We asked UCSF’s Dr. Kirsten Bibbins-Domingo how Oakland can stay safe in the face of the latest COVID-19 variant.
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Which Oakland hospitals have mask mandates?
Alameda County’s COVID-19 mask mandate has expired but these local healthcare providers are still requiring everyone to wear them.
Alameda County will join state in lifting mask mandate Feb. 16
Businesses can still require customers to mask up, and health officials cautioned that face coverings are “strongly recommended.”
Having problems ordering your free rapid COVID-19 tests from USPS?
Roommates, large families, and live-work residents have encountered some challenges accessing tests from the federal government.
Omicron is surging in the Bay Area. Experts say Oakland has the tools to stay safe
Doctors say Bay Area cases are rising quickly due to the omicron and delta variants, but this time, residents have added protection from vaccines and boosters, masks and social distancing.
1 in 5 young children have received first vaccine dose in Alameda County
Heading into the holidays with rising COVID-19 case numbers, here’s how children can get vaccinated.
Pop-up COVID-testing sites are appearing in Oakland. Are they legit?
Several new testing sites run by a company called “Stop. Swab. Go.” are getting mixed results, and raising eyebrows.
How my 91-year-old grandma and I got COVID-19 boosters
Where you can get a booster vaccine dose in Oakland, and what the experience was like.
Oakland will require proof of COVID-19 vaccination to enter restaurants, gyms
Proof of vaccination will be required beginning Feb. 1, and also applies to bars, concert venues, senior centers, and more.
FDA decision means 140,000 Alameda County kids now eligible for COVID vaccine
Children ages 5 to 11 are now approved to get Pfizer’s vaccine.
‘I’m in between choosing to wear it or not’: Oakland airport workers weigh in on masking
A federal judge ended the mask mandate for air travel. We asked local airport workers what they think.
COVID-19 outbreak shutters West Oakland homeless shelter
The St. Vincent de Paul shelter—which has served unhoused residents throughout the pandemic—was no match for the ruthlessly contagious omicron variant.
Alameda and six other Bay Area counties mandate mask use as of Aug. 3
Masks will be again be required indoors in Oakland and across the Bay Area starting at 12:01 a.m. Tuesday morning.
Alameda County is facing its largest COVID surge yet
Symptoms among the vaccinated are mostly mild. But hospitalizations are increasing and officials fear hospitals could be stressed in the coming weeks due to omicron.
Omicron prompts Alameda County and Berkeley health officials to require masks in all indoor settings
Now face coverings will be required in offices, gyms and houses of worship.
OUSD will keep its mask mandate—for now
In two weeks, Oakland Unified School District may allow students to stop wearing masks outdoors. Plus: Officials presented a budget update at Wednesday’s school board meeting.
Starting tomorrow, you’ll need to show proof of vaccination to enter Oakland bars, restaurants, gyms
The new city ordinance also applies to senior centers, yoga studios, entertainment venues and large indoor events.
In divisive vote, Oakland school board decides students must get vaccinated to learn in person
Students will have until January 1, 2022 to get vaccinated against COVID-19 or else enroll in independent study.
City Council this week: Updated vaccine mandate, large homeless shelter
Plus: Madison Park is being renamed for Wilma Chan and councilmembers want an investigation of the treatment of women of color.
With a second COVID-19 winter coming, will unhoused people have more options for staying warm?
Some traditional homeless shelters are staying closed or at reduced capacity. Others are trying something new.