kaiser permanente says it plans to fight the citations. well this isn't the first time that a local kaiser hospital has been cited for covid-19 violations. you remember that kaiser's san jose was fined $85,000 for or by cal osha for failing to immediately report. details related to employee who was hospitalized with covid last march. santa clara county also find kaiser san jose $43,000 for failing to report a christmas day outbreak linked to an inflatable costume. that's when one person died in nearly a 100 employees and patients tested positive. kaiser's antioch facility was also cited and fined $56,000 for failing to report employees hospitalized with the virus last april and may. we'll take a break it is 4.11 but still ahead on the kron 4 morning news, san francisco city leaders are speaking out after 2 separate attacks left 2 men. >>dead on the same day. and as california continues its vaccine. rollout health officials say they're making the hardest hit communities, a priority. we'll have more on their plans coming up. >>and we're back

appointments have been canceled out this week kron four's tell of a second joins us live from kaiser permanente's san jose medical center and she's got the latest taylor. >>well 4500 appointments were canceled this weekend 750 more the week before. well kaiser says they understand the frustrations. they say they just did not receive the anticipated vaccine supply. >>thousands of seniors backlogged and forced to reschedule covid-19 vaccination appointments in santa clara county kaiser permanente says it had to cancel more than 5,000 appointments from january 29th through february 5th due to a shortage of supply in a statement to kron 4 news kaiser permanente said quote we did not receive the vaccine supplies anticipated when the appointments were made estimated on previous vaccine deliveries and guidance from the state and county senator dave court as he whose district includes santa clara county admits transparency and communication issues between federal state and local governments as well as private providers like kaiser are to blame for many of these cancellations you need to know. >>i hear pr

with that, i'd like to hand this off to the kaiser permanente. secondly, as a kaiser patient myself, thank you. >> thank you. thank you mayor breed and dr. colfax. i was thinking this morning about how february 2020, a year ago, kaiser permanente was preparing for greeting the very first covid-19 patient into california that were coming from the princess cruise ship. and it has been quite a year for all of us. and throughout this year, we have constantly asked ourselves how can we do more. and this site, this hub, is an example of coming together, doing more together to create something that would not have been possible without all of us working together. this is the largest vaccination, mass vaccination site in the state of california with the 10,000 a day capacity. only limited by vaccine supply. and i want to thank so many people here who helped. and of course, the city. and the city leadership for offering moscone city, which is the perfect location and type of venue for this mass vaccination. i'd like to thank the state leadership, governor's

with that, i'd like to hand this off to the kaiser permanente. econdly, as a kaiser patient myself, thank you. >> thank you. thank you mayor breed and dr. colfax. i was thinking this morning about how february 2020, a year ago, kaiser permanente was preparing for greeting the very first covid-19 patient into california that were coming from the princess cruise ship. and it has been quite a year for all of us. and throughout this year, we have constantly asked ourselves how can we do more. and this site, this hub, is an example of coming together, doing more together to create something that would not have been possible without all of us working together. this is the largest vaccination, mass vaccination site in the state of california with the 10,000 a day capacity. only limited by vaccine supply. and i want to thank so many people here who helped. and of course, the city. and the city leadership for offering moscone city, which is the perfect location and type of venue for this mass vaccination. i'd like to thank the state leadership, governor's

kaiser permanente serves 25% of the state's population but has received less than 10% of the state'sand apologize for the frustration some of our members have encountered with the availability of vaccine appointments.

>>kaiser permanente says it canceled 4500 appointments this week and 750 more the week before. kaiser says it understands the frustrations, but it just didn't receive the anticipated vaccine supply thousands of seniors backlogged and forced to reschedule covid-19 vaccination appointments in santa clara county kaiser permanente says it had to cancel more than 5,000 appointments from january 29th through february 5th due to a shortage of supply in a statement to kron 4 news kaiser permanente said quote we did not receive the vaccine supplies anticipated when the appointments were made estimated on previous vaccine deliveries and guidance from the state and county senator dave court as he whose district includes santa clara county admits transparency and communication issues between federal state and local governments as well as private providers like kaiser are to blame for many of these cancellations you need to know. >>accurate projections before the start going out. i'm taking appointments are making appointments with people in in getting people's expectations, geared up going

