i'm dion lynn. you're watching abc 7 news at 6:00 live here on abc 7, hulu live and wherever you happen to stream. >>> the back-to-school countdown is on across the bay area. and for many student, it's the first time they've set foot in a classroom since the pandemic began. getting kids vaccinated is important to many variants especially with the delta variant spreading in. oakland today, the vaccine clinic offered shots and free school supplies to families. cornell bernard was there. >> i've been actually bugging my mom to let me do it. >> reporter: she just scored a free backpack, a's tickets and a target gift card after getting vaccinated at this popup clinic. but she didn't come for the free snag. swag. >> i think because i get vaccinated, i'll be able to protect other people around me. even if i do get covid-19. >> reporter: her mom is a believer. >> trust the science. >> reporter: doctors are concerned about the rise in the delta variant. >> especially for our children and our youth who are re

joining us i'm dion lynn. your watching abc 7 news at 6:00. >>> a rise in new covid-19 infections has sonoma county officials considering a mandatory mask mandate in days. the 4th wave of covid-19 is blamed on the contagious variant. sonoma is one of seven counties that has a transmission rate as well as san mateo. reporter bernard cornell explains how how fears over the new strain may be convincing some to get vaccinated now. >> it is extra stress. >> lisa is expecting her first baby in a matter of weeks. she decided to get vaccinated at the santa rosa clinic after family begged her to. >> with the new variant it is scary. my family has emotional issues knowing i am >> this clinic near the sonoma fair grounds has soon a rise in shots. fears about the delta variant providing incentive. >> 18 to 30-year-olds have come in to get vaccinated. >> 70% of sonoma people are vaccinated but there is 1400 new covid infections, the most since early march. >> this delta variant is changed that narrative and now we are havi

i'm dion lynn. you're watching abc 7 news at 5:00. live on abc 7, hulu live and wherever you happen to stream. >>> the back-to-school countdown is on for many across the bay area. for many students it's the first time they've set foot in the classroom since the pandemic began. getting can kids vaccinated is important to many parents especially with the delta variant spreading. in oakland today, a vaccine clinic offered shots and school supplies to families. >> i've been bucking them on. >> reporter: a 14-year-old getting ready for seventh grade. she just scored a free backpack after getting vaccinated at this popup clinic. >> i think because i get vaccinated i'll be able to, you know, protect other people around me. since even if i do get covid-19. >> reporter: her mom is a believer. >> trust the science. >> reporter: the vaccination clinic was hosted by bb memorial cathedral and kaiser permanente where doctors are concerned about the rise in the contagious delta variant. >> we're offering the vaccine today to everyone 12 and older an

i'm dion lynn., hulu live and wherever you happen to stream. >>> the back-to-school countdown is on across the bay area. and for many student, it's the first time they've set foot in a classroom since the pandemic began. getting kids vaccinated is important to many variants especially with the delta variant spreading in. oakland today, the vaccine clinic offered shots and free school supplies to families. cornell bernard was there. >> i've been actually bugging my mom to let me do it. >> reporter: she just scored a free backpack, a's tickets and a target gift card after getting vaccinated at this popup clinic. but she didn't come for the free snag. swag. >> i think because i get vaccinated, i'll be able to protect other people around me. even if i do get covid-19. >>

good evening and thank you for joining us i'm dion lynn.new covid-19 infections has sonoma county officials considering a mandatory mask mandate in days. the 4th wave of covid-19 is blamed on the contagious variant. sonoma is one of seven counties that has a transmission rate as well as san mateo. reporter bernard cornell explains how how fears over the new strain may be convincing some to get vaccinated now. >> it is extra stress. >> lisa is expecting her first baby in a matter of weeks. she decided to get vaccinated at the santa rosa clinic after family begged her to. >> with the new variant it is scary. my family has emotional issues knowing i

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