matt willis says he wants the community to know that it's not safe to be unvaccinated. coming up, john ramos will have more on the push to get bay area residents vaccinated. >>> with the summer search and coronavirus, vaccinations and masks remain the focus of a nationwide debate. an average of 49,000 new covid- 19 cases were confirmed in the last week according to the johns hopkins university tracker. and john lawrence has the latest on why so many have been hesitant to get the vaccine. >> reporter: the u.s. is facing another covid-19 surge this summer. >> so many people will get infected with this fake narrative out there that if you are young and healthy and take care of yourself you will not get sick. that is simply not true. >> reporter: every state has a seven day average that title rose above the previous week according to data from johns hopkins university. >> the new cases in covid are because of unvaccinated folks. almost 100% of them need hospitalizations are on on vaccinating folks. some of my family has been pushing me, but the delta variant kind of scares

we will answer your questions and talk to marin county health officer matt willis. but first, we have an abc 7 exclusive and e he onof wed story on the ne kthroughcases, a ca c-1g had interview with him shawn will join us live. until he does so i will run a little bit from kate's report, an exclusive. >> reporter: in june, after a year of pandemic stress. shawn and his wife decided to go to vegas. fully vaccinated and drove to avoid planes, once they got there -- >> i took the option to take my mask off. >> reporter: when they got home he started to feel sick, he and his wife tested positive for covid-19. >> it was frustrating. we spent 1 1/2 years avoiding this thing and it was scary. i mean, i brought home the life-threatening illness that has been killing people around the country. the only thing worse than that is knowing gave it to my kids. >> reporter: too young to be vaccinated. their 7 and 9-year-old kids had congestion and low grade fevers but shawn was sick in bed. >> i am confident if i did not have the boost of the vaccination i might not be standing her

we've had a fivefold increase in cases and and since june 18th doctor matt willis marin county's public health officer on positive covid-19 cases ticking upward which children those with compromised immune systems. and those simply choosing not to vaccinate falling victim to the virus this search is is due to the delta it really is being fueled you know, a variant that is more infectious than which is why. >> you know, we're increased cases, especially among unvaccinated people who know this is a this is a very that is extremely good at finding unvaccinated people doctor willis says that they continue to see problems popping up among summer camps where families have traveled outside the area dipping back into the area. >> but not following protocols. we are >> you know, no spot fires, you know, questions of cases around that. you know, over the summer. many in many cases what we see is an individual who may have traveled outside of the region with their family. a child. to many areas as bad as you know, case rates might seem locally as parts of the country that are seeing much more infe

. >> reporter: the health officer matt willis says the vaccinated patients in the hospital are olderh under lying conditions, they are doing well compared to the unvaccinated parbgts. >> >> it is not because of the vaccine but the variants are real. >> reporter: shawn would get the vaccine again but he says he would do one thing differently when it comes to his mask. >> even though i am allowed to take it off, i should not have taken it off. >> reporter: kate larson, abc news. >>> there is a new the covid-19 vaccine from johnson and johnson, most cases involve men 50 and older. >>> developing news now, wildfires are raging tonight in california. wiping out homes and forces thousands of people to evacuate. it is exactly what everyone feared as we go into this hot dry summer. and a huge fire that is not even in our state is putting a strain on california's power grid. >> reporter: the bootleg fire in southern oregon is doubling in size almost every day. burned more than 150,000 acres. the flames are threatening transmission lines that run between california and oregon that is why we sa

new cases per day marin county health officer doctor matt willis says they're able to sequence about half of their cases. >> and roughly 80% are coming back as the delta variant making it the dominant strain in the county. and while they've had no deaths here since may. some of these cases have ended up in the hospital. yiu know, we had a great in trouble. there were no one was in our hospitals and now we're up to 73 in the icu. >> unvaccinated people of the last 13 people that have come into the hospital. bryan county one was vaccinated. the other 12 are unvaccinated. so. pattern is very the vaccine is protective. and that not being vaccinated. makes you vulnerable. grant county has one of the highest rates of vaccination in the state with 92% of eligible people having at least one shot. >> and 85% fully vaccinated. all of the people hospitalized were adults, meaning they were eligible for the vaccine the delta variant is more prevalent in marin county is more infectious. we're seeing more and more cases. it is finding unvaccinated people. >> and it is our vaccines are best line of

