \u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">without needing to quarantine\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">, so long as they remain healthy, without COVID-19 symptoms.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ci>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Keep your child home until they're no longer contagious.\u003c/span>\u003c/i>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Though asymptomatic infections can spread disease, too, people with COVID-19 are most likely to spread the infection to others when symptoms first appear. So\u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/if-you-are-sick/quarantine.html?CDC_AA_refVal=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cdc.gov%2Fcoronavirus%2F2019-ncov%2Fif-you-are-sick%2Fisolation.html\"> \u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">10 days after symptoms first appear\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">, if those symptoms have resolved without the continued use of fever-reducing medicine, the illness is no longer considered contagious, Gronvall says. Sometimes, children develop symptoms such as loss of taste and smell that can last longer, \"but as far as there being a danger to others, these symptoms don't need to interfere with them going back to school,\" she says.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Again, if child care is an issue, fully vaccinated family members, friends or neighbors may be able to help.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11884679\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-11884679\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/08/RS46334_012_KQED_SanFrancisco_Playgrounds_12102020-qut.jpg\" alt=\"young child on slide wearing a mask\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/08/RS46334_012_KQED_SanFrancisco_Playgrounds_12102020-qut.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/08/RS46334_012_KQED_SanFrancisco_Playgrounds_12102020-qut-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/08/RS46334_012_KQED_SanFrancisco_Playgrounds_12102020-qut-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/08/RS46334_012_KQED_SanFrancisco_Playgrounds_12102020-qut-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/08/RS46334_012_KQED_SanFrancisco_Playgrounds_12102020-qut-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A child goes down a concrete slide at Youngblood Coleman Playground in San Francisco. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch3>\u003cb>What Kind of Mask Should a Child Wear?\u003c/b>\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Wear any mask that fits well — with no gaps around the mouth, nose or chin — and is comfortable. While adults these days are being encouraged\u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2021/02/03/962197192/5-hacks-to-make-your-face-mask-more-protective\"> \u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">to step up our mask game\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> beyond cloth versions, the advice for children may be a little different. \"The best mask is one that they can wear for long periods of time, even in school,\" Pierre says. \"A cotton mask is the most comfortable, lightweight and breathable.\"\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Bonus points if the kids like the design: A child is more likely to wear a mask they find appealing, and to wear it consistently and correctly. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">\"My kids have the cutest masks,\" Lakdawala says. \"They have the ones that look like little cat faces and smiley faces or dogs or bears or whatever.\" Gronvall's 11-year-old prefers a mask that is \"silky and has pictures of cats in outer space that have lasers coming out of their eyes,\" so she has ordered several of those masks to send with him to school. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Kids can also DIY existing masks with art supplies.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">If you want to add more protection, Gandhi suggests wearing two masks, which creates a tighter mask fit on the face, or adding a filter layer to a child's mask. \"You can buy a cloth mask with a pocket, and\u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/2020.11.18.20233353v1\"> \u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">use vacuum bag material as a filter\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">. It's thin and it blocks virus very effectively,\" she says. Still, she agrees that the bottom line with kids is comfort. So if these interventions make them less likely to wear the mask, she says you can skip them.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>\u003cb>Is It OK to Hug Our Kids When They're Sick with COVID-19?\u003c/b>\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">The reassurance of physical contact — hugs and cuddles — can be important, especially for little ones, Lakdawala says. \"I'm not going to deny or deprive my child of that comfort when they're not feeling well.\" And you may feel that way, too. But Pierre says that if the kids are older, \"I would recommend physical distancing.\"\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.cidrap.umn.edu/news-perspective/2020/11/covid-19-most-contagious-first-5-days-illness-study-finds\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Studies suggest\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> that a person with COVID-19 is most infectious in the first five days, so Gandhi says she'd aim to limit close contact in that period. \"For the first five days, I'd let them watch TV and I would try to not be as cuddly,\" she says.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">\"At night, if a child has a fever and needs comfort, that can be difficult,\" says Pierre. Nobody recommends wearing a protective mask while sleeping, but if you're sharing a bed with a sick child, you might consider facing in the same direction from behind them, or away — so they're not breathing directly into your face — and opening up the windows or using air purifiers to help clear the air.