each of the citations is in the process of being appealed by kaiser permanente and are not considered final determination. >>goes on to say that a lot of the citation were. of the pandemic in the early stages for example can catherine saying that there was not enough ppe and not all facilities were short of ppe however the citations also talk about conditions that they found in the fall, bottom line kaiser permanente says the spokesperson to kron 4 news that they are going to continue to fight all of the citations and we will continue to follow this and give you an update reporting live here along the creek and theresa back to you. >>thank you theresa and this is not the first time kaiser has been cited for covid violations. kaiser san jose was fined $85,000 by cal osha for failing to immediately report details related to an employee who was hospitalized with covid and that was last march. santa clara county find kaiser san jose a $43,000 for failing to report a christmas stay outbreak. that's when one person died and nearly 100 employees and patients tested positive. after a staffer.

>>kaiser permanente says it canceled 4500 appointments this week and 750 more the week before. kaiser says it understands the frustrations, but it just didn't receive the anticipated vaccine supply thousands of seniors backlogged and forced to reschedule covid-19 vaccination appointments in santa clara county kaiser permanente says it had to cancel more than 5,000 appointments from january 29th through february 5th due to a shortage of supply in a statement to kron 4 news kaiser permanente said quote we did not receive the vaccine supplies anticipated when the appointments were made estimated on previous vaccine deliveries and guidance from the state and county senator dave court as he whose district includes santa clara county admits transparency and communication issues between federal state and local governments as well as private providers like kaiser are to blame for many of these cancellations you need to know. >>projections before the start going out and taking appointments are making appointments with people in in getting people's expectations, geared up going to take 20

with that, i'd like to hand this off to the kaiser permanente. as a kaiser patient myself, thank you. >> thank you. thank you mayor breed and dr. colfax. i was thinking this morning about how february 2020, a year ago, kaiser permanente was preparing for greeting the very first covid-19 patient into california that were coming from the princess cruise ship. and it has been quite a year for all of us. and throughout this year, we have constantly asked ourselves how can we do more. and this site, this hub, is an example of coming together, doing more together to create something that would not have been possible without all of us working together. this is the largest vaccination, mass vaccination site in the state of california with the 10,000 a day capacity. only limited by vaccine supply. and i want to thank so many people here who helped. and of course, the city. and the city leadership for offering moscone city, which is the perfect location and type of venue for this mass vaccination. i'd like to thank the state leadership, governor's office a

i don't have to be a kaiser permanente member to go to that site. that is the goal.e going to be shared resources, sharing accessibility across the city for the benefit of all of the residents and people that work in san francisco. >> just for clarity, we know in san francisco we're still in tier 1a and that includes people over the age of 65 and health care workers, in-home support service workers, emts and we anticipate that network is about 210,000 people. so we've heard a lot of folks who have been a little, you know, bothered by the fact that san francisco has not gotten to teachers, bus drivers, police officers, and, in fact, ma written has gotten to other counties. can you explain that and why it's a lot different here in san francisco than it is in other counties? >> one important reason is that we have such a robust health care system. we have so many health care workers that are here in san francisco serving our residents every day. that is a strength. that is part of the reason why we have one of the lowest death rates of any major city. and that means tha

. >>> the state's largest single health care provider, kaiser permanente, is lagging well behind other systems when it comes to vaccinating even its oldest patients. abc 7 news has heard from people in their 80s who have yet to secure an aointment. those who do get one are finding long lines and long waits. abc 7 news reporter laura anthony has the latest. >> my mom's been calling kaiser every day, and it's by invitation only. >> reporter: sheila gibson spent weeks waiting for kaiser permanente to send her elderly parents an e-mail invitation to make a covid vaccine appointment. her father is 85 and has several serious health conditions. >> it's pretty messed up and i don't think everyone -- not even everyone who's eligible is able to signed up. they're not getting invitations. >> and i can't tell you how many calls i've gotten that kaiser is not scheduling these appointments. >> reporter: debbie telif is the ceo of choice and aging an east bay non-profit that's helped thousands of seniors get vaccinated. >> in this older adult population they trust our physician and my physician is at

with that, i'd like to hand this off to the kaiser permanente. secondly, as a kaiser patient myself, thank you. >> thank you. thank you mayor breed and dr. colfax. i was thinking this morning about how february 2020, a year ago, kaiser permanente was preparing for greeting the very first covid-19 patient into california that were coming from the princess cruise ship. and it has been quite a year for all of us. and throughout this year, we have constantly asked ourselves how can we do more. and this site, this hub, is an example of coming together, doing more together to create something that would not have been possible without all of us working together. this is the largest vaccination, mass vaccination site in the state of california with the 10,000 a day capacity. only limited by vaccine supply. and i want to thank so many people here who helped. and of course, the city. and the city leadership for offering moscone city, which is the perfect location and type of venue for this mass vaccination. i'd like to thank the state leadership, governor's