. >> reporter: the health officer matt willis says the vaccinated patients in the hospital are olderith under lying conditions, they are doing well compared to the unvaccinated parbgts. >> >> it is not because of the vaccine but the variants are real. >> reporter: shawn would get the vaccine again but he says he woulerently when it com to his mask. >> even though i am allowed to take it off, i should not have taken it off. >> reporter: kate larson, abc news. >>> there is a new the covid-19 vaccine from johnson and johnson, most cases involve men 50 and older. >>> developing news now, wildfires are raging tonight in california. wiping out homes and forces thousands of people to evacuate. it is exactly what everyone feared as we go into this hot dry summer. and a huge fire that is not even in our state is putting a strain on california's power grid. >> reporter: the bootleg fire in southern oregon is doubling in size almost every day. burned more than 150,000 acres. the flames are threatening transmission lines that run between california and oregon that is why we saw another flex aler

. >> we're seeing is breaking 3 more were frequently doctor matt willis marin county's public health officer talking about new information coming in on rising covid-19 cases and how vaccinated people are testing positive. >> few cases are much then cases among unvaccinated people or a show about 4 to one more unvaccinated and vaccinated. but it's discouraging to see anyone who's been fully vaccinated to become, you know, become infected with covid-19. that's really because the delta variant. >> doctor willis says fortunately the vaccines continue to protect people against the worst aspects of covid. no one vaccinated in marine county has died of covid-19. yet there is growing concern about children with this variant. >> it's one of the concerns one of the reasons that we made, the recommendation that we all cover our faces indoors regardless of vaccination status that we all need to do our part to protect those people who cannot be vaccinated our youngest you know, under age 12. no, no. choice to vaccinate for children in those age and they are more vulnerable to infection because th

eligible people having at least one shot and 85% fully vaccinated county health officer doctor matt willis says most of the people have come down with the delta variant are unvaccinated. >> of the last 13 people that have come into the hospital. marin county one was vaccinated. the other 12 are unvaccinated. so. pattern is very the vaccine is protective. and that not being vaccinated makes you vulnerable. >> rather than operating a mass vaccination site. the counties using mobile teams to reach people who still have not received the shot. happening today. the mass vaccination site at the muskogee center in san francisco will close you can drop in to get your second dose. even if you got your somewhere else. san francisco is the first major city in the united states that more than 80% of its residents with at least one vaccine dose. as for people still looking to book an appointment for a vaccine. the city will continue distributing doses. there's several health clinics pharmacies and mobile sites. and the south bay the tsa now says light rail service will likely not resume by the end of th

it is finding unvaccinated people bring county health officer doctor matt willis says the last 2 weeks their average daily covid-19 case count has shot up from 3 a day to 13 to 20 per day. they're able to sequence about half of these cases and roughly 80% are coming back as the delta variant making it the dominant strain in the county. and while they've had no deaths here since may. some of these cases have ended up in the hospital of the last 13 people that have come into the hospital. marin county. >> one was vaccinated. the other 12 are unvaccinated. so. >> pattern is very the vaccine is protective. and that not being vaccinated. >> makes you vulnerable. grant county has one of the highest rates of vaccination in the state with 92% of eligible people having at least one shot and 85% fully vaccinated. bring county has shut down their mass vax sites. but the effort to get shots in arms continues. so we have. >> mobile teams who are visiting you know, every day, every afternoon there's teams out there couple months ago we would do over a 1000 a day. we're happy now with just a couple d

matt willis said anyone in the county who has been hospitalized or passed away due to covid-19 has not been vaccinated. >>> 75% of people in san francisco over 12 are fully vaccinated. 82% have received at least one does. the city is in a good place but the delta variant is a good concern. >>> san francisco unified school district will hold another town hall meeting to talk about full in person learning in the fall. it is this evening at 5:30 pm on zoom and streamed on the districts facebook page. all students and staff will need to wear masks is the main take away. >> with masking and fresh air, we can keep all kids safe. there are very few in my mind who should be back in person. >> the district is encouraging everyone who is 12 and up to get vaccinated. a permanent vaccination site is open at burton high school. people can get the shot every wednesday and thursday. >>> today, president biden will speak on the decision to pull u.s. troops out of-esque afghanistan. he will meet with his security team to receive an update on the progress of the drawdown. the u.s. military handed contro