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Lakdawala says wearing masks when someone is sick with COVID-19, and, again, divvying up care responsibilities (including hugs), can help reduce the risk that everyone in the household gets sick.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>\u003cb>What Do I Do if My Child Is Sent Home From School After a COVID-19 Exposure?\u003c/b>\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>\u003ci>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">If your child is unvaccinated, quarantine your child, wear masks, watch for symptoms and test.\u003c/span>\u003c/i>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">If the school district provides specific instructions for quarantining, follow that guidance, Pierre says. The CDC has a specific definition for \"close contact\" between kids in schools, and\u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/php/contact-tracing/contact-tracing-plan/appendix.html#contact\"> \u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">it is more lenient\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> than in other settings: \"If your child is physically distancing 3 feet from another child who's sick and both of them are wearing masks consistently, we would not actually consider that to be an exposure,\" says Pierre. \"But if that is not what has happened, then the child needs\u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/if-you-are-sick/quarantine.html\"> \u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">to be quarantined\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">.\"\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">In the house, take reasonable precautions, says Pierre, \"but it's not necessarily with the rigor of having to go to your room and stay there,\" unless your child develops symptoms or tests positive for the coronavirus. Instead, try to keep some physical distance between the quarantining child and other household members, and have the child and/or those other family members wear a mask, especially those who are the most vulnerable and unvaccinated.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">In Lakdawala's home, her two children — both too young to be vaccinated — typically share a room. If one were in quarantine, \"I would separate them in terms of where they would sleep, but I would probably still send the other one to school if it was just an exposure,\" she says.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">She would wait a few days and then get the quarantining child tested for the coronavirus with a PCR test. In the interim, she'd\u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/symptoms-testing/symptoms.html\"> \u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">watch for symptoms\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">. If no symptoms develop or the test comes back negative, it's fine to resume all the usual activities\u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/community/schools-childcare/k-12-guidance.html#contact-tracing\"> \u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">after seven to 14 days\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">, depending on your school's policy.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">And while the child in quarantine is staying home, Lakdawala says, the rest of the household can keep on with essential business — school, work, grocery shopping and the like — with some precautions. The whole family should refrain from playdates or gatherings and wear masks in public, indoor settings.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>NPR editor and producer \u003c/em>\u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/people/468930062/jane-greenhalgh\">\u003cem>Jane Greenhalgh\u003c/em>\u003c/a>\u003cem> and correspondent \u003c/em>\u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/people/146944972/rob-stein/\">\u003cem>Rob Stein\u003c/em>\u003c/a>\u003cem> contributed reporting, and KQED's Jenny Pritchett contributed to this story.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cdiv class=\"fullattribution\">Copyright 2021 NPR. To see more, visit npr.org.\u003cimg src=\"https://www.google-analytics.com/__utm.gif?utmac=UA-5828686-4&utmdt=How+To+Keep+Your+Child+Safe+From+The+Delta+Variant&utme=8(APIKey)9(MDAxOTAwOTE4MDEyMTkxMDAzNjczZDljZA004)\">\u003c/div>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cp>Digital vaccine cards — referred to by some as “vaccine passports” — have been available to Californians since June through the California Department of Public Health. And with \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11881585/with-the-delta-variant-spreading-fast-is-it-time-to-mask-up-again\">the COVID-19 delta variant continuing to spread statewide\u003c/a>, and \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11883397/indoor-mask-mandate-reinstated-in-most-bay-area-counties-regardless-of-vaccination-status\">Bay Area counties recently reinstating a mask mandate indoors\u003c/a>, the likelihood that you might need to provide proof of vaccination to enter certain restaurants, venues and bars is increasing.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Proof of vaccination among staff is also becoming more common among employers. On Wednesday, Gov. Gavin Newsom issued a mandate that \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11884606/newsom-mandates-covid-vaccines-or-regular-tests-for-all-california-teachers\">all California teachers and staff be vaccinated for COVID-19\u003c/a> or be tested weekly — the first such statewide mandate in the nation.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If you haven’t signed up for your digital vaccine card yet, read on for more details of what CDPH’s digital vaccine verification looks like, why you might want to have one, how to request your digital vaccine record online and what do if you have problems with the system.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Skip straight to:\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#why\">Why should I get a digital vaccine card?\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#howto\">What does the application process look like?\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#problems\">Whom do I contact if it’s not working?