gandhi for your expertise. mayor shaaph, i know there's a big vote tomorrow with the county having a meeting regarding the a's ballpark proposal. what are you trying to convince the county to do, or are you, in order to help with this ballpark proposal? >> we're trying to convince them it is a win-win. not just about keeping our beloved a's rooted in oakland t is a financial win, a win for community benefits, for much-needed public infrastructure, parks, affordable housing. it is a win all around. and under former redevelopment, the county's participation would have been automatic. now we need their vote or approval or at least a signal that they are going to be in with us, like they would have been under redevelopment. it's not getting into the sports business, it is getting into the redevelopment business and the great community, long into the future business. >> we know how you feel about that ballpark proposal. mayor shaaph, thank you for your time, we'll see you down the road. >>> our question of the day n

monica gandhi. thank you for being here.re new studies or reports on the delta variant and fully vaccinated people? what we know from that? >> actually, the studies all show that the vaccinations cover the delta variant very well. there are four lines of study. the antibodies are just fine against delta. there are t cells, which we have a lot of study showing after vaccination, they cover the delta variant. there is a third buddy showing, just from the other day, we get memory b cells that you can keep in the bank. they are in our lymph nodes after vaccination. they produce antibodies that are just working against the variant. it's on a different type of virus. it is just a couple mutations. we also have really good evidence of real-world data. the public health foundation of england showed after one dose, 80% effectiveness against the delta and 96% effective after two doses with pfizer. with astrazeneca, he got up to 94% effective against the delta variant with two doses. there is nothing telling us that the vaccines don't

doctor gandhi is a professor of medicine at ucsf and serves as medical director of ward 86 hiv clinic. a sucker bird. san francisco general hospital in the united states. we have about 50,000 people diagnosed with every year. >> and unfortunately that has actually not decreased. abstention from last 10 years. still the centers for disease control and prevention says the number of hiv infections, decreased by 73%. >> from the highest rates in 1984 1985 to 2019 doctor gandhi credits better medicine. ingesting one antiretroviral pill every day can allow someone who is hiv positive to live near normal life expectancy and never deteriorate to developing aids, though she says there are troubling patterns as we've seen rates go down among, for example, white. >> game we've seen rates go up in men of color who are. she also fears the covid-19 pandemic has resulted in many infected. people going undiagnosed. >> because infectious disease and hiv doctors across the state to turn their attention to the novel coronavirus. she says we're also not to it. you are, however. >> one of actually really

gandhi. great to see you. >> great to see you too. >> did you have a good weekend? this past weekend? it was kind of the first normal holiday so to speak since the pandemic. >> it was quite normal. i mean with an almost 80% first dose rate in san francisco with really low cases. with really low hospitalizations. it's really getting to the end of this with our vaccination rate. and it felt really normal to me. i saw people outside without their masks. and people were keeping them on inside but kind of hanging off a little bit but yeah it felt really normal. >> can we indulge in our normal activities. i went to disney land. i know. it's my happy place. my family loves it. and i have to say, i was impressed by how they did it. everybody wore their masks. there was no fight over that. it was about 35% capacity. and it felt pretty comfortable. people were still socially distanced. i'm mentioning this because i know we have a picture. i'm waiting for it to be pulled up. see me with falcon behind me there. it felt really great. and there was a lot of happiness. what about

monica gandhi joins us now. dr., cal osha is talking about mandating masks at work unless every employee is fully vaccinated. different from the cdc guidance on the indoor mask wearing. which one of these do you think seems right? >> the cdc mask correct, and why is that co may 13th, and i know we weren't ready for it and i think waiting a month was absolutely appropriate, that with the cdc mask guidance as if you're fully vaccinated you don't need to wear a mask inside or out and actually, the unvaccinated would wear a mask until the case rates were so low that they are no longer at that risk for infection. the cdc says about to come over 300,000 people is a very low level of transition. with and at that rate for almost a full month and they are right, that vaccinated people don't need to wear masks. there's nothing magical about a mask. the magic is the vaccine. >> because we hit that rate and held it for quite a while, that is the key, holding that low rate? >> right. that is the key. that is the most importa

