I have an array of autoimmune conditions. How much will the COVID vaccine protect me?
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A woman shows the sticker given to people who received COVID-19 vaccinations in Oakland.Gabrielle Lurie / The ChronicleShow MoreShow Less
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COVID-19 vaccinations are given in San Francisco’s Bayview neighborhood in February.Haven Daley / Associated PressShow MoreShow Less
Welcome to Pandemic Problems, an advice column from The Chronicle’s engagement reporters that seeks to help Bay Area residents solve their pandemic-related conundrums personal, practical or professional. Send your questions and issues to pandemicproblems@sfchronicle.com.
Today’s question is fielded by The Chronicle’s Annie Vainshtein.
Kaiser warns that a wait is likely as it opens COVID vaccines to 50 and older
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Kaiser San Rafael Medical Center nurse Doug Clark receives the coronavirus vaccine from nurse Meka Parks after employee Charles Hill was vaccinated by nurse Itamar Bikszer in San Rafael, Calif., on Wednesday, December 16, 2020.Scott Strazzante / The Chronicle
Kaiser Permanente is participating in California’s expansion of COVID-19 vaccine eligibility starting Thursday but warns that its members will likely face a wait.
All Californians 50 and older become eligible for vaccinations on Thursday, and everyone 16 and older may receive inoculations starting April 15.
“Kaiser Permanente welcomes this broadening in vaccine eligibility,” a Kaiser spokesperson wrote in an email to the Chronicle on Wednesday. However, “we expect that in the weeks ahead demand will continue to be greater than supply.”
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A major Bay Area street is getting renamed as part of our racial reckoning - but it s complicated
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Sir Francis Drake Boulevard in Larkspur.Anna Buchmann / The ChronicleShow MoreShow Less
A long and winding debate over renaming the long and winding Sir Francis Drake Boulevard in Marin County appears headed to a conclusion a patchwork approach that will leave the old name in some places, scrap it in others, and give it a second name elsewhere.
The complicated outcome results from a complicated situation: Sir Francis Drake Boulevard is a 43-mile road that runs through five separate jurisdictions in Marin County, each of which has its own decision-making authority.
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A petition is calling for outdoor dining to be permanent in San Francisco. Vote in this poll
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People dine in a parklet along Green Street on Saturday, Nov. 7, 2020 in San Francisco, Calif.Josie Norris / Special to The ChronicleShow MoreShow Less
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The parklet outside the The Morris as seen on Saturday, Nov. 7, 2020 in San Francisco, Calif.Josie Norris / Special to The ChronicleShow MoreShow Less
San Francisco coalition Grow SF is sponsoring a petition to make Shared Spaces the pandemic program that allowed outdoor dining and retail in public spaces permanent.
The petition, which was posted on Action Network and is directed to the city’s Land Use Committee, is seeking 400 signatures and had gathered 330 as of midday Tuesday.
S.F. versus Seattle: For people mulling a California exodus, what home does $1.2 million get you?
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A home for sale in San Francisco (left) compared to one in Seattle.Vanguard Properties; Homesmart
The California exodus may be overhyped, as a recent Chronicle analysis of U.S. Postal Service data shows. But for the minority of people moving out of the Bay Area who are also leaving California, one of the top destinations for those who did leave was King County in Washington, which includes Seattle.
Home prices in Seattle tend to be more affordable than in many parts of the Bay Area, making it a popular choice for relocators looking for a similar climate and job opportunities in the tech industry. The median sales price for single-family homes in San Francisco was $1.75 million as of January 2021, according to a report from the California Association of Realtors. Seattle’s median price reached $1 million in 2021, according to data from the Northwest Multiple Lis