we actually have one model that came out of polk county public health department that shows that they'll be about 600 people who are walking around positive for koby. 19 each day of the fair with affairs spreading the fun, but also possibly the virus. gabriel sancho al jazeera de moines iowa. ah. the are and these are the headlines. the taliban is captured. i've got a stones 3rd largest city. her ranch. that is the 11th provincial capital to fall in the past week. the groove also gain control of cars the earlier on thursday that pushes towards the capital couple more from charlotte bellis residency. we took about half a dozen page for her. also the same thing that they would tell yvonne and all the streets in the center of town that they had come into town this afternoon. pushed through they had been trying to get into the city for about a month. but they made a breakthrough cross through the front line this afternoon and they broke into the prison. they got into the police compound. they got into the governor's compound, they released all the prisoners residents telling us that they had

public health. we reached out to contra costa health services on whether or not it may adopt san francisco's new policy. >> same with the alameda county public health department. both saying there will be no changes to current health orders at this time. but will monitor how the new policies roll out in san francisco in new york and will notify the public. if there is a change in pleasant hill. philippe djegal >> and coming up tonight at 6.30. we're going to be joined live by a doctor from carbon health to get a better understanding of this new vaccine mandate and what to expect when you enter a business in san francisco. that interview in less than 30 minutes coming up, some students in the bay area already back in the classroom while others are just days away. >> we're going hear from the u.s. secretary of education and his message to students and teachers. also it's been a pretty rough year for children with distance learning a lot of isolation. we've got advice from a pediatrician on getting children ready to go back to school. >> i'm meteorologist lawrence karnow bit hazy around the bay area. still some smoke in our skies. how will that stick what about

quote, after consulting with the alameda county public health department outbreak team. it has been determined that there have been 3 or more cases within a class in the past 2 weeks that are epidemiologically lee oakland unified school district spokesperson john sasaki with more details on the situation. we actually have a class at montclair elementary. all the students are at home. >> isolating at home just gonna sit side to caution we don't have any evidence that there is community transmission in that class or in the but we just want ensure kids and they cost a 6. >> in fact, the entire class will need to be fully quarantine for 10 days because the 3 positive covid-19 cases. meet the california department of public health's definition of an outbreak. and be honest with you, there's been another oakland high school that is in the same situation for doing a lot of contact. tracing cases like this where we have situations where possibly have a positive case. >> putting this into perspective. the oakland unified school district has 80 schools with more than 35,000 studen

same with the alameda county public health department. saying there will be no changes to current health orders at this time. but will monitor how the new policies roll out in san francisco and new york and will notify the public. if there is a change, it should be mandatory did everybody get the shot because. as long as everybody is not vaccinated. it's going to keep >> being in existence and no rational person wants that in pleasant hill feliepe should all kron 4 news. >> there are several options for how you can prove that you've been vaccinated. the easiest way is to show them the vaccine card you got after you received your shots. but if you want to carry around that extra piece of paper. there are some other options there are 3 mobile options. you can access on your phone right now that are approved to be used in san francisco. so there's common pass. that's an app that you can download. it requires a code to sign up and businesses will also need to verify your digital vaccine card with a photo id. there's vax. yes, which is a web s

. >> after consulting with the alameda county public health department outbreak team. it has been determined that there have been 3 or more cases within a class in the past 2 weeks that are epidemiologically lee oakland unified school district spokesperson john sasaki with more details on the situation. we actually have a class at montclair elementary. all the students are at home. >> isolating at home just it cited to caution you took. we don't have any evidence that there is community transmission in that class or in the but we just want ensure kids and they cost a 6. >> in fact, the entire class will need to be fully quarantine for 10 days because the 3 positive covid-19 cases. meet the california department of public health's definition of an outbreak probably honest with you. there's been another oakland high school that is in the same situation for doing a lot of contact. tracing cases like this where we have situations where possibly have a positive case. >> putting this into perspective. the oakland unified school district has 80 schools with more than 35,000 s

was sent out today on social media saying due to a rise in covid-19 cases, the alameda county public health department recommends all in person visiting at the jail be suspended until further notice. now over the course of the pandemic, santa rita jail has seen several. coronavirus outbreaks. san francisco public schools well welcome back students on monday for the first time in more than a year and a half. ktvu rob ross spoke with the superintendent and has he changed his families can expect. john muir elementary school in san francisco. teachers and staff were busy getting this kindergarten and all the other classrooms ready for monday. the reopening of school this is a day that we have dreamed about, superintendent vincent matthews says. the district has plans in place to get students in class. and, if possible, keep covid out we've committed to putting into place all of the public health safety standards and protocols. every campus has been approved by the department of public health for reopening. that means all windows can now open in close in all schools have proper ventilation. san francisco s