doctor monica gandhi with ucsf. we always appreciate the time. knowledge that you give us here on kron 4 news, i'm sure you're looking for to tuesday as well. >> i'm smile said it all know. thank you, doctor. the club. thank you. can stay up to date on the latest covid-19 vaccine information along with the state's reopening on our website at kron 4 dot com. just use your smart device to scan the qr code there on your screen and be taken directly to the website. >> let's talk about our weather forecast now as we take a live look outside here in san francisco at the embarcadero and the bay bridge a little bit of fog in this picture here. but summer is kicking in this week. yeah. and in temperature wise. well believe it is this week, right yet sunday on father's day. so week from today will be officially father's day and will. >> be in the middle of a heat wave as well will be ending the heat okay. well, so hot. >> i but inland in the 90's. but you can handle the heat i just know that. >> a lot of people here are used to, you know, 90 degree weather

i asked doctor gandhi if she thinks there's another chance of a shutdown. i don't. and the reason i don't is any time we've had a search before rate. we had to close things out that was because we didn't have the vaccine and that difference between now and then is really immunity. immunity is like a force field. she believes we're going to continue to see people get vaccinated. she says that's because there's a whole population that hasn't able to get vaccinated yet. >> that's children under the age of 12 in san francisco. amanda hari kron 4 news. well, more people in the east bay could soon see more expensive water bills east payment. they're holding a public hearing today. >> on a proposed 8% rate increase for tap water and waste water. now the before the next 2 years, there would be a 4% increase starting on july. 1st of this year and an additional 4% increase on july. first of 2022 the means going start today at one 15 east bay mud provides drinking water to one 0.4 million customers in alameda and contra costa counties. also happening tomorrow in the south bay,

doctor monica gandhi is a professor of medicine at ucsf and serves as medical director of ward 86 hiv clinic at zuckerberg san francisco general hospital, although she says in the united states every year. some 50,000 people are diagnosed with hiv. the retro virus that causes the aids condition. >> doctor gandhi says treatment has improved tremendously over time. we're definitely better off. i mean, essentially the about their fees really 96. then they got better in 2000, one and they got even better. in 2008 and by the time where 2000, 20, they are so easy to take. >> that one pill once a day. >> we'll treat you re to be. the cdc says the number of hiv infections decreased by 73% from the highest rates in 1984 in 1985 to 2019, but doctor gandhi fears the covid-19 pandemic has resulted in many infected. people going undiagnosed because infectious disease and hiv. doctors across the state had to turn their attention to the novel. coronavirus. she says we're also not close to a cure. however. >> when actually really cool for about for the next couple of years is the concept of an mrna v

we need to follow the science on the vaccines honoree dr monica gandhi as someone canopy refers to as the star of the show, the bay area infectious disease specialist has tirelessly appeared on local and national outlets, educating and advising on how to safely maneuver through the pandemic, and she praised the county's approach. i am really honored. to be honored by san mateo county. i think we had a similar philosophy you can still save lives be science based, but also put the entire pandemic in the setting of what holistically is going on in society, canopus says. there will be something serious included in the festivities and on site vaccination clinic and dr gandhi says her celebratory speech will address that topic to embrace the effectiveness of the vaccines, which i think that san matteo is done and what i mean by that is if. in the delta variant when we talk about these fearful variant, the vaccines work, the free event is scheduled for tuesday. june 15th 11 a.m. until 2 30 pm and everyone is welcome greg wigan's ktvu, fox two news starting this week, the california state cap

doctor gandhi is a professor of medicine at ucsf and serves as medical director of ward 86 hiv clinic. sucker bird. san francisco general hospital in the united states. we have about 50,000 people diagnosed with every year. >> and unfortunately that has actually not decreased. abstention from last 10 years. still the centers for disease control and prevention says the number of hiv infections, decreased by 73%. >> from the highest rates in 1984 1985 to 2019 doctor gandhi credits better medicine. ingesting one antiretroviral pill every day can allow someone who is hiv positive to live near normal life expectancy and never deteriorate to developing aids, though she says there are troubling patterns as we've seen rates go down among, for example, white. >> game we've seen rates go up in men of color who are. she also fears the covid-19 pandemic has resulted in many infected. people going undiagnosed because infectious disease and hiv doctors across the state. >> to turn their attention to the novel coronavirus. she says we're also not to it. you are, however. >> what i'm actually really

