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Why another surge could hit the Bay Area in the months ahead By Annie Vainshtein and Matthias Gafni In so many respects, it’s looking like the worst of the pandemic may be over for the Bay Area. Hospitalizations from COVID-19 are down dramatically and positive test rates have dropped significantly, too. Many counties reporting plummeting case counts are rapidly reopening. San Francisco may move into the orange tier, the second-least-restrictive, in just two weeks. At the same time, Bay Area counties are getting deliveries of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine, and the vaccination rollout at large continues to improve. But even amid good news, experts still warn: Another surge may still be on the horizon. ....
Why another COVID surge could hit the Bay Area in the months ahead FacebookTwitterEmail 3 1of3Mostafa Hallaji, owner operator Pollo s, cleans tables and chairs with alcohol as he prepares for re-opening after Alameda County was moved to the red tier on Tuesday, March 9, 2021 in Oakland, Calif.Lea Suzuki / The ChronicleShow MoreShow Less 2of3John Swartzberg, an infectious disease expert at the UC Berkeley school of public health, sits for a portrait inside his home office at his home in Lafayette, Calif, on Friday, March 27, 2020.Michael Short / Special to The Chronicle 2020Show MoreShow Less 3of3Dr. Peter Chin-Hong enters UCSF Medical Center on Friday, April 3, 2020, in San Francisco. Dr. Chin-Hong and fellow UCSF physicians are using Twitter to help educate the public about the frightening and evolving coronavirus outbreak.Noah Berger / Special to The Chronicle 2020Show MoreShow Less ....