Californians fire up computers, bracing for online vaccination bottleneck
Floodgates open: California expands vaccine eligibility for everyone 16 and older
While the proverbial floodgates of vaccine eligibility are open in California to everyone 16 and older, finding an appointment and a dose may be difficult.
LIVERMORE, Calif. - California health officials say they have updated the state s COVID vaccination scheduling website to help handle any surge in demand for appointments as eligibility expands to everyone 16-years-old and up Thursday.
All vaccinations will be done with Pfizer or Moderna doses which require two shots spaced three or four weeks apart. No Johnson and Johnson single doses will be administered, as a scientific advisory panel for the Centers for Disease Control met Wednesday and determined more research is needed to determine whether the six cases of rare blood clots after J & J vaccinations posed a wider danger.
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A year ago this week, Boston University made the unprecedented announcement that it was shutting down dorms and sending students home as the COVID-19 pandemic surged in Boston.
As the one-year anniversary of that historic move approached, we invited members of the BU community to tell us their unsung heroes of the pandemic a teacher, student, staff person, or alum who made a difference in their life, and the life of the University.
We heard from dozens of you, giving shout-outs across the University, from BU’s Facilities staff to some of the many COVID collection site specialists to the Residence Life staff. Together, these folks have helped all of us weather this extraordinarily challenging year.
Red-tier status offers glimmers of normalcy for two Bay Area counties
Red-tier status offers glimmers of normalcy for two Bay Area counties
It s been a long time coming but come Sunday when Contra Costa and Sonoma counties awaken, they ll be able to eat indoors in limited capacity. The State announced the move out of the purple tier Friday ahead of schedule.
SONOMA COUNTY, Calif. - Sunday is a red letter day for two more Bay Area counties: Sonoma and Contra Costa.
Starting at midnight, they are cleared to enter the state s red tier, allowing more permissive activities and interactions. It s that glimmer of hope, telling people we re moving in the right direction, good job everybody, let s keep it going, said Concord Mayor Tim McGallian, surveying the Friday night scene at Todos Santos Plaza downtown.
Do Fruit Flies Hold Secrets to Treating Human Diseases? Natural Sciences Do Fruit Flies Hold Secrets to Treating Human Diseases?
BU biologist is studying the insect’s genes to take down cancer, Alzheimer’s, asthma, and other diseases
“Doing work on flies can be very informative to understanding how cells work or give insights into human disease,” says BU researcher Kim McCall. Photo by Nechaev-Kon/Getty Images
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They’re the bane of summer picnics, the nemesis of busy kitchens. For most of us, flies are a seasonal annoyance, buzzing pests to be shooed, sprayed, or swatted. But to scientists, the insects are the ideal test subjects for studying a range of human diseases. What’s happening at the molecular level in their tiny bodies as they grow, age, and get sick closely mirrors what happens in ours about 70 percent of human disease genes can also be found in flies. But they’re muc