quote, after consulting with the alameda county public health department outbreak team.has been determined that there have been 3 or more cases within a class in the past 2 weeks that are epidemiologically linked oakland unified school district spokesperson john sasaki with more details on the situation. we actually have a class at montclair elementary. all the students are at home. >> isolating at home just gonna sit side to caution we don't have any evidence that there is community transmission in that class or in the but we just want ensure kids and the 6. >> in fact, the entire class will need to be fully quarantine for 10 days because the 3 positive covid-19 cases. meet the california department of public health's definition of an outbreak. >> and be honest with you, there's been another oakland high school that is in the same situation for doing lot of contact tracing cases like this where we have situations where possibly have a positive case. >> putting this into perspective. the oakland unified school district has 80 schools with more than 35,000 students. and s

california will not require visitors to wear masks outdoors this comes after los angeles county public health departmentued an ordinance requiring face coverings at outdoor mega events of more than 10,000 people. the new order does not apply to theme parks or amusement parks, outdoor mega events include open air concerts sporting events food festivals marathons and parades the new mega event order goes into effect tomorrow. happening tomorrow, the city of san francisco begins requiring anyone eligible to be fully vaccinated to be able to prove it before going inside certain businesses. yeah, that includes places such as bars restaurants gyms and entertainment venues as well as large indoor events of a 1000 people or more kron four's maureen kelly found some of those businesses getting ready for the latest change brought on by yet another new covid related health order. >>the owner of a mission bay palottery studio is already trying to get members to show their proof of vaccination before the new health order goes into effect friday morning so she can get as many as possible into her system ahead of time

we actually have one model that came out of polk county public health department that shows that they'll be about 600 people who are walking around positive for code 1900. each day of the fair with affairs spreading the fun, but also possibly the virus. gabriel sancho al jazeera de moines iowa. britain's most senior police officers as detectives will be reviewing allegations made against prison. britons prince andrew, being sued in the u. s. by virginia. jeffrey, who says he section the assaulted her when she was 17, may bank of following developments from london. what cost of the day, the, my senior police officer in the country head of london's metropolitan police service said that, given the civil case that had been brought against prince andrew, the united states force with now review the evidence against prince andrew. it's important to clarify that this is not the same as an investigation, and that there have been 2 reviews of the evidence in the past. and the conclusion is always being here in the united kingdom, not to take the case any further but crescent did also stress that n

we actually have one model that came out of polk county public health department that shows a bill be about $600.00 people who are walking around positive for cobra. 1900 each day of the fair with affairs spreading the fun, but also possibly the virus. gabriel sancho al jazeera de moines iowa. the number of migrants being detained on the us border with mexico has its a record high more than 212000 people tried to cross in july alone. that's a 13 percent increase on june. phil laval is in mckellen, texas with more this is the migrant front line in texas. it's called 10 city. they're the lucky ones, if you can call them that, who have not been immediately deported, awaiting a hearing in crowded conditions, but in the us at last. and that's what matters. the smiles say it all come in the way the travel here was very stressful. the city of macallan is a gateway to a new life of people like elsa. she left guatemala, left at 2 sons, made it through mexico and smuggled herself and her daughter across the border. i went on, but i was hungry. i walked for 18 hours. officials decided she can st

we actually have one model that came out of polk county public health department that shows the bill be about $600.00 people who are walking around positive for cobit 19 each day of the fair with affairs spreading the fun, but also possibly the virus. gabriel sancho al jazeera de moines iowa. the latest us census shows the proportion of the population identifying as white has shrunk for the 1st time in the country's history. fewer than 60 percent of people now identify as why the change is being driven by increasing diversity. multi racial, hispanic and asian populations have grown significantly in the u. s. over the past decade. the number of migrants being detained at the us border with mexico has hit a record high. more than 212000 people tried to cross in july alone. as a 13 percent increase from june, phil macallan, phil laval rather is in macallan, texas, with more on the crisis. this is the migrant front line in texas. it's called 10 city. they're the lucky ones. if you can call them that, who have not been immediately deported, awaiting a hearing and crowded conditions, but i

we actually have one model that came out of polk county public health department that shows that they'll be about $600.00 people who are walking around positive for koby 19 each day. at the fair with affairs spreading the fun, but also possibly the virus. gabriel sancho al jazeera de moines iowa. ah. the are and these are the headlines. the taliban is captured afghan stones, 3rd largest city ranch. that is the 11th provincial capital to fall in the past. week the on group also gain control of cars the earlier on thursdays that pushes towards the capital couple more from charlotte bill us put them on a resident, sir. we talked about half a dozen.

