California Coronavirus Updates: Nevadan Among Severe Reaction To J&J COVID-19 Vaccine
Thursday, April 15, 2021 | Sacramento, CA
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State health officials said they learned on Wednesday that a Nevadan was one of the six people nationally who have reported serious reactions to Johnson & Johnson’s COVID-19 vaccine.
According to the Associated Press, state officials said when they announced on Tuesday the stoppage of that vaccine that no Nevadans were among the six cases federal authorities are investigating. On Wednesday, the governor’s spokesperson said they weren’t informed of the reported reaction in Nevada until a meeting earlier in the day of the public federal Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices.
California Coronavirus Updates: Sacramento County Clinic Scrambled To Switch Doses After Johnson & Johnson Pause
Wednesday, April 14, 2021 | Sacramento, CA
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Hours before a vaccination clinic was set to begin yesterday at Luther Burbank High School in South Sacramento, federal health officials called for a pause on the Johnson & Johnson coronavirus vaccine.
The stoppage comes after six women reported getting blood clots weeks after receiving the single-dose shot. One of them died. The FDA and the CDC are looking into this possible rare side effect.
California Coronavirus Updates: California Pauses Johnson & Johnson Vaccinations
Tuesday, April 13, 2021 | Sacramento, CA
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California state officials have directed counties and other providers to pause the use of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine while federal agencies look into a possible but rare blood clotting side effect.
According to the Associated Press, Gov. Gavin Newsom’s office said the pause would neither affect plans to start inoculating all eligible adults on Thursday nor will it affect the state’s broad reopening plans set for mid-June.
Newsom and other high-profile California officials publicly received shots of the J&J vaccines in an attempt to demonstrate its safety. California was already expecting fewer J&J doses because of production issues.
California Coronavirus Updates: Only Two California Counties Left In The Purple Tier
Monday, April 12, 2021 | Sacramento, CA
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Inyo and Merced are the only two California counties left in the state’s most restrictive tier for reopening the daunting purple meaning no open bars or indoor dining along with strict limitations on live events and retail.
California’s 56 other counties have moved into less restrictive tiers like red, orange or yellow. However, Merced County supervisors are concerned that data lags are holding them back, while Inyo County, with 18,000 residents, says the system isn’t designed for less populous counties like theirs.
Many Sacramento Students Are Choosing To Continue Learning At Home Despite School Openings
Friday, April 9, 2021 | Sacramento, CA
Arianna Ashley s 5th grade class at Greer Elementary sees her students in cohorts, allowing for social distance and the option of full-time distance learning, Thursday, April 8, 2021.
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For some Sacramento-area parents, choosing to send their kids back to school this month is a no-brainer.
Eva Schwartz’s son attended kindergarten in-person for the first time Thursday at a Sacramento school. She says Zoom learning hasn’t been providing the socialization her son needs, and lately he’s become bored and distracted.