doctor gandhi is a professor of medicine at ucsf and serves as medical director of ward 86 hiv clinic. a sucker bird. san francisco general hospital in the united states. we have about 50,000 people diagnosed with hiv every year. >> and unfortunately that has actually not decreased. abstention from last 10 years. still the centers for disease control and prevention says the number of hiv infections, decreased by 73%. >> from the highest rates in 1984 in 1985 to 2019 doctor gandhi credits better medicine. ingesting one antiretroviral pill every day can allow someone who is hiv positive to live near normal life expectancy and never deteriorate to developing aids, though she says there are troubling patterns as we've seen rates go down among, for example, white. >> game we've seen rates go up in men of color who are. she also fears the covid-19 pandemic has resulted in many infected. people going undiagnosed because infectious disease and hiv doctors across the state. >> it had to turn their attention to the novel coronavirus. she says we're also not to it. you are, however. >> when actu

dr gandhi. it's always great to get you want to get your perspective. i want to get to the workplace rules on masks in just a moment, but first, obviously the big news this afternoon is that california's health and human services secretary says that california will be aligning with the cdc on mask rules. starting june 15th. this means vaccinated people don't need to wear in almost all situations whethes going to tell who is vaccinated and who not right. so i actually never loved the cdc kindness because what i really wanted was for us to go to a metric where our cases in hospital positions were low enough that masking could be lifted for everybody because there is going to be this confusion where vaccinated people don't have to wear masks. an unvaccinated do in actually a difference in our guidelines. the cdc. cc record suggests that that unvaccinated wear masks and archive line say you have to, but it's going to be very difficult for businesses to know if someone's unvaccinated or not, um, because there's no also vaccine passports in our state, so and

we had the first indie or gandhi and siva such a lasting legacy for all women for women's equality and so after i got married to my wonderful husband i came to the united states and with his support i went to law school in new orleans at tulane and now currently am serving as a judge and chief judge of the district court. in derek gandhi gave so much hope to women especially because i've looked up to her having grown up in a common boarding school in india and we all just emulated her and the way she had this huge what is it called, the war against poverty so that's how we got into community service and i really have gotten a lot of my dedication and passion for the work i do as a judge just from her as my role model. >> thank you. judge guzman. >> good afternoon. i have been the fortunate recipient of of the benefit of knowing so many women personally and also had women to look up to but i want to talk about sandra day o'connor today, the first women on the united states supreme court appointed a president reagan. justice o'connor's first job -- he was undeterred by the challenges of

more territory in the country with asking the president gandhi in washington to meet with president biden. we take a closer look at the pace of the taliban take over the flux. the death of hong kong tabloid apple daily. what will fill the vacuum now that this popular pro democracy voice is gone, we speak in a founder of an underground startup in exile. the .

she could have sat the sideline like gandhi, or she could act. then horrible atrocities occurred against the muslim majority and everyone around the world expected her to be able to do something about it. so what you saw was that around the world, people taking away her honorary degrees. someone wanted to suspend the congressional gold medal she had been given. she was basically abandoned by the rest of the world because she cannot produce an outcome that was impossible to produce. i chose to stick with her and block efforts to penalize her during this. i feel vindicated because they had another election. she won again and the military has taken over the country again, proving once again that she cannot control the military situation there. i think the obvious answer is the only hope for burma to become a genuine democracy is to stick with her. she is dealing with an extraordinarily difficult situation. she cannot made, there is no doubt. >> i do want to complement the biden administration. at this point -- compliment the biden administration. at

i asked doctor gandhi if she thinks there's another chance of a shutdown. i don't. and the reason i don't is any time we've had a search before rate. we had to close things out that was because we didn't have the vaccine and that difference between now and then is really immunity. immunity is like a force. >> she tells me she doesn't think californians are going to move too fast, even with this reopening, she says we're going to continue to take natural precautions like social distancing when appropriate live in san francisco. amanda hari kron 4 and it is the doctors think we'll continue to see people get their vaccinations after the june 15th reopening. >> of course, we still have a population that hasn't been vaccinated yet. so yes, she does think we're going to see people continue to get vaccinated that population is children under the age of 12. in addition to that, she's hoping all of this success will convince people who are on the fence about vaccines to get and thank you for that. >> well, with that optimistic. look at what we should expect on june 15th thin