right here in the bay area, the santa clara county public health department has begun to sequence everyfar officials detected 16 cases of the mutated delta variant known as delta variant plus. with all of the viruses, as i mentioned, there's an anticipation of some type of mutation, and the cdc is cont continue to learn from it as more cases continue to present themselves and more research is conducted. live in san francisco. >> thank you. >>> with those covid cases rising, back to kids going to school so testing is in higher dethat phapd, and vaccinated people have symptoms, but how do you know when to test. >> yeah, they are ramping up testing to make sure anybody that needs or wants a test can get one. this is one line in san francisco where the public health director said they are going to increase more locations and work with physicians as well to offer that testing. santa clara, solano and marin and contra costa counties are also expanding capacity. earlier this week the feds promised help for states to expand testing, and as kids go back to school, this is when parents need to te

county public health department set up a mobile vaccination clinic outside of the stadium yesterday andr and johnson & johnson shots. >> it's all part of being human. if there's a reward people are more motivated to do something. giving out tickets and swag, march. it's really encouraging people to come out and get vaccinated. kumasi: no word on how many people took advantage of this. if you have any questions about covid-19 vaccines you can ask the abc 7 news vaccine team. reggie: a big-money boost for those of you investing in bitcoin. the cryptocurrency come back and the bay area group behind it. but first, a loss for music fans of rock 'n' roll. and whga mite so, you have diabetes, here are some easy rules. no sugar. no pizza. no foods you love. stressed? no stress. exercise. but no days off! easy, no? no. no. no. no. but with freestyle libre 14 day, you can take the mystery out of your diabetes. now you know. sir, do you know what you want to order? yes. freestyle libre 14 day. try it for free. california! yes. all of our homes share power. but heat waves can stretch our supply to

county public health department set up a mobile vaccination clinic outside sophi outside sophia st. - stadium. >> giving out tickets and swag, murcmerch, it is encouraging pee to get vaccinated. julian: no word on how money people took advantage of the offer, but our camera caught a few people getting their shots. checking in with drew tuma further look at the forecast. you are saying we should enjoy the cooldown while it lasts. drew: it is really comfortable when it comes to temperatures. air quality will remain on the good to moderate side. by the end of the week, we will see hot weather try to make a comeback. now, we have a live look, moonlit skies. a full moon up in the sky. partly cloudy skies overhead, but the cloud cover will fill in overnight tonight and our marine layer will be pretty deep first thing tomorrow morning. let's talk about air quality because we saw improving conditions today compared to yesterday. across the entire region, we have good air quality, fresh air overhead. it is a dramatically different story right now over lake tahoe. smoke from the caldor fire con

public health. we reached out to contra costa health services on whether or not it may adopt san francisco's new policy. >> same with the alameda county public health department be no changes to current health orders at this time. but will monitor how the new policies rollout in san francisco in new york and will notify the public. if there is a change in pleasant hill. philippe djegal >> also warriors fans will have to be fully vaccinated against covid to watch the dubs game at home. chase center released a statement saying, quote, following today's mandate from the san francisco department of public health that any indoor event with more than 1000 attendees. requires fans, age 12 and older to show proof of vaccination. chase center will comply with these guidelines effective as of the venues next event, which is scheduled for september 15th. time now check of our weather forecast as we tak a live look outside right now at the san mateo bridge hazy skies out there right now in our meteorologist mabrisa rodriguez is here with a look at. the rest of today's forecast. not looking ahead towards the weekend. hey, recent. yeah, never too early to plan ahead for th

says the new requirements are in line with recent recommendations from the santa clara county public health department. >>> san francisco-based yelp has added a new feature to allow businesses to list if they have vaccine requirements or if all staff are vaccinated. yelp says it is putting measures in place to safeguard businesses from reviews that primarily criticize health and safety issues. >>> moderna's president says he thinks booster shots will be needed this fall and researchers are testing a shot that targets covid variants. public health officials will make the decision on booster shots. dated today shows the current vaccine is 93% effective against systematic disease even after six months. if you have questions about covid-19 vaccines, you can ask the abc7 news vaccine team. submit your questions at abc7news.com/vaccine. >>> dramatic new developments as fires continue to tear through california. the dixie fire destroyed most of the town of greenville overnight. it is now the sixth largest fire in state history. morgan norwood has the latest on these fires. >> reporter: the town of greenville