\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#outside\">NEW: What if I got vaccinated outside California?\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003ch3>What is a digital COVID vaccine record? What does it look like?\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://myvaccinerecord.cdph.ca.gov/\">Your digital COVID vaccine record\u003c/a> refers to the details of your COVID vaccination as stored in the California Immunization Registry (CAIR, which also stores details of \u003cem>all\u003c/em> your vaccinations, not just your COVID shots).\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>What’s being referred to as your “digital COVID vaccine card” is really just a screenshot of that online record — plus a QR code that’s attached to it. It’s an alternative way of verifying your COVID vaccination status if and when venues or businesses request to see it. Previously, you’d only have been able to show the paper copy of your vaccine record (the one you received when you got your shot) or a photo of that paper copy.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://myvaccinerecord.cdph.ca.gov/\">The state’s digital COVID vaccine record\u003c/a> works by taking the phone number or email address associated with your COVID vaccine appointment, and then matching those details with the vaccination information stored with CAIR.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The link you’ll receive from the CDPH will either be texted to you or emailed, depending on the contact method you provide. The link opens to a webpage with your COVID vaccination record(s), including which brand of vaccine you received and when you got your shot(s). You can screenshot this page and save it to your computer or phone.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The webpage will contain a QR code, which you can also screenshot and save on your phone. If you’re at a venue that can read SMART Health Cards, you can present a copy of this QR code for them to scan.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>\u003ca id=\"why\">\u003c/a>Why should I get a digital vaccine card? Where could I be asked for mine?\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://myvaccinerecord.cdph.ca.gov/\">The sign-up process is fairly simple\u003c/a>, and no separate app download is required. The electronic record of your vaccination may also be easier to read than a photo of your paper vaccine card, which will have been handwritten by a member of the staff at your vaccination appointment.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>This digital record is also a good option if you’ve straight-up misplaced or damaged your paper vaccine card recently. (If that’s you, and you’re seeking a replacement for your CDC card, \u003ca href=\"https://www.sfchronicle.com/health/article/Lost-your-COVID-vaccine-card-Here-s-what-you-16377496.php\">The San Francisco Chronicle has a guide to how to request one\u003c/a>.) Not only can you use the digital version as proof of your vaccination, but you can print it out to replace your paper card.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The state has stressed that \u003ca href=\"https://myvaccinerecord.cdph.ca.gov/faq\">the digital vaccination record is \u003cem>not\u003c/em> a vaccine passport\u003c/a>, and that you are not required to obtain one. The \u003ca href=\"https://myvaccinerecord.cdph.ca.gov/faq\">state’s vaccine card FAQ\u003c/a> also says that California “will not be implementing a mandatory passport system in California.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The California Department of Public Health lists \u003ca href=\"https://www.cdph.ca.gov/Programs/CID/DCDC/Pages/COVID-19/Vaccine-Record-Guidelines-Standards.aspx\">several alternative ways to prove your vaccination status\u003c/a> if required, including your CDC card (the paper copy or a photo of the card on your phone) or documentation of vaccination from a health care provider.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Some venues have the right to ask you to provide proof of vaccination as a condition of entry — and they’re going to do that regardless of whether you call that proof a “passport” or not. These venues might include larger locations like concert halls and sporting stadiums, and smaller venues like gyms and bars.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In July, hundreds of San Francisco bars announced they’d be requiring proof of vaccination upon entry for customers. (\u003ca href=\"https://sf.eater.com/2021/7/26/22594908/restaurants-bars-proof-vaccination-san-francisco-bay-area\">Read the list of these bars and venues requiring proof of vaccination\u003c/a> via SF Eater.)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Your workplace may also ask you to provide proof of vaccination. Gov. Gavin Newsom has issued a mandate that \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11884606/newsom-mandates-covid-vaccines-or-regular-tests-for-all-california-teachers\">all California teachers and staff be vaccinated for COVID-19\u003c/a> or be tested weekly. In the past two weeks, the state also has issued vaccination or regular testing mandates for state employees and health care workers.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>\u003ca id=\"howto\">\u003c/a>Step-by-step: How to get your digital vaccine card\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>Visit the state’s \u003ca href=\"https://myvaccinerecord.cdph.ca.gov/\">Digital COVID-19 Vaccine Record\u003c/a> portal to start the process of requesting your vaccination record electronically. The request process is all based around this one webpage.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>First, input your name and birthday:\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-11879218\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/06/1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1067\" height=\"692\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/06/1.png 1067w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/06/1-800x519.png 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/06/1-1020x662.png 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/06/1-160x104.png 160w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1067px) 100vw, 1067px\">\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Next, you’ll provide the phone number or email address you gave when you originally made your COVID vaccine appointment:\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-11879219\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/06/2.