kaiser permanente says it plans to fight that citation. is isn't the first time that a local kaiser hospital has been cited by the way for covid-19 violations kaiser in san jose was fined $85,000 by cal osha for failing to immediately report details related to an employee who was hospitalized with covid last march santa clara county also find kaiser, san jose $43,000 member this for failing to report a christmas day outbreak of the one that was linked to an inflatable costume that outbreak ended up killing one person and infecting nearly a 100 other employees and patients. kaiser's antioch facility was also cited and fined $56,000 for failing to report employees hospitalized with the virus last april and may. >>one south a gym owner has been openly defying health orders for months, ripped fitness gym in san jose de argues they can operate. indoors, the or even as signs outside claiming constitutional protection. clients appear to be using masks and physical distancing and they're happy about the just defiance. >>and it's not as great as peo

kaiser permanente's site will be by appointment only for those who qualify. a vaccine center is also rolling around in los angeles. l.a. just started a mobile vaccination program to help bring covid-19 vaccines to neighborhoods with the highest rate of the virus. one of the goals of the mobile program, giving shots to seniors who can't walk or drive to the vaccination centers. >>> well, covid-19 infections continue to drop across california. there is something still alarming. the state is now dealing with its highest death rate since the start of the pandemic. on tuesday the department of health reported nearly 7,600 deaths over the past two weeks, that's an average of 542 deaths per day. more than 41,000 californians have died since the start of the pandemic, roughly the same amount of people who live in the entire city of danville. >>> kaiser permanente is appealing fines. they amount to $100,000. in one case it's at walnut creek's facility. cal osha says they failed to handle or prevent possible worker exposure to covid. in the other caseworkers in san lea

with that, i'd like to hand this off to the kaiser permanente. ser patient myself, thank you. >> thank you. thank you mayor breed and dr. colfax. i was thinking this morning about how february 2020, a year ago, kaiser permanente was preparing for greeting the very first covid-19 patient into california that were coming from the princess cruise ship. and it has been quite a year for all of us. and throughout this year, we have constantly asked ourselves how can we do more. and this site, this hub, is an example of coming together, doing more together to create something that would not have been possible without all of us working together. this is the largest vaccination, mass vaccination site in the state of california with the 10,000 a day capacity. only limited by vaccine supply. and i want to thank so many people here who helped. and of course, the city. and the city leadership for offering moscone city, which is the perfect location and type of venue for this mass vaccination. i'd like to thank the state leadership, governor's office and depart

with that, i'd like to hand this off to the kaiser permanente. ser patient myself, thank you. >> thank you. thank you mayor breed and dr. colfax. i was thinking this morning about how february 2020, a year ago, kaiser permanente was preparing for greeting the very first covid-19 patient into california that were coming from the princess cruise ship. and it has been quite a year for all of us. and throughout this year, we have constantly asked ourselves how can we do more. and this site, this hub, is an example of coming together, doing more together to create something that would not have been possible without all of us working together. this is the largest vaccination, mass vaccination site in the state of california with the 10,000 a day capacity. only limited by vaccine supply. and i want to thank so many people here who helped. and of course, the city. and the city leadership for offering moscone city, which is the perfect location and type of venue for this mass vaccination. i'd like to thank the state leadership, governor's office and depart

announcer: kaiser permanente. additional funding is provided by the estate of arnold adams and koo and patricia yuen through the yuen foundation, committed to bridging cultural differences in our communities, the corporation for public broadcasting and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. weijia: welcome to "washington week." i'm weijia jiang. tonight we take an in-depth look at what president biden is doing to help the economy,elp the country through the pandemic. with one month into the biden administration, questions remain about the nation's fragmented vaccinate roll joult and the push to reopen classrooms. many educators and officials are concerned students are struggling with online learning and falling behind. but the biden administration's guidance on how to reopen schools safely has been contradictory and consing. this is what press secretary jen psaki told reporters plast week. >> his goal that he set is to have the majority of schools of more than 50% open by d 100 of h