we've had a fivefold increase in cases and brand since june. 18th doctor matt willis marin county's public health officer on positive covid-19 cases ticking upward which children those with compromised immune systems. and those simply choosing not to vaccinate falling victim to the virus this church is as due to the delta it really is being fueled you know, a variant that is more infectious than which is why. >> you know, we're increased cases, especially among unvaccinated people who know this is a this is a very that is extremely good at finding unvaccinated people doctor willis says that they continue to see problems popping up among summer camps where families have traveled outside the area dipping back into the area. >> but not following protocols. we are >> you know, no spot fires, you know, questions of cases around that. you know, over the summer. many in many cases what we see is as an individual who may have traveled outside of the region with their family. a child. to many areas as bad as you know, case rates might seem locally as parts of the country that are seeing much more i

county health officer doctor matt willis says that most of the people who are coming down with this delta variant are among those that are unvaccinated. >> of the last 13 people that have come into the hospital. marin county one was vaccinated. the other 12 are unvaccinated. so. pattern is very the vaccine is protective. and that not being vaccinated makes you vulnerable. >> rather than operating a mass vaccination site. the county now has using mobile teams. >> to reach people who still haven't received their shots san francisco doing the same getting rid of their mass vaccination site of the moscow knee center. >> today. it is closing this is a place where you can get your second dose ca, even if you got your first dose somewhere else. and they gave a lot of shots out. as you can see, san francisco is the first major city in the u.s. to have more than 80% of the residents with at least one dose. as for you. if you're still looking to book an appointment for a vaccine. you can go to various places in san francisco. health clinics pharmacies and mobile sites. >> elsewhere in the east bay

. >> we're seeing is breaking 3 more were frequently doctor matt willis marin county's public health officer talking about new information coming in on rising covid-19 cases and how vaccinated people are testing positive. >> breakthrough cases are much than cases among unvaccinated people or a show about 4 to one more unvaccinated vaccinated. but it's discouraging to see anyone who's been fully vaccinated to become, you know, become infected with covid-19. that's really because of the delta variant. >> doctor willis says fortunately the vaccines continue to protect people against the worst aspects of covid. no one vaccinated in marine county has died of covid-19. yet there is growing concern about children with this variant. >> it's one of the concerns. one of the reasons that we made, the recommendation that we all cover our faces indoors regardless of vaccination status that we all need to do our part to protect those people who cannot be vaccinated our youngest you know, under age 12. no, no choice to vaccinate for children in those age and they are more vulnerable to infection be

we've had a fivefold increase in cases and brand since june. 18th doctor matt willis marin county's public health officer on positive covid-19 cases ticking upward which children those with compromised immune systems. and those simply choosing not to vaccinate falling victim to the virus this search is is due to the delta it really is being fueled you know, a variant that is more infectious than which is why. >> you know, we're increased cases, especially among unvaccinated people who know this is a this is a very that is extremely good at finding unvaccinated people doctor willis says that they continue to see problems popping up among summer camps where families have traveled outside the area dipping back into the area. >> but not following protocols. we are >> you know, no spot fires, you know, questions of cases around that. you know, over the summer. many in many cases what we see is as an individual who may have traveled outside of the region with their family. a child. to many areas as bad as you know, case rates might seem locally as parts of the country that are seeing much more i

we've had a fivefold increase in cases and brand since june. 18th doctor matt willis marin county's public health officer on positive covid-19 cases ticking upward which children those with compromised immune systems. and those simply choosing not to vaccinate falling victim to the virus this search is is due to the delta it really is being fueled you know, a variant that is more infectious than which is why. >> you know, we're increased cases, especially among unvaccinated people who know this is a this is a very that is extremely good at finding unvaccinated people doctor willis says that they continue to see problems popping up among summer camps where families have traveled outside the area dipping back into the area. >> but not following protocols. we are >> you know, no spot fires, you know, questions of cases around that. you know, over the summer. many in many cases what we see is as an individual who may have traveled outside of the region with their family. a child. to many areas as bad as you know, case rates might seem locally as parts of the country that are seeing much more i