monica gandhi and peter chin hong will help us sort it all out. >>> demand for the vaccine declininging up on shots. the delta shot from india is the most concerning issue. >>> and before we go, we continue to move forward and out of this pandemic, which is great news for baseball fans, especially the giants and a's fans. >> let's take a look outside at oracle park. pretty quiet because the giants are on a road trip. the giants return home monday, then on tuesday 15th, masks will be recommended but not required. the park will be open to full capacity. beginning then all fans will be able to get into the game without being fully vaccinated or showing proof of a negative covid test. there's free walkup viewing, and fans without a ticket will be able to get a peek inside the park during the games like we used to. >> that little part where you look through the chain link fence. >> mm-hm. >> we're almost there. >> thanks for joining us, lester holt is next with his new time slot. and we'll see you again at 7:00. >> bye-bye. >>> tonight, president biden declaring the united states is back

i asked doctor gandhi if she thinks there's another chance of a shutdown. i don't. time we've had a search before rate. we had to close things out that was because we didn't have the vaccine and that difference between now and then is really immunity. immunity is like a force field. she believes we're going to continue to see people get vaccinated. she says that's because there's a whole population that hasn't able to get vaccinated yet. >> that's children under the age of 12 in san francisco. amanda hari kron 4 news 2 important post pandemic milestones being celebrated at san francisco city hall for its first day back open. >> city officials were able to finally kick off pride month at the building yesterday. a small crowd gathered on the city hall steps to celebrate the traditional raising of the rainbow flag. >> this is really one of my favorite times of year and you know what, we're going to celebrate. we're going to have a good time. we're going to keep smiles on our faces because we survive the pandemic uaw. >> and we're still here. and we're still kicking. >>

i asked doctor gandhi if she thinks there's another chance of a shutdown. i don't. and the reason i don't is any time we've had a search before rate. we had to close things out that was because we didn't have the vaccine and that difference between now and then is really immunity. immunity is like a force field. she believes we're going to continue to see people get vaccinated. she says that's because there's a whole population that hasn't able to get vaccinated yet. >> that's children under the age of 12 in san francisco. amanda hari kron 4 news. >> you can stay up to date on the latest covid reopening plans on our website just grab your smartphone open the cameras scan this qr code here we'll take you directly to the coronavirus section on our website. kron 4 dot com. >> bart is opening up more and adding more trips to their roots. there are now 26 additional trips on the monday through friday schedule and 16 additional trips on saturdays. hart says the trains are going to run with in oakland and san francisco 4 to 15 minutes apart during peak hours. >> that we th

gandhi says it's safe to drop the mask. >> we've had low cases and hospitalizations for a month.been growing immunity with the vaccines. >> reporter: and safe for entire state to reopen. >> even though we've been opening up slowly and surely with all the tiers, we haven't seen increases in hospitalizations or deaths. so proves to us we're ready to reopen. >> reporter: jay ortiz says it will be a hard habit to break. >> got used to like wearing a glove. did get used to it. but i'm not wearing gloves right now. >> reporter: reopening, like shutting down, will take getting used to. jean elle, nbc bay area news. >>> okay, y'all, there's a lot going on. lot of changes. if you have trouble keeping track, head to nbcbayarea.com, click on the link at top, june 15th, what to know. comprehensive guide with all the digital original videos to mask or not to mask all on nbcbayarea.com. flip side, fewer mask means more concern for families with unvaccinated children. coverage continues in five minutes, what is safe moving forward with kids? check in with parents and doctors as california reope

are worried they could go up when the state reopens on june 15th infectious disease expert monica gandhi, however, says there's no need to worry and here's why. >> i don't. and the reason i don't is any time we've had a search before rate. we had to close things out that was because we didn't have the vaccine and that difference between now and then is really immunity. immunity is like a force field. >> doctor gandhi doesn't think that california's move is going to increase. any infections are many infections because she says as long as you're vaccinated and you keep the distance and you keep wearing a mask. you should be ok, 8.37 right now today to marin county board of supervisors considers expanding the eviction moratorium, the current moratorium is set to expire at the end of the month. if they approve the extension, then it would be in place until the end of september. you can stay up to date on all of the changing rules that in relation to covid and all the latest numbers restrictions and then what happens on june 15th on our website. kron 4 dot com. this qr code. we'll take you ri