kaiser permanente. additional funding is provided by the estate of arnold adams and koo and patricia yuen through the yuen foundation, committed to bridging cultural differences in our communities, the corporation for public broadcasting and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. peter: good evening. and welcome to "washington week." i'm peter baker. this week washington combrapled with two ongoing crises, the covid-19 pandemic and the fallout of the insurrection against the united states congress and the peaceful transfer of power. law he fomplet officials testified with more details about what happened on january 6. and in his confirmation hearing attorney general nominee merrick garland discussed the threats this country faces. peer are some of what we saw this week. >> i will supervise the prosecution of white supremacists and others who storm the capitol on january 6. >> how could you not get that vital intelligence on the eve of what's foge to be a major event? >> w

announcer: kaiser permanente. additional funding is provided by the estate of arnold adams and koo and patricia yuen through the yuen foundation, committed to bridging cultural differences in our communities, the corporation for public broadcasting and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. lisa: good evening and welcome to "washington week." i'm lisa desjardins. 30 days ago, insurrectionists stormed the u.s. capitol. this week, the building was a place of mourning and honor for capitol police officer brian sicknick who was killed in the raid. members ofongress i've spoken with are still raw about the riot and that state of personal crisis is steering big political decisions right now. republican leaders are desperate to unify their party. house republicans voted overwhelmingly to keep wyoming congresswoman liz cheney who voted to impeach trump in her job as their number three leader and republicans backed georgia congresswoman marjorie taylor greene under fire for false and iendiar

kaiser permanente. additional funding is provided by the estate of arnold adams and koo and patricia yuen through the yuen foundation, committed to bridging cultural differences in our communities, the corporation for public broadcasting and by contributions to your p station from viewers like you. thank you. jonathan: good evening and welcome to "washington week." i'm jonathan karl. this week the horrific sights and sounds of january 6 echoed through the very senate chamber that was ransacked by rioters just five weeks ago. the house impeachment managers did more than make their case against donald trump. they documented in vivid and excruciating detail what happened on that day. a minute by minute account of the deadly insurrection including never seen before footage of the mob invading the capitol, brutallyttacking the police, threatening revenge on members of congress, and even the execution of the vice president. and the managers outlined exactly what donald trump did before the riot and what he fa

with that, i'd like to hand this off to the kaiser permanente. ser patient myself, thank you. >> thank you. thank you mayor breed and dr. colfax. i was thinking this morning about how february 2020, a year ago, kaiser permanente was preparing for greeting the very first covid-19 patient into california that were coming from the princess cruise ship. and it has been quite a year for all of us. and throughout this year, we have constantly asked ourselves how can we do more. and this site, this hub, is an example of coming together, doing more together to create something that would not have been possible without all of us working together. this is the largest vaccination, mass vaccination site in the state of california with the 10,000 a day capacity. only limited by vaccine supply. and i want to thank so many people here who helped. and of course, the city. and the city leadership for offering moscone city, which is the perfect location and type of venue for this mass vaccination. i'd like to thank the state leadership, governor's office and depart

. >>> the state's largest single health care provider, kaiser permanente, is lagging well behind otherven its oldest patients. abc 7 news has heard from people in their 80s who have yet to secure an aointment. those who do get one are finding long lines and long waits. abc 7 news reporter laura anthony has the latest. >> my mom's been calling kaiser every day, and it's by invitation only. >> reporter: sheila gibson spent weeks waiting for kaiser permanente to send her elderly parents an e-mail invitation to make a covid vaccine appointment. her father is 85

takes a village, and we've had a village of support with the department of public health, ucsf, kaiser permanente, and a number of other health care providers. there have been a lot of sites that you have been hearing about. the large sights at masconi and ucsf, have set up in their parking lots, and we're working with them. and we have one in the mission, the bayview hunter's point, the places where the case rates are higher. our goal is to try to meet people where they are, and to try to get to, of course, our health care workers, our in-home support service workers, and those 65 and older, who are, sadly, the most likely to die if they contract covid. so i want to go to a slide just to give you a little bit of information about where we are, increasing as supply -- the vaccines that we have administered, we're now average about 4,000 vaccines per day. and yesterday we basically reached a new high: 5,542 vaccines yesterday, which is pretty remarkable. it gives me hope we're getting there, and we're moving as fastly as we can. the next slide, vaccinating health care workers and people over 65 ha

