- Dr. Bob Wachter is still doing everything he can to avoid the coronavirus, even though most Americans have decided to move on. By Aidin Vaziri
- Los Angeles County health officials said a person diagnosed with monkeypox has died in what may be the first known fatality from the virus in California and second in the U.S. By Aidin Vaziri
- With the omicron-specific COVID-19 booster now available, how can you ensure that the booster you sign up for is the new one and not the old one? By Danielle Echeverria
- The CDC approved omicron-specific boosters for all U.S. adults Thursday, a day after the FDA authorized the Moderna and Pfizer shots. By Erin Allday
- San Francisco will begin administering second doses of the monkeypox vaccine and expand vaccine eligibility starting Tuesday, the San Francisco Department of Public Health said Wednesday. By Catherine Ho
- Updated coronavirus vaccine booster shots that target omicron strains will likely roll out within days after the Food and Drug Administration authorized them Wednesday. Here’s what you need to know about the “bivalent” BA.5 booster shots. By Kellie Hwang
- A new government report estimates that 24,000 to 42,000 veterans in the U.S. are suffering from lingering medical problems associated with coronavirus infection and urges health care workers to better monitor patients for signs of long COVID. By Aidin Vaziri and Dominic Fracassa
- California state Sen. Richard Pan, who spearheaded some of the country’s most ambitious vaccine mandate legislation, is leaving office this year because of term limits. A pediatrician, he plans to practice medicine full time but has not ruled out... By Angela Hart
- For more than a year, teams of medical professionals and volunteers have been roaming the Tenderloin giving COVID shots to homeless and other underserved people. The fall will probably make the teams even busier. By Kevin Fagan
- San Francisco may be turning a corner on monkeypox, with early data showing the local epidemic slowing down in recent weeks. By Catherine Ho
- At the start of the new school year,the Bay Area boasts some of California’s highest rates of child vaccination against COVID-19, providing parents some comfort as the virus continues circulating. But there’s room for improvement to keep students... By Aidin Vaziri and Susie Neilson
- After a case of polio recently surfaced in New York, experts say it’s unlikely you’re at risk of from the disease in the Bay Area if you’re vaccinated. But how long does protection from polio vaccines last? And what if you’re uncertain about your... By Kellie Hwang
- A person in custody at San Francisco County jails is the first inmate with a confirmed case of monkeypox, Sheriff’s Office officials said Monday. By Aidin Vaziri
- With sky-high demand for the nation’s limited supply of monkeypox vaccine, U.S. officials approved a new injection method to stretch out doses, but that does not mean the pressure for shots in places like San Francisco will ease right away. By Aidin Vaziri
- While monkeypox isn’t a new illness, some confusion during the current outbreak revolves around how the virus spreads and ways that people can become infected. Here’s what you need to know about transmission. By Kellie Hwang
- With wastewater surveillance already proving to be a vital tool in tracking coronavirus levels in the Bay Area, scientists are now looking to sewage to help them detect monkeypox and other diseases. By Aidin Vaziri
- The union representing 2,000 Kaiser Northern California mental health workers has announced plans to strike, citing high workloads and long waits for patients. By Jocelyn Wiener
- Since the start of the pandemic, there have been several reports of coronavirus infections among cats, dogs and other animals. But until now, there was limited data on how widespread COVID-19 is in the animal kingdom. By Aidin Vaziri
- The man, whose identity hasn’t been released, boarded at 6:48 p.m. on Wednesday at the Bay Fair Station and was found unresponsive at the Berryessa Station around 2:20 a.m. Thursday, according to the transit agency. By Joshua Sharpe
- The monkeypox outbreak across the country has prompted a state of emergency in San Francisco, as the city’s LGBTQ residents wait in hours-long lines to get a vaccination, sometimes to be told there aren’t any left. But a vaccine for the disease... By Danielle Echeverria
- San Francisco General’s vaccine clinic is prioritizing monkeypox vaccines for gay and bisexual Latino men, who account for a disproportionately high number of cases in the city. By Catherine Ho
- COVID-19 trends in the Bay Area showed signs of stabilizing on Friday, as the growth rate for new cases and hospitalizations has slowed. But after weeks of fluctuating numbers, it’s still too early to tell if the region has moved past the summer... By Aidin Vaziri
- Pressure mounts to close an East San Jose airport linked to high lead levels in children. By Shwanika Narayan
- As the city of San Francisco declared a state of emergency Thursday in response to rising cases of monkeypox, members of San Francisco’s LGBTQ community expressed frustration and anger over the government’s response. By Tony Bravo and Annie Vainshtein
- San Francisco officials declared a state of emergency in response to the intensifying monkeypox outbreak in the city, which appears to be one of two hotbeds for the disease in California. By Rachel Swan
- San Francisco Mayor London Breed and public health authorities in Sacramento are imploring federal health officials to ramp up monkeypox vaccine distribution as the city sees a sharp spike in cases. By Aidin Vaziri
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Monkeypox in San Francisco: Protesters blast federal government for response to ‘avoidable’ outbreakSeveral San Francisco LGBTQ advocacy organizations descended on the U.S. Health and Human Services’ regional office Monday to protest what they said was the federal government’s anemic response to the growing monkeypox outbreak and the dearth of... By Melissa Newcomb
- As case rates remain high and the coronavirus continues to spin off new, immune-evasive variants, are repeated infections a part of living with COVID? By Danielle Echeverria
- Wastewater data from San Francisco suggests that the current coronavirus surge in the city may be the worst so far — even bigger than omicron. But case counts paint a very different picture. By Erin Allday
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COVID variants mean ventilation is more important than ever. So what does ‘good’ air flow look like?As COVID-19 variants become more prevalent and more transmissible, experts are repeatedly pointing to a transmission reduction strategy that’s worked since the beginning — ventilation in indoor spaces. Here’s how air flow is measured, and how to... By Danielle Echeverria
- San Francisco’s monkeypox vaccine supply is running critically low, city health officials said Wednesday in an effort to urge action from the Biden administration. By Aidin Vaziri
- Solano County health officials said this week that a bird found in Vacaville in late June tested positive for the West Nile virus. No human cases have yet been detected, according to county officials. By Jordan Parker
- The omicron coronavirus strain continues to spawn highly infectious subvariants, and the latest one gaining ground, known as BA.2.75, has already shown up in the Bay Area. Here’s what we know so far. By Kellie Hwang
- COVID-19 hospitalizations in California and the Bay Area have climbed to their highest point since February, when the region was still coming out of the winter omicron surge. By Aidin Vaziri
- California kids will be allowed to go to school without face masks in the coming term. But public health officials will still recommend students and staff mask up in an effort to prevent outbreaks at K-12 schools. By Aidin Vaziri
- The new BA.5 strain of the COVID-causing virus is more infectious and better able to evade immune responses — and “we need to change our thinking” about how to defend against it, according to UCSF Chair of Medicine Dr. Bob Wachter. By Jason Fagone