i hope when it comes to investing in hedge funds miss gandhi does not go along to get along. you should divest from hedge funds for the same reason public pension funds like hers in the state of new jersey are divesting from them. ds, you should also stop calling hedge funds return investments.best regards from john simpson, a 46 yearmember . that was the onlyemail submission we had for public comment . >> president bridges: thank you,madam secretary if we can open the phone lines for public comment . >> callers, if you have not already done so press star 3. any callers on the line? >> madam secretary, there are no callers on the line. >> presidentbridges: public comment is now closed . thank you madam secretary. next item please. >>item number five, action item, minutes of the may 12 21 retirement board meeting . >> president bridges: commissioners, youreceive the minutesfrom the may 12 toward meeting . what is your pleasure ? >> moved to approve. >> i will second. >> president bridges: second by commissioner casciato that we approve the minutes from our boardmeeting . may 1

let's welcome back to the show tonight, dr monica gandhi and infectious disease doctor there at ucsfpleasure to see you a doctor. will it be business as usual here in california? come the 15th. you know, i think there'll be two major differences. one what you just reported on as we will be doing testing for a new virus. essentially the stars kobe to covid virus. when we go into the winter will be tested in like rsv like influenza. there'll be places that have not as high vaccination rates that we will have to treat covid. but yes, i mean this kind of level of population immunity means. business goes back to normal and it should. there will be still masks around, and that will be have to be sorted out over time. right now. the rule is, um vaccinated. people don't have to wear masks and unvaccinated do you mentioned about the testing sites closing, but you also mentioned that testing efforts will continue. why is that still important? you know, we don't think that we're going to eradicate this virus, but what we've done is created a situation where it becomes a routine low love are low

i asked doctor gandhi if she thinks there's another chance of a shutdown. i don't. and the reason i don't is any time we've had a search before rate. we had to close things out that was because we didn't have the vaccine and that difference between now and then is really immunity. immunity is like a force field. she believes we're going to continue to see people get vaccinated. she says that's because there's a whole population that hasn't able to get vaccinated yet. >> that's children under the age of 12 in san francisco. amanda hari kron 4 news. >> 2 important post-pandemic milestones being celebrated at san francisco city hall. the kickoff of pride month and the resumption of in-person marriage services including marriage is inside the building. members of the lgbtq community gathered on the city hall steps today greeting each other with hugs instead of elbow bumps, all leading up to the traditional raising of the rainbow flag at city hall. >> this is really one of my favorite times of year and you know what, we're going to celebrate. we're going to have a good t

honoree dr monica gandhi as someone can up. it refers to as the star of the show. bay area infectious disease specialist has tirelessly appeared on local and national outlets, educating and advising on how to safely maneuver through the pandemic, and she praised the county's approach. i am really honored. to be honored by san mateo county. i think we had a similar philosophy you can still save lives be science based, but also put the entire pandemic in the setting of what holistically is going on in society. cannabis says there will be something serious included in the festivities and on site vaccination clinic and dr gandhi says her celebratory speech will address that topic to embrace the effectiveness of the vaccines, which i think that san matteo is done and what i mean by that is you. in the delta variant when we talk about these fearful variants, the vaccines work. the free event is scheduled for tuesday. june 15th 11 a.m. until 2 30 pm and everyone is welcome greg wigan's ktvu fox two news. a couple churches in the south bay plan to keep mask and social dist

ucsf infectious disease specialist dr monica gandhi wants cal osha to go even further and align its rules with those of the c d. c you need to follow the science on the vaccines. we really need to embrace their effectiveness and embrace with the cbc said, because they're right. the new rules take effect june 15th the same day, california lifts its covid restrictions. cal osha says a three persons subcommittee will have the authority to revise the changes this morning. the u. s labor department released new numbers on unemployment for the month of may. as lauren blanchard reports. while the numbers weren't quite as strong as economists predicted, the report did show the lowest number of claims since the beginning of the pandemic. the labor department has announced 559 jobs were added in may. the number is below estimates, but far better than april's report. the unemployment rate dropped from 6.1% to 5.8% this is progress. historic progress, progress. it's pulling our economy out of the worst crisis has been in 100 years, but many employers say they can't find workers. there is no shortage