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1008\" height=\"353\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/06/2.png 1008w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/06/2-800x280.png 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/06/2-160x56.png 160w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1008px) 100vw, 1008px\">\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The last step is creating a PIN number, which you’ll use to get access to your vaccine record when the link is texted or emailed to you:\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-11879220\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/06/3.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1021\" height=\"475\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/06/3.png 1021w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/06/3-800x372.png 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/06/3-160x74.png 160w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1021px) 100vw, 1021px\">\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If you provide a phone number, the link will be texted to you. If you provide an email address, you’ll get the link via email. Open the link and input the PIN you set earlier. You’ll then see your COVID vaccine record and your QR code. Screenshot and save the image, or print it out for a paper copy of your vaccination.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>This link to your digital vaccine record is available for 24 hours. After that, you’ll have to request your record and a new link again.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>What if I used the same phone number or email address to make multiple vaccination appointments for my family?\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>It’s totally fine. Just enter each vaccination record request separately, with the name of the vaccinated person and whatever phone number or email was used to make their appointment.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>\u003ca id=\"outside\">\u003c/a>What if I got vaccinated outside California?\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>If you got vaccinated in a state other than California, see if that state offers a digital vaccine card equivalent to California’s My Vaccine Record that you can request and present when asked for proof of vaccination in California.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If they don’t, you can just present a photo of your CDC vaccination card — since that card is provided for every COVID vaccination in the United States, regardless of which state it took place in.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>What if you got vaccinated in a country outside the U.S.? Take a look at the California Department of Public Health’s \u003ca href=\"https://www.cdph.ca.gov/Programs/CID/DCDC/Pages/COVID-19/Vaccine-Record-Guidelines-Standards.aspx\">recommended ways to show your proof of vaccination \u003c/a>to see what you can provide.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>You may also wish to consult the specific information on acceptable proof of vaccination in a particular city or county. For example, \u003ca href=\"https://www.sfdph.org/dph/alerts/coronavirus-faq.asp\">San Francisco’s detailed FAQ on providing proof of vaccination \u003c/a>says that city establishments will accept “similar documentation issued by another foreign governmental jurisdiction” when it comes to vaccines, as long as the name on that documentation can be matched to your photo identification.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.sfdph.org/dph/alerts/coronavirus-faq.asp\">San Francisco also provides specific advice to people who live in Canada and who got the AstraZeneca vaccine.\u003c/a> It confirms that a Canadian vaccination card \u003cem>will\u003c/em> satisfy the proof of vaccination requirement even though AstraZeneca’s vaccine wasn’t approved by the FDA — as long as you are fully vaccinated.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>\u003ca id=\"problems\">\u003c/a>What if I can’t find my vaccine record, or there’s a mistake on it?\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>If you submit your information to the portal but no link to your vaccination record is returned, the state recommends making sure:\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>That you’re entering an email or phone number associated with your vaccine record (i.e., the contact details you originally used to make your vaccination appointment).\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>That you double-check you’ve entered the correct name and birthdate.\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>If your record still isn’t found, or if the information that’s returned is wrong (for example, the wrong vaccination dates, dose number or dose brand), you can:\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>Follow \u003ca href=\"https://www.cdph.ca.gov/Programs/CID/DCDC/Pages/Immunization/COVID-19VaccineRecord.aspx\">CDPH’s troubleshooting tips.\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Call (833) 422-4255 (lines open Monday-Friday 8 a.m. to 8 p.m, Saturday-Sunday 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.).\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Email novelvirus@cdph.ca.gov.\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>CDPH also has a \u003ca href=\"https://myvaccinerecord.cdph.ca.gov/unmatched\">troubleshooting form\u003c/a> you can complete, but the state says it’ll take two to three weeks to get back to you with their findings and next steps,.