quote, after consulting with the alameda county public health department outbreak team. it has been determined that there have been 3 or more cases within a class in the past 2 weeks that are epidemiologically lee oakland unified school district spokesperson john sasaki with more details on the situation. we actually have a class at montclair elementary. all the students are at home. >> isolating at home just gonna sit side to caution, you don't have any evidence that there is community transmission in that class or in the but we just want ensure kids and they cost a 6. >> in fact, the entire class will need to be fully quarantine for 10 days because the 3 positive covid-19 cases. meet the california department of public health's definition of an outbreak. >> we you, there's been another oakland high school that is in the same situation for doing a lot of contact tracing cases like this where we have situations where possibly have a positive case. >> putting this into perspective. the oakland unified school district has 80 schools with more than 35,000 students. and so f

quote, after consulting with the alameda county public health department outbreak team.en determined that there have been 3 or more cases within a class in the past 2 weeks that are epidemiologically linked oakland unified school district spokesperson john sasaki with more details on the situation. we actually have a class at montclair elementary. all the students are at home. >> isolating at home just gonna sit side to caution, you just don't have any evidence that there is community transmission in that class or in the but we just want ensure kids and the 6. >> in fact, the entire class will need to be fully quarantine for 10 days because the 3 positive covid-19 cases. meet the california department of public health's definition of an outbreak. >> and be honest with you, there's been another oakland high school that is in the same situation for doing a lot of contact tracing cases like this where we have situations where possibly have a positive case. >> putting this into perspective. the oakland unified school district has 80 schools with more than 35,000 students. an

the decision to shut down campus was made by the school and not by the san joaquin county public health departmentlearned that they could lose their liquor license if they were require customers to show proof of vaccination. the restaurants, which are both in austin, had planned to require proof of at least one dose of the covid-19 backseat before allowing customers to sit inside. but according to texas state law, it is illegal businesses are not allowed to require customers to provide proof of vaccination violation could result in removal of a grant or contract with the state such as. a liquor license. i mean, i think it's each individual's choice. and i think a company to tell you what you what you can and cannot do. the texas alcoholic beverage commission says they contacted the to business owners. officials say they're working to educate, not punish companies unaware of that law. federal judges refusing requests to put the biden administration's new eviction moratorium on hold, the judge says her hands are tied by a previous ruling. the judge wrote that the new temporary ban on evictions that

. >> after consulting with the alameda county public health department outbreak team. it has been determined that there have been 3 or more cases within a class in the past 2 weeks that are epidemiologically lee oakland unified school district spokesperson john sasaki with more details on the situation. we actually have a class closed at montclair elementary. all the students are at home. >> isolating at home just gonna sit side to caution, you don't have any evidence that there is community transmission in that class or in the but we just want ensure kids and they cost a 6. >> in fact, the entire class will need to be fully quarantine for 10 days because the 3 positive covid-19 cases. meet the california department of public health's definition of an outbreak. >> we you, there's been another oakland high school that is in the same situation for doing a lot of contact tracing cases like this where we have situations where possibly have a positive case. >> putting this into perspective. the oakland unified school district has 80 schools with more than 35,000 students. a

quote, after consulting with the alameda county public health department outbreak team. it has been determined that there have been 3 or more cases within a class in the past 2 weeks that are epidemiologically lee oakland unified school district spokesperson john sasaki with more details on the situation. we actually have a class at montclair elementary. all the students are at home. >> isolating at home just gonna sit side to caution you took. we don't have any evidence that there is community transmission in that class or in the but we just want ensure kids and they cost a 6. >> in fact, the entire class will need to be fully quarantine for 10 days because the 3 positive covid-19 cases. meet the california department of public health's definition of an outbreak. >> we are so few there's been another oakland high school that is in the same situation for doing a lot of contact tracing cases like this where we have situations where possibly have a positive case. >> putting this into perspective. the oakland unified school district has 80 schools with more than 35,000 stud

delta variant insanity really at this is all according to a recent report from the marin county public health department as well as the cdc. >> it's out today. kron four's gayle ong is live in our newsroom now with the details on this. gayle is mind boggling. >> yeah. grant and katharine, although the outbreak happened back in may. we've since seen outbreaks in several school districts and doctors stress the importance of vaccinations. 27 people came down with covid-19 at an elementary school in moraine county. ultimately infecting 22 students or parents and a teacher who with the index case of this outbreak. that's according to a cdc report that says all school staff except for the original covid patients. >> and one other teacher were fully vaccinated. tracy lamb behind an epidemiologist at moraine county public health led the report. what the report shows that. >> when you have even minor slip ups, right. when somebody takes off the mask just for a little bit or something else happens and those different layers, the prevention strategies don't match up, then that's when the opportunity for dozen outb