we've had a fivefold increase in cases and brand since june. 18th doctor matt willis marin county's public health officer on positive covid-19 cases ticking upward which children those with compromised immune systems. and those simply choosing not to vaccinate falling victim to the virus this church is as due to the delta it really is being fueled you know, a variant that is more infectious than which is why. >> you know, we're increased cases, especially among unvaccinated people who know this is a this is a very that is extremely good at finding unvaccinated people doctor willis says that they continue to see problems popping up among summer camps where families have traveled outside the area dipping back into the area. >> but not following protocols. we are >> you know, no spot fires, you know, questions of cases around that. you know, over the summer. many in many cases what we see is as an individual who may have traveled outside of the region with their family. a child. to many areas as bad as you know, case rates might seem locally as parts of the country that are seeing much more i

blaming unvaccinated people and the more contagious delta variant warren county's health officer matt willis says his average case count has gone from 3 a day to now 13 to 20 new cases every day. he notes about 80% of the cases they're seeing or that delta variant doctor willis says all of the people hospitalized were adults, meaning they were eligible for the vaccine. >> of the last 13 people that have come into the hospital. bryan county one was vaccinated. the other 12 are unvaccinated. so. pattern is very the vaccine is protective. and that not being vaccinated makes you vulnerable. >> marin county has one of the highest vaccination rates in the country. 92 1% of eligible people. i've got at least one shot. 85% of eligible folks are fully backed doctor willis says they've had 120 breakthrough cases simmer in vaccinated, people who still got covid state health officials say it's now up to local school districts to decide how to enforce the state's mask mandate when students return in the fall. >> the state is reversing course after releasing new rules that would have required schools desc

. >> we're seeing it's breaking 3 more were frequently doctor matt willis marin county's public health officer talking about new information coming in on rising covid-19 cases and how vaccinated people are testing positive. >> breakthrough cases are much than cases among unvaccinated people or a show about 4 to one more unvaccinated and vaccinated. but it's discouraging to see anyone who's been fully vaccinated to become, you know, become infected with covid-19. that's really because of the delta variant. >> doctor willis says fortunately the vaccines continue to protect people against the worst aspects of covid. no one vaccinated in marine county has died of covid-19. yet there is growing concern about children with this variant. >> it's one of the concerns. one of the reasons that we made, the recommendation that we all cover our faces indoors regardless of vaccination status that we all need to do our part to protect those people who cannot be vaccinated our youngest you know, under age 12. no, no choice to vaccinate for children in those age and they are more vulnerable to infectio

. >> we're seeing is breaking 3 more were frequently doctor matt willis marin county's public health officer talking about new information coming in on rising covid-19 cases and how vaccinated people are testing positive. >> few cases are much than cases among unvaccinated people or a show about 4 to one more unvaccinated and vaccinated. but it's discouraging to see anyone who's been fully vaccinated to become, you know, become infected with covid-19. that's really because the delta variant. >> doctor willis says fortunately the vaccines continue to protect people against the worst aspects of covid. no one vaccinated in marine county has died of covid-19. yet there is growing concern about children with this variant. >> it's one of the concerns one of the reasons that we made, the recommendation that we all cover our faces indoors regardless of vaccination status that we all need to do our part to protect those people who cannot be vaccinated our youngest you know, under age 12. no, no choice to vaccinate for children in those age and they are more vulnerable to infection because the

. >> doctor matt willis from the marin county health department, thank you so much for joining us here on kron 00:00am tonight. >> we welcome you. >> i'm going out, though, to the east bay where 1 million alameda county residents are now fully vaccinated from covid-19 that makes up about 70% of eligible residents public health officials say vaccination rates vary across communities in the county and they're seeing an increase in cases in the areas where vaccination rates are at the lowest. they say most recent cases are among unvaccinated people. and right now on kron 4 dot com. you can get the latest covid-19 numbers along with where you can get a vaccine. the mask guidelines that are across the bay area. also more details on cases across the state. just use your mobile device to scan this qr code and you could directed right there. >> so much more to come tonight, including if you want to take your pets on your summer vacation let you know >> now san francisco, a castro based organization is looking to make a massive addition to the already iconic castro landmark. a second flag to en