we need to follow the science on the vaccines honoree dr monica gandhi as someone can up. it refers to as the star of the show. the bay area infectious disease specialist has tirelessly appeared on local and national outlets, educating and advising on how to safely maneuver through the pandemic, and she praised the county's approach. i am really honored. to be honored by san mateo county. i think we had a similar philosophy you can still save lives be science based, but also put the entire pandemic in the setting of what holistically is going on in society, canopus says. there will be something serious included in the festivities and on site vaccination clinic and dr gandhi says her celebratory speech will address that topic to embrace the effectiveness of the vaccines, which i think that san matteo is done and what i mean by that is you. in the delta variant when we talk about these fearful variant, the vaccines work, the free event is scheduled for tuesday. june 15th 11 a.m. until 2 30 pm and everyone is welcome greg wigan's ktvu fox two news. the number of positive covi

i think it was gandhi that said, "be the change you want to be and work with people, yeah, to paraphrase said -- >> be that change you want to be in the world. peter: right, some clever guy said that. how do we get people to do this? do we tax them or incentivize them? lorenzo: there are many tools. let me also emphasize the fact that prime ministers and governments are wrong. governments have been socialized into a different understanding of economic development. many people are realizing that our concept of economic growth has to be rethought. what my friend from india and kenya were saying, that the developed world has to help the developing world, i would go further and say that the developed world has to take responsibility for the damage it has generated. and also realize, it should be an example for the rest of the road. when you look at the whole planet, there are interesting experiences. for instance, paying farmers not to destroy nature, but to restore and support ecosystems because they play an important function in the economy. supporting governments and states that protect m

gandhi recommends that parents hold off on getting their 12 to 15 year old.ond covid vaccine dose until after the c d. c meeting coming up this wednesday. we are almost one month away. now from the summer olympics, and organizers are finally making a decision about allowing local spectators. this comes as japan takes new steps to speed up its vaccine rollout. fox news benjamin hall has more that stands won't be empty at this summer's olympics. tokyo 2020 organisers announcing monday that some local spectators will be allowed to attend next month's games venues will be limited to 50% capacity up to a maximum 10,000 fans, officials say. anyone who does attend can chair must wear a mask and go straight home after an event, not we will consider either cancelling or minimizing live areas and public viewing areas. and in addition, reassess related events that we can propose a new safe and secure way to cheer, but the decision goes against recommendations by japan's top medical advisor, who said the safest way to hold the games is without fans. japan's prime ministe

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joining me now is you csf infectious disease specialist dr monica gandhi.hank you so much for being here. doctor. we know that there is always a risk of side effects, and most of them are indeed rare. but how concerning is this? well there in a certain population, which is inflammation of the heart, or the sac around the heart, a mile card itis or para card tightest in about now. 331 young people, they are definitely more observed and expected up till the age of 24. they've divided into 16 to 18 and 18 to 24. and there anywhere from five times higher than what we would usually see to a little bit higher than that, and even younger people. 12 to 15, which we're starting to see some effects so you don't want to cause harm, and i think it's really important that the i p is meeting on wednesday to go over. all of them. tell us how serious they are. cup. some of these young people are in the hospital and make a decision that maximizes safety with not compromising efficacy. and so doctor walk us through that cbc meetings. scheduled for wednesday. what will offici

gandhi. do you share your colleague's optimism? >> 10 out of 10 optimism as well for california. the vaccination program has gone extremely well. we have natural immunity and together that means population immunity. i'm very hopeful for the 15th. >> actually that's reassuring to me and perhaps a lot of our viewers who really trust and respect both of your medical opinions. thank you for your time as usual. as we move on now what about outdoor sporting events with all this? our digital team put together a helpful video. it talks about whether or not you'll have to wear a mask and the answer is yes, indoor sporting events and indoor concerts. and what happens if you forget that mask? venues are supposed to have extras. you can watch this video right now. just take out your phone, use your camera to scan that qr code on the screen. you can also find it on nbcbayarea.com by clicking on the june 15th what to know icon. it's right there on the top of the page. social media pages. we wanted to know what are you looking forward to when california does reopen on june 15? we got a lot of r