health officer for alameda county. >>> today's announcement reflects department of public health and the cdc guidance for everyone to wear a mask indoors if you are in an area of high transmission. everyone here today has high levels of community transmission and was to take this action. >> i appreciate those comments we have a number of questions asked want to remind you that if you like to raise your hand we will call on you if you prefer to do that. the second thing i would let you know as soon as the this event is over we will make this available to download as you would like. i will turn my video off and it will be the person asking the question and we also have an asl interpreter on the screen. if hospitalizations increase do you think additional restrictions will be imposed? if so, what is the threshold? >> last winter our hospitals were close to full. we saw that in other areas of the country including southern california. heartrending hearing stories of hospitals being overwhelmed and and it's is waiting to offload patients who needed to be transferred far away to other parts of the state to find available

but absolutely employers and businesses can face fines by the city and county of denver, public health department>> as you know, when you put in place a requirement for employment, you may lose some workers. the local teachers union is not happy about this. they have spoken up about it. are you prepared to lose people when you're already looking at a tight labor market? >> we are. i'll tell you, kate, we really want to work with folks who work for our city and county, work for our schools, maybe part of our first responders team who worked so hard during this pandemic. this is not about taking people's jobs. our number one objective is compliance. we will work with employees and employers to continue to raise awareness, continue to let them know the mandate is in place, and hopefully we gain compliance from that. here is how i look at it. if you choose not to be vaccinated, you're choosing to dismiss yourself from work, to fire yourself. it's not the mayor, it's not your employer firing you. you've made that decision as an individual. we recognize we may lose some folks from employment. the reali

county. and the santa clara county department of public health is announcing a new strategy as well aimed atunvaccinated people to roll up their sleeves and get the shot. 8 neighborhood clinics are offering walk-up vaccinations to make getting a dose of the vaccine. a lot more easy. santa clara county health already has among the highest vaccination rates in the country. the county does roughly 84% of county residents have had at least one shot with 78% being fully vaccinated. >> if you're going to at least one particular bar in the south bay. you're going to have to show that you have had your covid vaccine. it's kron. four's. gayle on who talk to the owners of this place and we're going to take a look at why they're doing what they're doing. >> i'm here inside a bar where people vaccination is required. and so far owners say they are receiving positive feedback from customers. >> 7 stars bar and grill just reopened almost 2 weeks ago after a long hiatus and now you'll need to show proof. you've got the covid shot before entry. there's been a few negative comments but nothing excessive. >>

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the santa clara county department public health, by the way, is announcing a new strategy aimed at gettingaccinated people to roll up their sleeves. >> and get the shot. 8 neighborhood clinics are offering walk-up vaccinations to make getting your doses easy as possible. santa clara county already has among the highest vaccination rates in the country roughly 84% of county residents have at least one shot. 78% are fully vaccinated. also in the south. one popular bar will be asking customers for proof of vaccination before they're allowed to come in 7 stars bar and grill just reopened almost 2 weeks ago after a long hiatus and now you'll need to show proof that you've got your covid shot before you come in owners, mariah and paul, china have a young child who has not yet been able to get vaccinated and a family member who is at high risk for covid and they explain that. they've been getting a lot of positive feedback from customers. so far. >> it just didn't feel safe and then we didn't know how we could ask our staff to come back if we even didn't feel safe ourselves. we spent time going b

counties and requiring masks indoors. we have reached out to solano county's department of public health and they provided us with this statement saying, quote, the vast majority of solano county cases continue to report being at parties. barbecues picnics and similar events of people's homes or on camping outings and cases have mainly been younger in their 20's to 40's and unvaccinated act adding restrictions on businesses does not align with our data since the virus spread is predominantly happening at home and in private social settings and not businesses kron four's haaziq madyun will be speaking with a slot on county health officer in just a little bit. he will bring us that conversation starting tonight on kron 4 news at 5. and now it's national news. senator lindsey graham has tested positive for covid-19 the republican from south carolina tweeted he started having flu-like symptoms saturday night and he tested positive this morning even after being vaccinated. he also said he will be quarantining for 10 days and wrote, quote, i'm very glad i was vaccinated because without vaccination, i'm certain i would not feel as wel

deterrent to vaccinations like solano county health officials in napa say they, too, will continue to align with the masking guidance outlined by the california department of public health. has it made kron. 4 news. >> napa county's health officer sent us a statement tonight regarding the decision not to implement a mask mandate. it reads in part, quote, the most important strategy to reduce covid-19 transmission at hospitalization is vaccination and that the county is continuing to educate and encourage people to get vaccinated as soon as possible. a mask mandate may dis incentivize those people who are undecided about vaccination, although our case rates have increased napa counties hospitalization capacity remains intact. we will continue to monitor hospitalizations and case rates daily to determine if the mandate is needed. 55 staff members have tested positive for coronavirus at san francisco general hospital officials say they most were affected in the community. >> to avoid further exposure infected staffer in quarantine in their homes and as hospital says, it has plans in place to ensure enough staff coverage. hospitals also continuing to follow strict in