the state is increasing the amount of vaccine kaiser permanente gets. next week kaiser will get 20% of the state's supply. with more doses on the way, kaiser can now schedule appointments further out, reaching more people. they've even started reaching out to people over 65. previously kaiser was only contacting members 75 years and older for vaccinations. >>> san francisco general hospital opened up a drop-in vaccination clinic for seniors 65 and older. the hospital plans on expanding vaccinations on wednesday, however, from now through tuesday they want to get as many seniors vaccinated as possible. they started a walk-in clinic between 9:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. for seniors, hoping to remove technology barriers. >> i know, trying to find sort of web sites, signing up, making appointments can be a little bit challenging, and so we wanted to take that away. that's why we decided to do the drop-in clinic. >> appointments are also available. all drop ins must live in san francisco. >>> a new drive-through vaccination clinic is set to open in marin tomorrow.

takes a village, and we've had a village of support with the department of public health, ucsf, kaiser permanente, and a number of other health care providers. there have been a lot of sites that you have been hearing about. the large sights at masconi and ucsf, have set up in their parking lots, and we're working with them. and we have one in the mission, the bayview hunter's point, the places where the case rates are higher. our goal is to try to meet people where they are, and to try to get to, of course, our health care workers, our in-home support service workers, and those 65 and older, who are, sadly, the most likely to die if they contract covid. so i want to go to a slide just to give you a little bit of information about where we are, increasing as supply -- the vaccines that we have administered, we're now average about 4,000 vaccines per day. and yesterday we basically reached a new high: 5,542 vaccines yesterday, which is pretty remarkable. it gives me hope we're getting there, and we're moving as fastly as we can. the next slide, vaccinating health care workers and people over 65 ha

with that, i'd like to hand this off to the kaiser permanente. secondly, as a kaiser patient myself, thank you. >> thank you. thank you mayor breed and dr. colfax. i was thinking this morning about how february 2020, a year ago, kaiser permanente was preparing for greeting the very first covid-19 patient into california that were coming from the princess cruise ship. and it has been quite a year for all of us. and throughout this year, we have constantly asked ourselves how can we do more. and this site, this hub, is an example of coming together, doing more together to create something that would not have been possible without all of us working together. this is the largest vaccination, mass vaccination site in the state of california with the 10,000 a day capacity. only limited by vaccine supply. and i want to thank so many people here who helped. and of course, the city. and the city leadership for offering moscone city, which is the perfect location and type of venue for this mass vaccination. i'd like to thank the state leadership, governor's

kaiser permanente cancelÓ mÁs de 5000 citas programadas para administrar las vacunas contra el coronaviruspfizer informaron que es una situaciÓn desafortunada, pero que no pueden cumplir con las vacunaciones, ya que no han recibido las dosis necesarias. las Ácidas para las personas mayores de 75 aÑos serÁn reprogramada se lo mÁs pronto posible. ese mismo condado, en santa clara, puede recibir una vacuna contra el coronavirus. visite la pÁgina web en pantalla para programar una cita. en la plaza de la herencia mexicana, en san josÉ, los mayores de 65 aÑos pueden solicitar una cita los martes y jueves desde las 9:00 a.m.. >> [habla en inglÉs] presentadora: ya lo escuchÓ, nada es mÁs importante que hacer que nuestros niÑos vuelvan a la escuela, es lo que decÍa la alcaldesa de san francisco. estas declaraciones las hizo en medio de una controversial decisiÓn de demandar al distrito escolar. esta es la primer demanda de este tipo en el estado de california. y posiblemente en todo el paÍs. la demanda afirma que el distrito escolar unificado de san francisco viola la ley estatal que obliga a los

see something don't rule things and expect people not to be unhappy when expectations are >>kaiser permanente says that they're working on rescheduling those canceled appointments. they are prioritizing people are 75 and older. if the supplies allow they will also then try to reschedule the 65 to 74 year-old but they say they need a significant increase in the vaccine supply to get to them. >>now speed up the vaccination efforts across the country. the federal government will soon ship a million doses directly to retail pharmacies 6500 retail pharmacies in fact will be receiving these vaccines this week here in california that will include 100 cvs pharmacies including or at least according to state guidelines a priority will be health care workers and anyone 65 years old or older. this will provide more safe for people to get vaccinated in their communities. >>and it's an important component to delivering vaccines equitably. >>yeah the vaccine will be available at cvs by appointment only beginning on february 9th and to be clear this is just cvs receiving the vaccine at this time walgreens an

