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COVID vaccine side effects: Does my age matter, and should I windmill my arm?
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BayArea community receives the vaccination at the Facebook headquarters vaccine distribution center in Menlo Park, California on Saturday, April 10, 2021.Josie Lepe / Special to the Chronicle
Californians ages 16 to 49 became eligible for the coronavirus vaccine Thursday. That means more than 18 million people, many much younger than those in the first waves, could potentially experience the side effects that can accompany inoculation.
The occurrence of side effects, including headache, fatigue and chills, varies from person to person, and some groups experience them more severely. Younger people and women in particular tend to have more side effects, experts say.
Gavin Newsom can t guarantee California schools will be open in the fall. Why not?
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California Gov. Gavin Newsom speaks during a news conference after touring the vaccination clinic at City College of San Francisco on April 6, 2021, in San Francisco.Justin Sullivan/Getty Images
California Gov. Gavin Newsom said Wednesday that he hopes all of California s schools are open for in-person learning in the fall, but stopped short of a guarantee, stating, Mandates are not as often looked on as favorably as you might think.
Public health experts now say schools can reopen safely for in-person learning with modifications, and while Newsom has come under fire for past mandates to close businesses and require mask-wearing in public, he expressed reticence to mandate a return to in-person learning.
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Priscilla Chan and her husband, Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg, funded one of California s first large-scale COVID-19 testing labs, providing free testing to counties around the state
The lab at the Chan-Zuckerberg Biohub in San Francisco analyzed the genetics of virus samples from across California to learn how the coronavirus spreads, and also processed test results for an intensive study in San Francisco s Mission District
The study revealed startling realities about the disproportionate effects of the virus on the Latino community, and the barriers that need to be overcome to keep that community safe
On a windy January afternoon, a line of people snaked its way around the corner of 24th and Mission in San Francisco, meandering around street vendors and shop entrances in the heart of a bustling neighborhood.