monica gandhi, the noted disease specialist said that the biggest mistake that california made was not sending our schoolkids back into the classroom because it's causing a lot of mental health issues. do you agree with that? >> i think that we in the bay area have been advocating for schools to be open for a very, very, very long time. and you know, if we could roll it back and find -- have found a way to keep schools open, while everything else was completely -- everyone else was shelter in place, then you know, that would have been great. i had hoped that we would be able to get schools back in the fall. some were opened. many were not. i think that there's a number of reasons for that. but looking forward, there is absolutely no reason for schools not to be fully opened, for in-person learning, at every level, every school in the fall, period, full stop. really important for our kids. >> i was saying, i don't think i've seen you without a mask in 15 months. it's nice to see your full face. we appreciate your time tonight. >> thank you. >>> up next, why aren't more people coming bac

monica gandhi. good afternoon, thank you for being here. >> thank you. >> what is your take away from this report? >> you know, i think this signal is real. obviously, these are high eu -- higher rates of myocarditis. it is in children, especially in young people, because of the fact we haven't seen 12 to year-old data. we need to talk about standing the durations between doses, giving one does in places with low community transmission until we see the 12 to 15-year- old data, then third is preferring johnson & johnson for those between 18 to 20. we have not seen myocarditis with the johnson & johnson vaccine. it's only 18. >> the possible link we know in the headline will still scare a lot of people. so how can we put this in perspective? >> so the risk is still really low. it is essentially, you know, the risk of getting this rare side effect is still, you know, let's say the benefits of vaccination are high. we want covid to go go go go go there are simple things to be done to likely increase the

ucsf disease expert dr monica gandhi, doctor thanks for being back with us, thank you.are you on board doctor with this recommendation that all residents vaccinated or not where mass and public indoor spaces there in l. a county. am not. i actually think the cdc is right. um and what they said on may 13th, which is that vaccinated people don't have to mask indoors, and nothing has actually changed and that's what's really important is the delta variant is still completely responsive to the vaccines. we have antibody data. we have t cell data with b cell data and real world data from the public health foundation in england. that the vaccines work against this variant, so nothing has actually changed in terms of meeting to vaccine indoors. you know what dr this tells me, though, is that health officials at least down south in l, a county that know that this delta variant is serious in that getting vaccinated as you mentioned is also serious. just looking at the numbers of 123 delta variant cases in l, a county 110 are people who have not been vaccinated. in fact, the l. a

we need to follow the science on the vaccines honoree dr monica gandhi as someone can up. it refers to as the star of the show. the bay area infectious disease specialist has tirelessly appeared on local and national outlets, educatin the pandemic, and she praised the county's approach. i am really honored. to be honored by san mateo county. i think we had a similar philosophy you can still save lives be science based, but also put the entire pandemic in the setting of what holistically is going on in society, canopus says. there will be something serious included in the festivities, an on site vaccination clinic, and dr gandhi says her celebratory speech will address that topic to embrace the effectiveness of the back seats, which i think that san matteo is done and what i mean by that is you in the delta variant when we talk about these fearful variant, the vaccines work, the free event is scheduled for tuesday. june 15th 11 a.m. until 2:30 pm and everyone is welcome greg wigan's ktvu fox two news, well, business owners are certainly happy that california is finally full

monica gandhi says they are hurting its credibility, and he has an idea for governor newsom. >>, but a very clear metric like new york has done to day no more masking indoors because we have such looking for the unvaccinated and we are all vaccinated, other people are vaccinated and then you just cut it off. >> i will where to buy have to. >> reporter: we caught up with irene sylvester in san jose. is a part of you wanting to judge the person was unvaccinated and make everybody wear a mask? >> not at all. it is their right, their opinion. they have a right to it. >> reporter: so get this, cal osha has convened a three- member, subcommittee to review these new rules that they just approved before they go into effect and possibly change them again before june 15th. it all just makes you want to shake your head. in campbell, kiet do, kpix5. >> napa county has reported its first covid death in a fully vaccinated patient . health officials say the b,65 woman ha underlying medical conditions and caught the more severe uk variant. overall, napa county has recorded just 32 breakthrough cases