. >>> kaiser permanente is playing catchup on covid vaccines, but this week they should -- the access should actually grow wider. kaiser said until now it's not been receiving its representative share of the vaccine every week. starting now, patients over 65 can get their shots. the health provider says appointments are being booked several weeks in advance. >>> a drive-thru vaccination site in marin county is open today for its first full day of operation during the workweek. yesterday's soft launch was intended to be fairly small, up to 250 people. but by the afternoon, at least 400 people had been vaccinated. >> it's a bit of relief. i realize there are still con tranthallelujah. >> the ferry terminal may be fax nating up to 2,000 people a day. other parts of marin county, some appointments were cancelled due to weather-related shipping delays. >>> no rel aftershock to tell you about this morning following a minor earthquake yesterday in south bay. the 3.8 quake hit a little after 5:30 six miles east of gilroy it was felt as far away as morgan hill, holster and salinas. >>> check o

departamento de salud pÚblica de esa ciudad supervisa el funcionamiento del centro en asociaciÓn con kaiser permanenteos o mÁs con cita previa y de acuerdo con el plan de priorizaciÓn de california. para encontrar mÁs informaciÓn sobre la fase de vacunaciÓn en los condados visitando nuestra aplicaciÓn "univisiÓn Área de la bahÍa". descÁrgala. es completamente gratis. esta semana el paÍsregistrÓ un descenso en los casos de coronavirus. pese a esto, las autoridades le recomiendan a la poblaciÓn que todavÍa no es momento de bajar la guardia. rafael sÁnchez cruz nos amplia la informaciÓn desde washington. rafael: nuevos contagios, muertes y hospitalizaciones estado en decenso durante la Última semana dando indicios que la situaciÓn podrÍa estar mejorando. >> las cosas estÁ mÁs buena porque nosotros estamos recibiendo las cosas que debemos de hacer. no debemos de parar ahora mismo. rafael: los nuevos casos cayeron por 16%, muerte un 6%, hospitalizaciones por un 14,5%, pero sin unos centros para prevenciÓn y control en nÚmero de personas internadas es el doble de lo registrado durante el verano. ademÁs, las

kaiser permanente had to cancel or than 5000 appointments scheduled for last week and this week after supplies fell short of expectations. kaiser says the estimate it uses to schedule appointments are based on past guidance. it did say "we understand the frustration this causes and we are continuing to do all we can to increase the supply of vaccines, working in partnership with county, state and federal governments." a new vaccination clinic opened in san francisco for senior residents in the bayview neighborhood. sean walton says people who are 65 and older can stop by the southeast health center. no appointment necessary. what you do need to live in the 94124 494134 zip codes. >> it's getting serious and scary. and i'm quite glad they put it in the neighborhood where afro- americans and latinos live so we have a chance to save our lives. >> another vaccination site is open in the mission district in hopes of reaching the latino community. residents eligible for the vaccine can go to this one at 24th and mission. >>> new numbers for marin county say more than 29,000 residents there

. >>> kaiser permanente sent an e-mail to its patients over the weekend addressing concerns around its vaccine rollout. the ceo says kaiser cares for 9.3 million californians and it's received only 300,000 doses. that's just 3% of all kaiser patients. abc 7 news anchor liz kreutz joins us now live. and liz, at this rate it's going to take a long time for kaiser to vaccinate all of its patients. >> reporter: a very long time. we're talking years. now, hopefully it doesn't stay this way. but at the moment it's very frustrating for kaiser patients and now the ceo is essentially apologizing but saying it's out of their control. california's largest health care provider is acknowledging their vaccine rollout is not going smoothly. in this mass e-mail sent to patients over the weekend kaiser permanente chareg adams addressed concerns about a lack of available vaccine appointments. >> my overall feeling is i'm extremely frustrated. >> reporter: jeanine wilson is both a patient and outside medical provider for kaiser and is considered part of their group 1a for vaccinations. yet she still can'

kaiser permanente serves 25% of the state's population but has received less than 10% of the state's vaccine since december. we understand and apologize for the frustration some of our members have encountered with the availability of vaccine appointments. sheila told us even when she got a vaccine appointment here at kaiser oakland the ordeal for her parents was far from over. >> they stood outside with no cover, nowhere to sit, for 2 1/2 hours after their appointment before they could even go in for their vaccine. >> reporter: with increased state allocations in the coming weeks kaiser now expects to make vaccines available to all 270,000 of its members over age 75 by the end of the month. laura anthony, abc 7 news. >>> berkeley just announced today that its health department is expanding vaccine eligibility. it opened up appointments to residents 65 and older, grocery store and convenience store workers, and in-person child care or education providers. you must live or work in berkeley. >>> two mass vaccination sites have temporarily closed in san francisco. why? there's simply no