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Some people will have made their vaccination appointment over the phone via CPDH’s COVID hotline, precisely because they didn’t have a cellphone number or email address with which to make their appointment. If that’s you, we suggest contacting CDPH using the number above.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>What if I don’t want to get a digital vaccine card?\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>That’s OK — nobody’s going to make you get a digital vaccine card. The state says you are not required to obtain a digital COVID-19 vaccine record and that this system is entirely optional.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It’s also just \u003ca href=\"https://www.cdph.ca.gov/Programs/CID/DCDC/Pages/COVID-19/Vaccine-Record-Guidelines-Standards.aspx\">\u003cem>one\u003c/em> of the ways to show your proof of vaccination\u003c/a>. You can still show your paper card anywhere that’s requesting proof of vaccination, or use another method included on \u003ca href=\"https://www.cdph.ca.gov/Programs/CID/DCDC/Pages/COVID-19/Vaccine-Record-Guidelines-Standards.aspx\">the California Department of Public Health’s list of ways to prove you’re vaccinated\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>A version of this story was originally published on June 24.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>Digital vaccine cards — referred to by some as “vaccine passports” — have been available to Californians since June through the California Department of Public Health. And with \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11881585/with-the-delta-variant-spreading-fast-is-it-time-to-mask-up-again\">the COVID-19 delta variant continuing to spread statewide\u003c/a>, and \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11883397/indoor-mask-mandate-reinstated-in-most-bay-area-counties-regardless-of-vaccination-status\">Bay Area counties recently reinstating a mask mandate indoors\u003c/a>, the likelihood that you might need to provide proof of vaccination to enter certain restaurants, venues and bars is increasing.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Proof of vaccination among staff is also becoming more common among employers. On Wednesday, Gov. Gavin Newsom issued a mandate that \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11884606/newsom-mandates-covid-vaccines-or-regular-tests-for-all-california-teachers\">all California teachers and staff be vaccinated for COVID-19\u003c/a> or be tested weekly — the first such statewide mandate in the nation.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If you haven’t signed up for your digital vaccine card yet, read on for more details of what CDPH’s digital vaccine verification looks like, why you might want to have one, how to request your digital vaccine record online and what do if you have problems with the system.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Skip straight to:\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#why\">Why should I get a digital vaccine card?\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#howto\">What does the application process look like?\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#problems\">Whom do I contact if it’s not working?\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#outside\">NEW: What if I got vaccinated outside California?\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003ch3>What is a digital COVID vaccine record? What does it look like?\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://myvaccinerecord.cdph.ca.gov/\">Your digital COVID vaccine record\u003c/a> refers to the details of your COVID vaccination as stored in the California Immunization Registry (CAIR, which also stores details of \u003cem>all\u003c/em> your vaccinations, not just your COVID shots).\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>What’s being referred to as your “digital COVID vaccine card” is really just a screenshot of that online record — plus a QR code that’s attached to it. It’s an alternative way of verifying your COVID vaccination status if and when venues or businesses request to see it. Previously, you’d only have been able to show the paper copy of your vaccine record (the one you received when you got your shot) or a photo of that paper copy.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://myvaccinerecord.cdph.ca.gov/\">The state’s digital COVID vaccine record\u003c/a> works by taking the phone number or email address associated with your COVID vaccine appointment, and then matching those details with the vaccination information stored with CAIR.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The link you’ll receive from the CDPH will either be texted to you or emailed, depending on the contact method you provide. The link opens to a webpage with your COVID vaccination record(s), including which brand of vaccine you received and when you got your shot(s). You can screenshot this page and save it to your computer or phone.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The webpage will contain a QR code, which you can also screenshot and save on your phone. If you’re at a venue that can read SMART Health Cards, you can present a copy of this QR code for them to scan.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>\u003ca id=\"why\">\u003c/a>Why should I get a digital vaccine card? Where could I be asked for mine?\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://myvaccinerecord.cdph.ca.gov/\">The sign-up process is fairly simple\u003c/a>, and no separate app download is required. The electronic record of your vaccination may also be easier to read than a photo of your paper vaccine card, which will have been handwritten by a member of the staff at your vaccination appointment.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>This digital record is also a good option if you’ve straight-up misplaced or damaged your paper vaccine card recently. (If that’s you, and you’re seeking a replacement for your CDC card, \u003ca href=\"https://www.sfchronicle.com/health/article/Lost-your-COVID-vaccine-card-Here-s-what-you-16377496.php\">The San Francisco Chronicle has a guide to how to request one\u003c/a>.) Not only can you use the digital version as proof of your vaccination, but you can print it out to replace your paper card.