EXCLUSIVE: UCSF lab says secret to killing COVID-19 variants may lie in targeting human protein
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SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) There are multiple COVID-19 variants circulating the Bay Area, making it harder for this pandemic to be under control.
ABC7 News reporter Luz Pena got an exclusive look at a UCSF lab where scientists are studying the mutated genes of the COVID-19 variants, hoping to figure out the best drugs to kill it. We were the first lab in the world back about a year ago to clone each of these genes, said Dr. Nevan Krogan, director of UCSF s Department of Quantitative Biosciences Institute.
Only one thing shocked UCSF s Bob Wachter about the pandemic sfgate.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from sfgate.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
California aims to more than double vaccination rate in new partnership with Blue Shield
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Large tents are set up for the drive-through portion of the mass vaccination site at the Oakland Coliseum on Friday.Brittany Hosea-Small / Special to The ChronicleShow MoreShow Less
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Workers build a mass vaccination site Friday at the Oakland Coliseum. The site opens Tuesday, a few days after S.F. announced it is temporarily closing two clinics over supply problems.Brittany Hosea-Small / Special to The ChronicleShow MoreShow Less
California aims to vaccinate up to 3 million people a week by March 1 more than double its current rate under a distribution contract with Blue Shield that took effect Monday. The goal was set even as counties continued to face frustrating supply problems.