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In another dramatic sign of how rapidly California is recovering from COVID-19, the state recorded its lowest hospitalization rate since the first few weeks of the pandemic, according to data reviewed by The Times.
But over the last three months, COVID-19 has receded rapidly across the region, allowing a massive reopening of the economy and the hope for a return to some kind of normal by the summer.
California is now at the bottom of the nation when it comes to coronavirus case rates. On Tuesday, Los Angeles County progressed into the least-restrictive tier of California’s color-coded closure system, clearing the way for the nation’s most populous county to reopen its economy to the widest extent currently possible.
SF Mayor London Breed says students won t likely return to classrooms this year
KTVU s Christien Kafton reports.
SAN FRANCISCO (KTVU) - San Francisco Mayor London Breed said she doesn t believe public schools will reopen this year, even as she pushes for a return to in-person learning.
She also announced the city will begin administering vaccines to teachers on Feb. 24.
Again, Breed said that reopening public schools needs to be a priority and she reiterated her support for the city s lawsuit against the school district and school board that is aimed at getting kids back in class for in-person learning.
San Francisco public schools have sat empty for 11 months, and 56,000 students have been learning remotely. And Breed said she doesn t see a current path to have kids back in the classroom before the end of this school year.
San Francisco s top health official says most people will get COVID-19 vaccine through physician
KTVU s Christien Kafton reports.
SAN FRANCISCO - City and public health leaders in San Francisco offered new details on how mass vaccinations will unfold.
The nation and the Bay Area celebrated the creation of the COVID-19 vaccines, but an overwhelming majority of people still wonder when and how they will get their dose.
San Francisco Public Health Director Dr. Grant Colfax said in most cases, physicians will administer the vaccine doses. Since the majority of people will be receiving vaccine from their provider they will receive notification from that provider, when and how the vaccine is available, Colfax said. For those who do not have a private provider, we are going to be working within our healthcare system to notify patients within our Department of Public Health community clinics.