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The state has stressed that \u003ca href=\"https://myvaccinerecord.cdph.ca.gov/faq\">the digital vaccination record is \u003cem>not\u003c/em> a vaccine passport\u003c/a>, and that you are not required to obtain one. The \u003ca href=\"https://myvaccinerecord.cdph.ca.gov/faq\">state’s vaccine card FAQ\u003c/a> also says that California “will not be implementing a mandatory passport system in California.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The California Department of Public Health lists \u003ca href=\"https://www.cdph.ca.gov/Programs/CID/DCDC/Pages/COVID-19/Vaccine-Record-Guidelines-Standards.aspx\">several alternative ways to prove your vaccination status\u003c/a> if required, including your CDC card (the paper copy or a photo of the card on your phone) or documentation of vaccination from a health care provider.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Some venues have the right to ask you to provide proof of vaccination as a condition of entry — and they’re going to do that regardless of whether you call that proof a “passport” or not. These venues might include larger locations like concert halls and sporting stadiums, and smaller venues like gyms and bars.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In July, hundreds of San Francisco bars announced they’d be requiring proof of vaccination upon entry for customers. (\u003ca href=\"https://sf.eater.com/2021/7/26/22594908/restaurants-bars-proof-vaccination-san-francisco-bay-area\">Read the list of these bars and venues requiring proof of vaccination\u003c/a> via SF Eater.)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Your workplace may also ask you to provide proof of vaccination. Gov. Gavin Newsom has issued a mandate that \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11884606/newsom-mandates-covid-vaccines-or-regular-tests-for-all-california-teachers\">all California teachers and staff be vaccinated for COVID-19\u003c/a> or be tested weekly. In the past two weeks, the state also has issued vaccination or regular testing mandates for state employees and health care workers.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>\u003ca id=\"howto\">\u003c/a>Step-by-step: How to get your digital vaccine card\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>Visit the state’s \u003ca href=\"https://myvaccinerecord.cdph.ca.gov/\">Digital COVID-19 Vaccine Record\u003c/a> portal to start the process of requesting your vaccination record electronically. The request process is all based around this one webpage.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>First, input your name and birthday:\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-11879218\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/06/1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1067\" height=\"692\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/06/1.png 1067w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/06/1-800x519.png 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/06/1-1020x662.png 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/06/1-160x104.png 160w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1067px) 100vw, 1067px\">\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Next, you’ll provide the phone number or email address you gave when you originally made your COVID vaccine appointment:\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-11879219\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/06/2.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1008\" height=\"353\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/06/2.png 1008w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/06/2-800x280.png 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/06/2-160x56.png 160w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1008px) 100vw, 1008px\">\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The last step is creating a PIN number, which you’ll use to get access to your vaccine record when the link is texted or emailed to you:\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-11879220\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/06/3.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1021\" height=\"475\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/06/3.png 1021w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/06/3-800x372.png 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/06/3-160x74.png 160w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1021px) 100vw, 1021px\">\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If you provide a phone number, the link will be texted to you. If you provide an email address, you’ll get the link via email. Open the link and input the PIN you set earlier. You’ll then see your COVID vaccine record and your QR code. Screenshot and save the image, or print it out for a paper copy of your vaccination.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>This link to your digital vaccine record is available for 24 hours. After that, you’ll have to request your record and a new link again.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>What if I used the same phone number or email address to make multiple vaccination appointments for my family?\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>It’s totally fine. Just enter each vaccination record request separately, with the name of the vaccinated person and whatever phone number or email was used to make their appointment.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>\u003ca id=\"outside\">\u003c/a>What if I got vaccinated outside California?\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>If you got vaccinated in a state other than California, see if that state offers a digital vaccine card equivalent to California’s My Vaccine Record that you can request and present when asked for proof of vaccination in California.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If they don’t, you can just present a photo of your CDC vaccination card — since that card is provided for every COVID vaccination in the United States, regardless of which state it took place in.