SACRAMENTO, Calif — ABC10 is following the latest coronavirus statistics and vaccine news for the Sacramento region and the state of California.
This blog will be updated throughout the day with the latest COVID-19 news. Click HERE to learn when and where you can sign-up to get the coronavirus vaccine near you.
Solano County opens COVID-19 vaccine eligibility to residents 50 and older
Solano County Public Health has opened COVID-19 vaccine eligibility to all residents 50 and older.
Solano County residents can sign up on the county's interest form to get priority notifications for future vaccine clinics. To sign up, click here.
VA Northern California now offering COVID-19 vaccine to all enrolled Veterans regardless of age
The VA Northern California Health Care System (VANCHCS) is now offering COVID-19 vaccines to all enrolled Veterans regardless of age and their registered caregivers, as long as they already receive their care at VA.
Vaccinations are available by appointment only at this time. Appointments can be made for any of the VANCHCS vaccine clinics in Mather, Martinez, Auburn, Chico, Fairfield, Mare Island, McClellan, Oakland, Redding, Yreka and Yuba City.
Enrolled Veterans and registered caregivers can make an appointment by sending a message in My HealtheVet to COVID VACCINE SCHEDULING – NCHCS or by calling 1-800-382-8387 and selecting option 8. The call center is open from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday.
For more information on coronavirus vaccines at the VANCHCS, visit https://www.northerncalifornia.va.gov/services/covid-19-vaccines.asp.
Veterans who are not enrolled in VA health care can learn about eligibility and apply online here.
90% of California can dine indoors, go to movies, hit a gym
California health authorities approved more counties to reopen to business thanks to low coronavirus case rates. About 90% of California’s nearly 40 million residents can enjoy a restaurant meal indoors, watch a movie at a theater and sweat it out inside a gym.
San Diego and Sacramento counties join Los Angeles and Orange counties, which were authorized to reopen Sunday. The San Francisco Bay Area county of San Mateo can reopen even more, including bowling alleys, cardrooms, wineries and breweries at 25% capacity indoors.
Gov. Gavin Newsom continues to push for schools to resume in-class instruction. It's been a year since California shut down in response to the pandemic.
Sutter Health scheduling new first-dose COVID vaccine appointments
Sutter Health officials say they are now scheduling new first-dose COVID-19 vaccine appointments for eligible patients in the Valley, including at large-scale clinics in Roseville, Sacramento, Modesto, Stockton and Tracy.
Eligible patients include those who are 65 years or older, community healthcare workers, essential workers including agriculture and food, education and childcare and emergency services, and people with certain significant, high-risk medical conditions, disabilities, illness, living spaces, or work environments that put them at higher risk for serious COVID-19 illness.
Appointments remains contingent on the vaccine supply, officials said.
Nations assess risk of halting, continuing with AstraZeneca
With coronavirus cases rising in many places, governments are facing the grimmest of dilemmas: push on with a vaccine that is known to save lives or suspend use of AstraZeneca over reports of dangerous blood clots in a few recipients despite no evidence the shot was responsible.
It has created a jagged divide across the globe, forcing politicians to assess the health risks of halting the shots at a time when many countries, especially in Europe, are already struggling to overcome logistical hurdles and vaccine hesitancy.
Sweden on Tuesday joined a swelling group of European Union nations choosing caution over speed, even as international regulators said the data does not suggest the vaccine caused the clots and that vaccinations should continue.
Anxiety, confusion, terror, relief: Giving birth in pandemic
Pregnancy, birth and life with a newborn in the middle of a pandemic has been a lot for new moms to handle over the past year. They've battled high anxiety, ever-shifting hospital protocols and intense isolation.
Demographers are studying the varied reasons for an anticipated pandemic baby bust. Women who have done it, meanwhile, have learned to settle for going through labor in masks. Their loved ones can only peer at the new arrivals through windows.
Some grandparents and other relatives have yet to meet the babies months after they were born. Other women worried about being in labor alone without their partners allowed in the room.
Resources guide for California families
- San Joaquin County Help: A Resource Guide for Struggling Families and Individuals
- Yolo County Help: A Resource Guide for Struggling Families and Individuals
- Stanislaus County Help: A Resource Guide for Struggling Families and Individuals
- Sacramento County Help: A Resource Guide for Struggling Families and Individuals
- Where to find help in Placer County: A resource guide for struggling individuals and families
- Northern California Help: A resource guide for struggling Families and individuals