90% public health officers say that is part of the reason to verify teachers vaccination status to have that concrete data school starts there in less than 2 weeks. >> well, santa clara county department of public health is announcing a new strategy aimed at getting on vaccinated people to roll up their sleeves and get the shot. 8 neighborhood clinics are offering walk-up vaccinations to make getting your doses easy as possible. >> it doesn't matter if they don't have a pre-scheduled appointment. they can just walk in right off the street and come in and get taken care of. >> and santa clara county has already are already has among the highest vaccination rates in the country with roughly 84% of county residents having at least one shot 78% are fully vaccinated. >> also the south they won. popular bar is going to start asking customers for proof of vaccination before they could come in 7 stars bar and grill just reopened about 2 weeks ago. and now they say would have to show proof that you've had your covid shop before you get in the owners mayor and paul. they say that they have a young child who can't be vaccinated yet the family members at high risk and so they explain that. that's

. >> jefferson county parents protesting outside the public health department wednesday we are supporting the right for parents to make the choice to do what's best for their kids. they feel the right choice would be for parents to decide whether kids should wear their mask at school or not. but jefferson county public schools allow students, 12 and over to have that they're requiring masks for children. where they love and for every day that if they have the possibility of catching a virus and the and my job is the director of public health in jefferson county is to follow the scientific evidence after dawn comstock with the county says their move was made directly from science that shows kids can get the virus and spread it to other city gps is putting. >> the safety and health of their students. >> above that. >> non scientific base desires one faction of students. >> and they're doing everything they can to protect the health and safety of those children under 12 who cannot yet be vaccinated she says not every parent is on board with doing away with the coverings. what's being lost. >

the santa clara county department of public health is announcing a new strategy aimed at luring still on vaccinated people to roll up their sleeves. a neighborhood clinics are offering walk up vaccinations to make getting your vaccine as easy as possible. >> it doesn't matter if they don't have a pre-scheduled appointment. they can just walk in right off the street and come in and get taken care of. >> clara county has already among the highest vaccination rates in the nation. roughly 84% of the county residents have had one shot. 78% are fully vaccinated starting today. santa clara santa clara county health leaders are giving us a better look at breakthrough cases in the south bay. >> the county's covid dashboard now showing if a person was vaccinated or not. when they test positive right now. santa clara county's averaging about 7 breakthrough cases a week for every 100,000 residents health officials say they hope that by adding vaccination vaccination status to its data. they can encourage more people to get vaccinated by showing that unvaccinated people are at the highest risk for

public health director says that some businesses are already requiring nations. meantime, he says city in the county of san francisco are exploring whether a mandate is needed. >> meantime, the san francisco department of public health is giving what it's calling supplemental shots of the pfizer or moderna vaccine to people who have already received their single dose, j and j vaccine crawford's taylor second has more, though, on why they're not recommending that for everybody. >> getting a supplemental shot of pfizer and moderna vaccines into the arms of people who already received the johnson and johnson vaccine. he's now a possibility in san francisco and has been for some time. that's according to the city's public health department on tuesday. however, offering supplemental vaccine shots isn't currently recommended by the cdc or fda the city's public health department says they're not recommending it either, but instead providing accommodations for those who received the one-time johnson johnson shot. this was because we were getting some questions a supplemental dose and are conditions did look at the literature. >> and there is no recommendation around. this is an accommodation that if people

james health center, one of many clinics in santa clara county trying to make it easier for people to get vaccinated and to get over their fears about vaccinations so that the public health departmentis reach its vaccination goals. the pandemic is getting worse here in the bay area, around the country and the world. santa clara county announced its seven-day case rate bounced back from the low 20s to 225 today. well known south bay marketing consultant just became a new case yesterday even though he was vaccinated. >> my girlfriend and i the weekend before went to an indoor live music event. we masked upmost of the time, not all of the time. and that's where i think i got it. >> reporter: county supervisor and local health officials launched a new campaign today aimed at increasing the county's overall vaccination rate to 80%. among other moves, clinics will allow walk-in patients to get shots without an appointment. chavez says the 80% target is a deliberate reachable goal to maintain public confidence in the vaccine. >> we're so close. we're at 78.3% or four percent. we want to hit that 80%. >> vaccine is the only way we can get back to a normal life, and it is the only most effe

