The FDA has given Pfizer emergency authorization so preteens can get vaccinated against COVID-19.
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Black mothers: The real experts on the toll of gun violence
“There are things that might happen, despite your best efforts, despite doing everything that you can.”
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Chabot Space & Science Center is teaming up with NASA to reopen
Chabot and Silicon Valley’s NASA Ames will extend education and career opportunities to youth and remodel Chabot’s interior, which reopens in November.
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Oakland Coliseum mass vaccination site will close this month as demand falls
Getting COVID-19 vaccine shots in arms will now mostly fall to community-based groups.
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Trader Joe’s reduces ‘thank you’ pay for some Oakland employees
Oakland’s grocery worker hazard pay law doesn’t cover TJ’s Lakeshore location, but Rockridge workers will keep an extra $5 per hour.
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Alameda County resumes using J&J vaccine while addressing lingering concerns
Officials say the Johnson & Johnson vaccine is safe but rebuilding confidence requires time and education.
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Mass tree death in East Bay parks raises alarm ahead of fire season
Drought is the likely culprit in the first die-back pattern researchers have seen in the Bay Area.
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In Alameda County, vaccine supply is now ahead of demand
More than 68% of county residents have been vaccinated and appointments are much easier to make.
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From text messages to flyers, how we’ve been helping Oaklanders get vaccinated
In February, The Oaklandside launched a vaccine information equity campaign. Here’s what we’ve done so far.
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East Bay water officials declare drought, ask residents to conserve
The Bay Area is experiencing the second-driest year in the water district’s history.