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
Reporter while San Francisco sounds that message loudly, some counties are suggesting otherwise. Contra costa county held a press conference called testing for turkey advising residents to test for covid19 if they are going to gather with family members. Dr. George rutherford is a professor at u. C. Season fran. Its both. You know, so the doctor is 100 . This is the most Current Public Health advice, which is just dont do it. Stay inside your family, you know, no amount of testing is going to guarantee youll be safe. Reporter that being said. However, if they dont do that and were into harm reduction. Reporter it seems Health Officials across the bay area recognize they can tell you to stay home, but not everyone will. Like Contra Costa County, alameda, santa clara, marin, so solano and sonoma say avoid traveling for the holidays but if you do, get tested before and after and quarantine for 14 days if youre exposed to covid19. Finding a test before thanksgiving can be challenging. San
Supporters 2 thumbs up one day after losing the election to joe biden president elect biden attending mass in visiting the grave of his late son beau biden in wilmington, delaware, former president George W Bush congratulated mister biden in a phone call sunday and acknowledge that President Trump has the right to pursue legal challenges while also saying in a statement the American People can have confidence that this election was fundamentally fair its integrity will be upheld and its outcome is clear. Well President Trump is refusing to concede the election. Mister biden is making it clear hes ready to get to work before his january inauguration. Team biden announcing plans to name a new Coronavirus Taskforce monday on monday. I will name a group of leading scientists and experts as transition advice. College planning. Converter and no actual blueprint that will start on january the 20th 2021. It will be built on bedrock science. And unveiling his official transition website, which
Upper 30s right now not quite as chilly as we had been the past couple of days, but definitely cool enough for that extra layer if youre outside for more than just a few minutes, sun shining down in walnut creek and as we make our way into the afternoon areas like walnut creek holding on to the low 80s just barely most of our inland areas backing off the 80s, falling into the 70s to kick off the weekend on a cooler note. Robin thank you john major residual slowing on highway 4 after an accident in concord was tying up traffic blocking several lanes so the crash is gone, but the drive time is still very high, especially for friday, a whopping 42 minutes for west for from antioch over to concord because of that crash which is right before they 6. 80 looks good the nimitz trouble free and one oh one easy 31 minutes from san jose heading to menlo park. The bay bridge commute into San Francisco fantastic for friday delay free we havent had any major issues so far 9 minutes for you average t
Thank you sir, lets check in on the traffic taking a peek at the morning commute around the bay area looking good moving well with no big trouble spots working. Around the bay area right now we are hot spot free. Were taking a live look at the bay bridge toll plaza, the trip into San Francisco remains nice and smooth and thats how we like it right you dont have to worry about any issues so nows your chance to come on in since were on hot spot free its going to be roughly a 6 to 10 minutes to make it off to the fremont street exit all right over to 92 always are bza ce most crowded bridge a lot of stop and go traffic westbound on the right leaving hayward working your way over to the peninsula but i dont see any problems and thats good news. Its just a little sluggish on the flat section but you can handle that no problems into foster city or send the tail we have one more to look at and thats the richmond sandra fell west bound 5. 80 few cars there rolling through the pay gates an easy