oakley and brentwood ranked 4th and sixth in the county for covid cases over the past two weeks. >> so the public health department tells us we should expect positive rates that equal that we see in the community. bobak the superintendents of the brentwood school district saw 19 cases last week and from contract contact tracing there is encouraging use. >> the cases are coming from the outside, not seeing covid transmit within our claste. th are not spreading the virus but catching what is already in the community. more vaccine shots and those case numbers will ultimately come down. >> we hope our vaccination numbers continue to rise like they have in the last couple of weeks. >> reporter: that is the other bit of good news, more people showing up to get vaccinated and i think it is because of return to school and the interest the families have in protecting themselves within this expanding school environment. yes, there are cases but the driven numbers are not by the school district but what is going on in the community that has to do with how many people are vaccinated. we saw this coming and we are seeing it in

health officer for alameda county. thank you, doctor santora. today's announcement reflects both the california department of public health and the cdc is guidance for everyone to wear a mask indoors in public. if you're an area of substantial or high transmission, every county represented here today has substantial or high levels of community transmission. must take this action to end this summer surge. now i'll turn it back over to chemical. thank you all appreciate those comments. we have a number of questions in the q and a. that will get to also want to remind you that if you'd like to raise your hand, we will call on you to ask your question in person if you prefer to do that, so, um, i see some hands going up. thank you very much for that. the second thing that i would let you know is that as soon as this, um. event is over. we will make this recording available on our youtube channel for you to download as you like. so i'm going to turn my video officer. you don't have to see me answering the questions, and it will be the person asking the question and are fantastic sl interpreter uh, michael mcmahon on the screen for you, so i'm gonna g

deterrent to vaccinations like solano county health officials in napa say they, too, will continue to align with the masking guidance outlined by the california department of publiclth. has it made kron. 4 news kron four's continuing to track the cdc's map of covid-19 transmission. here's a look at where things stand right now here in the bay area. >> 7 bay area counties in the red. you see right there alameda contra, costa solano, napa, sonoma and marin along with san francisco. those are areas with high levels of virus transmissions, 2 counties in the orange, santa clara and san mateo counties. both have substantial spread katya categories and as covid cases increased doctor anthony fauci is saying that we probably. >> won't see another lockdown. still, he is warning things will get worse. so we're looking. >> not i believe, to lock down, but we're looking to some pain and suffering in the future because we're seeing the cases go up. >> a cdc data is showing nearly 60% of people, 12 and older in the u.s. are fully vaccinated over the past 7 days. the country did add an average of 78,000 new daily cases, which is good. that's up 148% from just a couple weeks ago

public businesses are already requiring vaccinations. meantime, he says the city and the county of san francisco are exploring whether a mandate is needed. >> and as we're talking about san francisco, the department of public health. there is giving what it's calling a supplemental shot of either the pfizer or the moderna vaccine to people who've already received the single-dose johnson and johnson vaccine. so it's not necessarily a booster. it's a supplemental shot. proffers taylor sackey takes a closer look. >> getting a supplemental shot of pfizer and moderna vaccines into the arms of people who already received the johnson and johnson vaccine. he's now a possibility in san francisco and has been for soms time. that's according to the city's public health department on tuesday. however, offering supplemental vaccine shots isn't currently recommended by the cdc or fda the city's public health department says they're not recommending it either, but instead providing accommodations for those who received the one-time johnson johnson shot. this was because we were getting some questions a supplemental dose and are conditions did look at the literature. >> and there is no recommendation around. this is an accommoda

a lot of public health departments like contra costa countys are starting to put out information becausehe cdc says there is not enough data to advise a booster, although there is research under way. there's no way to track third doses and consider there's not enough global supply for other countries that have not vaccinated their populations yet. this could change. >> we have heard that there are people in other countries that will get booster shots. >> in fact, a new batch announced they are going to do that. the cdc not recommending them here in the u.s. but in september, folks in germany, france, and the uk will begin getting third shots. russia and israel have been doing this already. this is primarily for elderly and immunocompromised people and people who got the single dose johnson & johnson vaccines and the astrazeneca vaccine. the exception seems to be san francisco which you heard cierra mention the folks that got johnson & johnson vaccines in san francisco being allowed with their doctor's permission to get that secondary dose, not a booster shot, but a supplemental of modern

public safety, the city data shows 87.8% of city and county workers are vaccinated 10% are unvaccinated. those unvaccinated workers include 634 munich workers. 500 police and hundreds in the departments of public health, fire and sheriff's offices. employees can apply for medical or religious exemptions, but some sheriff's deputies have said they might quit over upcoming mandates that will require vaccinations. the sheriff says. those take effect september 15th jails. hospitals have been identified as the first. level of individuals who are going to be mandated to be vaccinated by the suspicion as you kind of hush. i think i don't know. suspicion is the right to wage to deal with it. while it may sound harsh, i think it's also fair. it's a lot better for the city overall to reduce covid rates. the city says they are reviewing mew knee and department of health workers who did not report their vaccination status, and they, too, could be facing discipline in the coming weeks. so jenna with these police officers and these firefighters, i believe you said, um, is there any can they appeal this? or is it just they now will lose 10 days of pay. well, frank somerville union leaders tell me that they are alre

