Recommended that the vaccine be available for folks older than the age of 16. And this all comes as the Pfizer Vaccine just now hours away from being shipped out shipments as you just heard are expected to arrive in states as early as monday trucks, carrying those vaccines will roll out starting tomorrow to nearly 150 Distribution Centers across america. The head of the fda says that science and data guided the fdas decision to approve the vaccine. It comes despite concerns that the vaccine was rushed along with pressure from the white house. Now here in the bay area we can expect about 75,000 doses of the vaccine at local hospitals are getting ready. Kron fours gayle ong is live tonight in freeman with that part of the story gayle. Jonathan justine the initial shipments are expected some time next week and that will be intended for Health Care Workers and first responders. It could store hundreds of thousands of vaccines. Right now at ucsf without without an issue doctor desi kotis ch
From the bay areas local news station. Watching kron 4 news. The storm door is open. Heres some video of rain we saw moving in this morning and more rain is on the way overnight. A soaker coming for our sunday, thank you so much for joining us here on kron 4 news at 9 im Justine Waldman im Jonathan Mccall the weather watches where we start is been a dry start to the wet season. But another round of wet weather is expected to flood the area overnight. Kron 4 meteorologist Mabrisa Rodriguez is here now tracking huge storm or tracking the storm hour by hour on when we can finally expect to see it. Hi there jonathan and just stay and were certainly getting spoiled this weekend in the bay area we had a relatively slow start to the wet season of Mother Nature getting us a double dose of 2 storms this storm though is going to have a cold or core to it coming from the gulf of alaska, so its going to bring us some much needed steadier rain to start your sunday morning right dry outlook, but we
Current surges in covid cases, but success hinges on the masses complying on a daily basis. Were making progress in the planning around Vaccine Distribution in our county. Reporter wednesday, dr. Jennifer tong giving a glimpse into the plans for covid19 Vaccine Distribution. They hope to make giving vaccinations more manageable. The doses are unknown and can fluctuate based on conditions. Initially healthcare and front line workers will be the first to receive the vaccine. Like everyone else, we will receive a limited supply at first. More will be coming over time. It might take many months, though, before everyone who is interested in getting a vaccine is able to get one. Reporter officials stress social staples from the past nine months, washing hands, social distancing, and wearing a mask, are still needed to combat the current covid19 surge. Some south bay hospitals, including valley medical center, are postponing elective surgery to ensure bed space. Valley med representatives dec
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Fitness centers cant open tuesday after all. Restaurants, indoor places of worship, museums, zoos and movie theaters must stay at 25 capacity, not 50 as planned. We have a look how this will impact businesses, anser. Reporter many San Francisco restaurants have been open for Outdoor Dining for the past few weeks. Many were gearing up for 50 indoor capacity next tuesday. Thats not going to happen. Many business hearleaders say t are not disappointed by the announcement but not surprised. This chef is heading into the weekend with a change of plans. Its pretty brutal having this come up again especially now. Reporter the chef and owner at the San Francisco Ferry Building says theyve been lucky during the pandemic. Theyve increased online catering and have Outdoor Dining but some businesses havent been able to open due to structural or Financial Issues such as no space for Outdoor Dining. Those businesses that are getting ready to open next week will have to stay closed. My heart goes out