it has also been found at an outbreak at kaiser permanente's emergency department in san jose and has been identified across the state. >> so the california wide data would suggest that the same thing is happening in other communities, especially southern california. not universally all over california but certainly southern california and so, we do believe that this story is playing out in similar ways to the mission district. >> that variant was first detected in denmark about a year ago. >>> a new vaccine from a familiar brand name could get approval in just a matter of days. >>> new help from the white house, what is being done to help smaller businesses. >>> some love it, others hate it. the contentious meeting that just got underway over a new bay area gas station. >> i think it is a marvelous idea. i like it. >> i can't even understand why we are in this position. >> coming up, draymond green apologizes for getting kicked out. and the giants open camp was giving them a little chip on the shoulder. >>> it feels like we are well into the regular season weatherwise as opposed to t

variant was detected in an outbreak at kaiser permanente's emergency department in san jose. 90 people were infected in december. >> so the california white data would suggest that the same thing is happening in other communities especially southern california. not universally all over california but certainly southern california and so we do believe that this story is playing out in similar ways to the mission district. >> early research shows that bearings to be more transmissible in comparison to other strains. >>> san francisco's mascone center will reopen for vaccination appointments on thursday. a closed down last week after a supply shortage. they plan to reopen for appointments starting at 11 am on thursday. it will continue with its normal hours starting friday at 8 am. both first and second dose vaccinations will be provided. >>> pretty exciting game for some family and students. kids back on campus for the first time in nearly a year. kiet do met some very happy students. >> another week, the school district in the bay area preparing for in person classes. this time at the s

starting this week kaiser permanente will ramp up its distribution of vaccines to singers the move comes after the health care provider received several complaints. kaiser will begin scheduling appointments for several weeks out and will again offering shots to people, 65 and older. and the east bay inmates and staff at santa rita jail are getting vaccinated the alameda county sheriff's office received 500 doses of the moderna vaccine yesterday and also anticipates vaccinating 1100 more people today. the cdc recommends prioritizing staff at correctional facilities for the vaccine to high-risk exposure. a new more contagious covid variants are spreading across the country and the bay area ucsf researchers are learning more about one mutation discovered on the west coast. that may spread more easily could be deadlier than the uk variant kron four's dan kerman reports a community testing site in san francisco's mission district. >>has yielded some eye opening results. researchers ucsf and the chan zuckerberg hot found more than half of the positive cases discovered there in january or of a

> that same variant has been found in outbreaks in santa clara county as well including and kaiser permanente's emergency department in san jose where 90 people were infected, back in december. early research shows that variant to be more transmissible than the other strains. >>> johnson & johnson's one shot covid vaccine could soon be approved in the u.s. in advisory committee is set to vote on thursday. if they recommended to regulators that means the fda could authorize emergency use as early as friday. in california almost 70 1/2 million people have now received at least one dose of the coronavirus vaccine. another 1.4 million are expected to be given its this week. if the johnson & johnson vaccine is approved, gov. newsom expects those numbers to skyrocket. >> that is modest compared to what we have received in the past. but i am very confident, the end of march, april, we will start seeing things really ramp up. may, june, july, game changer. all of a sudden, at a completely different level. >>> a live look at the state capital where lawmakers just approved $600 payment for millions of pe

and kaiser permanente, which serves about 25% of californians, says it now expects to vaccinate 600,000 people a week. in san jose, ian cull, nbc bay area news. >> we want to help you get your shot. we've been telling you about the new website called plan your vaccine. enter your state, a map, and your age. go to planyourvaccine.com. >>> state lawmakers are stepping up to try to prevent future horror stories at the employment development department. the agency is not only wading through billions of dollars in fraud, but many people have had their accounts frozen. others have been taxed on money stolen from their account on identity theft. now lawmakers are introducing a slew of new measures that includes a new bill of rights to protect people from future blunders authored by assembly member buffy wicks. >> my goal is to provide resource for people in the community. >> reporter: it would also establish a new claim and advocacy department within the agency. >>> happening today, leaders in two bay area counties are scheduled to debate hazard pay for grocery store workers. supervisors in sa