care professional is probably the advice that i would give public health departments in santa clara marin san mateo and contra costa counties responded to our requests on tuesday and say they currently do not provide supplemental shots and will not do so unless the cdc or fda updates its recommendations. sackey kron 4 news. and as the delta variant continues to spread across the country. cov-d testing is also. >> seeing a surge right here in the bay area. kron four's hasn't doing explains. >> if you are thinking that the need for covid-19 testing sites was a thing of the past. uess again. >> is county experiencing an increase in the demand for tests. >> yes, you know, the county has noticed in a large increase in the demand for testing. there are definitely seeing an increase in testing. it started around 4th of july and it's been on a steady increase since then. that is the case. even though a growing number of people are vaccinated here in the bay area. in fact, health officials say the vaccinated population are the major contributors to the rise and testing of vaccinated individuals. certainly can carry the delta variant

county public schools passed a mask mandate on friday. it's important to note that it does not ban mask mandates. what it does do is it directs the florida department of healthrtment of education to draft emergency rules that will give the choice to parents. now, broward county public schools says that they're trying to figure out what it means for them. in miami-dade county, public schools are worried about funding, the superintendent saying -- and why are they worried about funding? because in that executive order, it says that if schools don't follow the executive order, then the state can withhold funding. that's why they're worried. they're going through this document trying to figure out how they can keep the teachers and the children safe and follow that executive order. >> all right, rosa flores, thank you so much. >>> and over in arkansas, more than 160 students and three teachers are in quarantine after just one week back to school. this comes after seven students and three teachers tested positive. and now officials are investigating other possible new cases. in georgia, officials say new cases statewide increased more than 200% over the last 14-d

care professional is probably the advice that i would give public health departments in santa clara marin san mateo and contra costa counties responded to our requests on tuesday and say they currently do not provide supplemental shots and will not do so unless the cdc or fda updates its recommendations. now, we also reached out to the remaining bay area health departments about whether or not they're offering supplemental shots to the. >> johnson and johnson vaccine but have not heard back yet. meanwhile, san mateo county's health department says it is aware of vaccinating providers who are giving or considering supplemental shots on a case by case basis. back to you. >> taylor. thank you. right now at kron 4 dot com we have everything that you need to know right now about current mask mandates where you live. ghe latest covid-19 numbers and much more. all you have to do. use your mobile device to scan the qr code on your screen and you'll be directed to our website at kron 4 dot com. >> a hard time for our 4 zone forecast. and this is a lovely shot at night. this is the view live from on top of mount tam always looks like

>> so in florida, we have what is called an integrated public health system peered we have 67 county health departmentser 12,000 workers responding to this pandemic. every day we submit data monday through friday to the cdc, case information paired without information they display our numbers on their website. on this past week, that data was shown incorrectly. so we probably got in, had a conversation to make sure that the people of florida got the correct information. it's very important to us that people know the numbers so they can respond that's important to us that we have the accurate numbers so there are public health professionals can respond. >> doctor, what does the cdc say to you guys when you said there were some inconsistencies? did they immediately own it, was their investigation, what was that process like? >> originally that night they sent an email that next day, some of the epidemiologists had a conversation with them. they acknowledge that the data was given to them correctly on that monday and that they would change the information. i really don't have a good out don't not understa

counties in alabama due to a rise in covid cases. one was deployed at the state forensic sciences in mobile, nothing at the department of public healthth hospitals are struggling with ka pass tills. mobile county reported 49 deaths up from 28 the previous week. baldwin reported 17 deaths equally during the past two weeks. but with covid numbers rising, the south baldwin regional medical center has called the federal medical team assistance. yesterday 40% of the 56 covid patients were in the icu. 82% of hospitalized are unvaccinated. overall, only 34% of residents in both counties are fully vaccinated. meanwhile calls to the alabama poison center over the exposure of ivirtamine, a drug used to deworm livestock has been used. the poison control has received 24 calls. that's ivermectin. i finally pronounced it correctly. it does not prevent covid. you're not a horse, you're not a cow. seriously, y'all, stop it. >>> now to a new update on the johnson & johnson covid-19 vaccine. the company has evidence that people who have received a one-shot dose could benefit from a booster shot after six months. nbc's tom costello has the latest. >> r