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>What if you got vaccinated in a country outside the U.S.? Take a look at the California Department of Public Health’s \u003ca href=\"https://www.cdph.ca.gov/Programs/CID/DCDC/Pages/COVID-19/Vaccine-Record-Guidelines-Standards.aspx\">recommended ways to show your proof of vaccination \u003c/a>to see what you can provide.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>You may also wish to consult the specific information on acceptable proof of vaccination in a particular city or county. For example, \u003ca href=\"https://www.sfdph.org/dph/alerts/coronavirus-faq.asp\">San Francisco’s detailed FAQ on providing proof of vaccination \u003c/a>says that city establishments will accept “similar documentation issued by another foreign governmental jurisdiction” when it comes to vaccines, as long as the name on that documentation can be matched to your photo identification.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.sfdph.org/dph/alerts/coronavirus-faq.asp\">San Francisco also provides specific advice to people who live in Canada and who got the AstraZeneca vaccine.\u003c/a> It confirms that a Canadian vaccination card \u003cem>will\u003c/em> satisfy the proof of vaccination requirement even though AstraZeneca’s vaccine wasn’t approved by the FDA — as long as you are fully vaccinated.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>\u003ca id=\"problems\">\u003c/a>What if I can’t find my vaccine record, or there’s a mistake on it?\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>If you submit your information to the portal but no link to your vaccination record is returned, the state recommends making sure:\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>That you’re entering an email or phone number associated with your vaccine record (i.e., the contact details you originally used to make your vaccination appointment).\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>That you double-check you’ve entered the correct name and birthdate.\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>If your record still isn’t found, or if the information that’s returned is wrong (for example, the wrong vaccination dates, dose number or dose brand), you can:\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>Follow \u003ca href=\"https://www.cdph.ca.gov/Programs/CID/DCDC/Pages/Immunization/COVID-19VaccineRecord.aspx\">CDPH’s troubleshooting tips.\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Call (833) 422-4255 (lines open Monday-Friday 8 a.m. to 8 p.m, Saturday-Sunday 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.).\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Email novelvirus@cdph.ca.gov.\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>CDPH also has a \u003ca href=\"https://myvaccinerecord.cdph.ca.gov/unmatched\">troubleshooting form\u003c/a> you can complete, but the state says it’ll take two to three weeks to get back to you with their findings and next steps,.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Some people will have made their vaccination appointment over the phone via CPDH’s COVID hotline, precisely because they didn’t have a cellphone number or email address with which to make their appointment. If that’s you, we suggest contacting CDPH using the number above.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>What if I don’t want to get a digital vaccine card?\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>That’s OK — nobody’s going to make you get a digital vaccine card. The state says you are not required to obtain a digital COVID-19 vaccine record and that this system is entirely optional.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It’s also just \u003ca href=\"https://www.cdph.ca.gov/Programs/CID/DCDC/Pages/COVID-19/Vaccine-Record-Guidelines-Standards.aspx\">\u003cem>one\u003c/em> of the ways to show your proof of vaccination\u003c/a>. You can still show your paper card anywhere that’s requesting proof of vaccination, or use another method included on \u003ca href=\"https://www.cdph.ca.gov/Programs/CID/DCDC/Pages/COVID-19/Vaccine-Record-Guidelines-Standards.aspx\">the California Department of Public Health’s list of ways to prove you’re vaccinated\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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Other districts throughout California were requiring neither.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[aside postID=news_11884547]Both the University of California and California State University systems have issued vaccine mandates for students. The UC will also require faculty to be vaccinated.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Megan Bacigalupi, the founder and executive director of OpenSchoolsCA, said this requirement should have come sooner. Her children’s district, Oakland Unified, started its school year on Monday.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I wish this vaccine requirement would have happened earlier in the summer when it could’ve had a bigger impact,” she said. “I’m certainly happy to see [Newsom] do it, but I don’t know why it took this long.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Before the mandate, California teacher vaccines and testing vaccine requirements were negotiated between teachers unions and local school districts. 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He said SCTA is calling for weekly testing for even vaccinated teachers who could pass the more contagious delta variant to unvaccinated students or staff.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I think there should be an increased emphasis on testing,” he said. “While the science becomes more clear, we think universal testing should be a goal.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://twitter.com/CAgovernor/status/1425522323126329346\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In the past two weeks, the state also issued \u003ca href=\"https://www.gov.ca.gov/2021/07/26/california-implements-first-in-the-nation-measures-to-encourage-state-employees-and-health-care-workers-to-get-vaccinated/\">vaccination or regular testing mandates for state employees and health care workers\u003c/a>. 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