in partnership with kaiser permanente and the san francisco marin food bank and today's event aimed at helping communities impacted by the pandemic and san francisco unified school district families whose schools right pantries have closed down. >> we have seen food insecurity is more prevalent than it has ever been. we see across the entire bay area and particularly for those workers who may be essential and the families who are not able to get out and be able to shop for food in real grocery stores right now. >> they helped a lot of people, grocery items for over 300 families were given away. for more positive stories like this one you can check out our better together page at kpix.com/ together. >>> in auburn there was a big honor for a world war ii veteran, and it was nearly 80 years in the making. >> daddy, you deserve it. >> there cheering on marvin cornett. he just received a purple heart. he was injured by mortar fire in italy back in 1944. he never got the purple heart back then but fast forward to present day, company called heritage arsenal dug into his record, and found the

kaiser permanente was fined for defying protocol. a clerk died and 90 other people were infected with one of the most contagious variants. the hospital blamed a staffer in a christmas costume. fined forulti me violations, inclugin improper training, reusing masks and other proper gear. kaiser says they're contesting those fines. state regulations now allow gyms to host outdoor workouts. this gym could host people outside and bypass all the fines, but they still continue to open their doors for those indoor workouts. kris sanchez, nbc bay area. >> thank you, kris. >>> developing this morning, a 5-week-old infant is dead and parents are facing criminal charges. the couple rushed from a mariot courtyard hotel yesterday when the baby was not responding. richmond police say they found obvious signs of abuse. the parents identified as. >> ray: darn and marilyn nubbington have been arrested and the couple's other two children were taken into custody. >>> the city of oakland has selected a new police chief from within their department. nbc b

. ♪ usaa ♪ >>> three employees at a kaiser permanente call center in san jose tested positive for coviderson says the three workers who offer advice over the phone contracted the virus. three other workers also have symptoms. more than 100 people work in that call center and are now being tested every three days fo weeks. the hospital says no patients have any in-person contact with the call center, but a nurse who wants to remain anonymous believes the hospital did not do enough to warn workers of the spread. >> why would you do that to us? it is shameful. it is dangerous. what if you killed one of us? >> kaiser maintains it is providing care and support to any employee who needs it. >>> tesla is recalling nearly 135,000 cars. the recall includes model s sedans made between 2012 and 2018 and model x suvs from 2016 to 2018. >ll right. pretty cool for the super bowl. certain fans are allowed in and they get free tickets. we'll explain that. >> jimmy: hey, everyone. drew barry more will be here in studio tonight. we are performing madeline theater and we have talib and music. it is a grea

i don't have to be a kaiser permanente member to go to that site. that is the goal.we're going to be shared resources, sharing accessibility across the city for the benefit of all of the residents and people that work in san francisco. >> just for clarity, we know in san francisco we're still in tier 1a and that includes people over the age of 65 and health care workers, in-home support service workers, emts and we anticipate that network is about 210,000 people. so we've heard a lot of folks who have been a little, you know, bothered by the fact that san francisco has not gotten to teachers, bus drivers, police officers, and, in fact, ma written has gotten to other counties. can you explain that and why it's a lot different here in san francisco than it is in other counties? >> one important reason is that we have such a robust health care system. we have so many health care workers that are here in san francisco serving our residents every day. that is a strength. that is part of the reason why we have one of the lowest death rates of any major city. and that means

vaccine rollout is not going smoothly, and this mass email sent to patients over the weekend kaiser permanente, chairman and ceo greg adams addressed concerns about a lack of available vaccine appointments. >> my overall feeling is i'm extremely frustrated. >> reporter: janine willison a patient and outside medical veras for kaiser and is considered part of their group 1a for vaccinations, yet she still can't get an appointment. she recently tried and was put on hold for 42 minutes. >> after 42 minutes i went through another round of questions only to be told that, yes, i was eligible but there are no vaccines and no apintments and i should call back in a week. it seemed really willy-nilly and also like i was trying to get a really difficult to get concert ticket. >> reporter: in the email from adams, he explained that it comes down to supply. he said kaiser cares for 9.3 million californians, and they have only received 300,000 doses. if you do the math, that averages to about 43,000 doses a week. if that rate continues, it means it would take roughly 216 weeks or just over four years to have