we've had a fivefold increase in cases and brand since june. 18th doctor matt willis marin county's publiclth officer on positive covid-19 cases ticking upward which children those with compromised immune systems. and those simply choosing not to vaccinate falling victim to the virus this church is as due to the delta it really is being fueled you know, a variant that is more infectious than which is why. >> you know, we're increased cases, especially among unvaccinated people who know this is a this is a very that is extremely good at finding unvaccinated people doctor willis says that they continue to see problems popping up among summer camps where families have traveled outside the area dipping back into the area. >> but not following protocols. we are > you know, no spot fires, you know, questions of cases around that. you know, over the summer. many in many cases what we see is that an individual who may have traveled outside of the region with their family. a child. to many areas as bad as you know, case rates might seem locally as parts of the country that are seeing much more infe

have had at least one shot ring county. 85 1% are fully vaccinated county health officer doctor matt willis says most of those have come in hospitals and and doctors with covid have the delta variant. they are unvaccinated people. >> of the last 13 people that have come into the hospital. bryan county one was vaccinated. the other 12 are unvaccinated. so. pattern is very the vaccine is protective. and that not being vaccinated makes you vulnerable. >> and rather than operating a mass vaccination site anymore. the county is using mobile teams to reach group people who haven't gotten their shot yet. today. also the mass vaccination site of the muskogee center in san francisco is closing down. up until now. you can get your second dose there. even if you got your first dose somewhere else. but it is closing today san francisco says the first major city, they are in the u.s. to have more than 80% people who live in san francisco with at least one dose. and if you're still looking to book an appointment. there are going to be still ways to get vaccinate. obviously in san francisco, they're going

eligibls people having at least one shot and 85% being fully vaccinated county health officer doctor matt willis says that most of the people who have come down with this delta variant are those that are still unvaccinated. >> of the last 13 people that have come into the hospital. bryan county one was vaccinated. the other 12 are unvaccinated. so. pattern is very the vaccine is protective. and that not being vaccinated makes you vulnerable. >> rather than operating a mass vaccination site. the county is now using mobile teams to reach people who still have not received their shots. >> and today the mass vaccination site. the muskogee center is going to close in san francisco. you can get your second shot there. even if you got your first dose somewhere else. but then after today it's close, san francisco's the first major city in the u.s. to have more than 80% there. residents weth at least one vaccine dose as for those still looking for an appointment to get a shot. the city will continue to distribute vaccines to several health clinics. pharmacies and mobile sites. >> in the east bay tri vall

eligible people having at least one shot 85% are fully vaccinated county health officer doctor matt willis says most of the patients who are getting sick are unvaccinated. >> of the last 13 people that have come into the hospital. marin county one was vaccinated. the other 12 are unvaccinated. so. pattern is very the vaccine is protective. and that not being vaccinated makes you vulnerable. >> rather than operating a mass vaccination sites. marine county is using mobile teams to reach people who still have yet to get their shots. >> happening now. those got us police are asking for the public's help in finding a missing woman with all timers 67 year-old carol picard was last seen at the capitol toyota dealership at capital boulevard and hillsdale avenue. police say she may be driving a 2001 blue bmw convertible with the license plate, which is on your screen. mz pick. she was wearing an orange jacket. black pants and an orange and black stripes car. if you see her, you are asked to call 911. the search for missing east bay man has entered its 4th day. 37 year-old philip kreycik went for a

it is very thick, willie, and it is lasting. it is right now as matt'sgust. both sides, protestants and catholics, have bans and maran bon fires. but there's something else going on in northern ireland that's important to remember. matt alluded to it, the issue of brexit, which turned northern ireland, many northern island protestants against great britain feeling they have been betrayed by brexit and new tariffs extended on goods coming into northern ireland. the other issue and it is a big one, the demographics of northern ireland. according to statisticians and people that study this in depth, within three years, catholics will outnumber protestants in northern ireland. that's going to renew in the next two to three years the push for united ireland, north and south finally united. >> well, that is obviously a dream of many in ireland. had been for awhile. i will tell you, looking at that reporting, seeing the news over the past several months really takes you back to what bill clinton accomplished in striking a peace deal in northern ireland. it was