Im terry mcsweeney. Im anousha rasta. Another pivotal hurdle has been cleared. Today the cdc is recommending the use of the pfizer vaccine. Governor newsom tweeted that a medical safety group formed by several western states was meeting today to set up plans. The group met as a check on the federal review process and is expected to green light the distribution as well. Thousands of the doses will head here to the bay area. This all happens as cases in the bay area are at an all time high. Today San Francisco reported a record 2300 new cases. Chris pollone has the latest on the race to get the vaccine to the front line. The fda authorized for emergency use the pfizer bioen tech vaccine. Right now, boxes are being packed and loaded with vaccine with emphasis on quality control. Reporter the first shipments will be arriving at medical centers monday morning. I wont probably live in my career to see another day like this. Thats how monumental it is. Reporter doctors on the front lines happ
Recommended that the vaccine be available for folks older than the age of 16. And this all comes as the Pfizer Vaccine just now hours away from being shipped out shipments as you just heard are expected to arrive in states as early as monday trucks, carrying those vaccines will roll out starting tomorrow to nearly 150 Distribution Centers across america. The head of the fda says that science and data guided the fdas decision to approve the vaccine. It comes despite concerns that the vaccine was rushed along with pressure from the white house. Now here in the bay area we can expect about 75,000 doses of the vaccine at local hospitals are getting ready. Kron fours gayle ong is live tonight in freeman with that part of the story gayle. Jonathan justine the initial shipments are expected some time next week and that will be intended for Health Care Workers and first responders. It could store hundreds of thousands of vaccines. Right now at ucsf without without an issue doctor desi kotis ch
To adopt the new state restrictions before things get even worse. That leaves neighboring napa along with solano and san mateo as the only bay area counties still open for things like Outdoor Dining and personal care services. There is hope on the horizon, california is set to receive 328,000 initial doses of the Pfizer Vaccine starting tomorrow. Of those, about one in five is earmarked for the bay area. Getting those doses here is just the first challenge. Wilson walker is live outside of Good Samaritan hospital in san jose with the security concerns coming along with them. Are they afraid people will rip them off or Something Like that . Reporter that is just one of the concerns, you can drop an entire list of things that can open the potential for any number of crimes. You can be sold fake vaccines, adjust a number of things. So long with the logistical complications of rolling out this vexing, its also been called the largest Cyber Security threat in human history. Now is that hype
From the bay areas local news station. Watching kron 4 news. The storm door is open. Heres some video of rain we saw moving in this morning and more rain is on the way overnight. A soaker coming for our sunday, thank you so much for joining us here on kron 4 news at 9 im Justine Waldman im Jonathan Mccall the weather watches where we start is been a dry start to the wet season. But another round of wet weather is expected to flood the area overnight. Kron 4 meteorologist Mabrisa Rodriguez is here now tracking huge storm or tracking the storm hour by hour on when we can finally expect to see it. Hi there jonathan and just stay and were certainly getting spoiled this weekend in the bay area we had a relatively slow start to the wet season of Mother Nature getting us a double dose of 2 storms this storm though is going to have a cold or core to it coming from the gulf of alaska, so its going to bring us some much needed steadier rain to start your sunday morning right dry outlook, but we
Overwhelms hospitals. The news at 6 00 starts right now. Good evening. Thanks so much for joining usch im anousha rosta. Im terry mcsweeney. Some hope tonight as the first batch of vaccines is about to get shipped to states across the country. It comes just as hospitals continue to be overwhelmed. In the San Joaquin Valley hospitals have run out of icu beds. Here in the bay area were just teetering above that 15 threshold. The county joins marin, San Francisco, contra costa, alameda and santa clara counties. The new restrictions impacts wineries, tasting rooms and much, much more. Heres nbc bay areas christie smith. Reporter its the first full day of the changes here in Sonoma County. Weve been speaking with businesses. Some say they do notice fewer people out and about. Others say it was already pretty quiet before this. So were surrounded by wineries and restaurants. Its a huge part of what draws people to sonoma. The shop is open and ready for business, but they do notice a differen