monica gandhi.one of the most outspoken doctors in the country on the coronavirus pandemic. she says much of the emergency response dates back to the hiv pandemic. >> it was only through hiv activism and community advocacy we even had a parallel track process at the fda. that's now changed into the eua. >> reporter: aids decimated the lgbtq community at the start. long time residents of the castros say they've lost many through the years. thankfully many have survived. >> as a 35-year survivor of aids i'm now witnessing what it's like to be a senior citizen. >> reporter: and ted anderson who speaks often about surviving hiv and aids. in the last 40 years more than 34 million people have died of complications from aids. it took years to develop lifesaving treatments for hiv and aids. and now the same technology being used in coronavirus vaccines is being tested for hiv. >> we had the mrna technology actually since 2011 and it's only now after covid that technology for the hiv vaccine is being applied

monica gandhi has been ahead of the curve when it comes to pushing for changes to the health order during has a new set of data and she has a message to school leaders and the governor. now is the time to be going back to school full-time and make it a priority. >> if they are thinking about not returning to full in prison classes in the fall, you are saying it is a danger to your kids. >> yes. i am sounding that alarm. i do not think i can be any more clear that i think school closures have been harmful. >> reporter: they are days away from releasing new details on a study on statewide suicide rates. the headline, in california comparing 2019 to 2020, suicide rates for those under 18 are up 24%. in adults, it is actually down 10%. california is not alone. in the rocky mountains children's hospital colorado has declared a pediatric mental health state of emergency after mental health er visits were up 90% versus 2019. they see 3 to 4 kids attempt suicide every week. in connecticut in 2019 they saw an average of 1 to 2 kids needing behavioral health care per day. in march 2021 that went up

monica gandhi. thank you so much for joining us this evening. so let's talk about the transmission of this delta variant. how is it different from the original virus and how quickly is it really spreading? >> the way to think of the delta variant is that the virus is, the strain is more fit and to outcompete any other of our alpha variant or even the ancestral strain and so, it will rapidly, as it has, become the virus that can in fact unvaccinated people. it will not infected vaccinated people because really, your immune system is in a hold up against that delta variant. >> and california's positivity rate creeping up slowly after a low .7%, now 1.2% with months of summer travel and upcoming holidays. should people be taking extra precautions, should we be wearing the masks even though many restrictions have been lifted? >> you know, the way to think of that is that it is likely not the delta variant there yet because less than 5% of our particular variance in this state are the delta. it is more that yes, this was to be expected. if we opened

doctor monica gandhi with ucsf says the cdc is likely going to update this recommendation soon. the cdc is recognizing this kind of discrepancy that children are masking and adults or not. >> and they are likely to recommend that need a mask inside. >> if you have low case rates in the east bay. michelle kingston kron 4 news. >> in san jose. 400 flea market vendors say they're on a hunger strike because they're going to try and stop city leaders and developers from displacing them with a new development. the strike comes a day before the san jose city council votes on rezoning plans would close 2 thirds of the flea market or a tech offices and apartments in that area. retail spaces near the various a bart station are also being considered there as well. now the council they're going to in in their meeting and vote on that site today at 11:00am so we're going to closely follow that story. also happening today. the contra costa county board of supervisors will decide on whether they're not they're going to lift or extend the county's eviction moratorium. the board may consider to

monica gandhi. thank you so much for joining us this evening. so let's talk about the transmission of this delta variant. how is it different from the original virus and how quickly is it really spreading? >> the way to think of the delta variant is that the virus is, the strain is more fit and to outcompete any other of our alpha variant or even the ancestral strain and so, it will rapidly, as it has, become the virus that can in fact unvaccinated people. it will not infected vaccinated

monica gandhi says the real indicator will come after the economy reopens on june 15th. whether cases stay low? >> there will be mingling. we're going to be watching that carefully. if cases don't go up, that's when you can say, yeah we got there. the way the cdc has made their decision about retesting is to only test if people have respiratory infections not a systematic surveillance testing. >> reporter: unless you have consistent covid flu like symptoms vaccinated people do not need to get regularly tested for covid. we also received questions about anti body tests could that tell you how protected you are. the answer is no. if you've already been vaccinated dr. rutherford says anti body tests just don't work. just a couple of things to keep in mind there, dan. >> very good. steph, talk a little bit about what we know about the failure rate of the vaccine here in california and across the united states. >> so it's very rare, in the u.s. one out of every 11,000 vaccinated people got reinfected with the virus. in california, state records show one out of every 7,000 vac

it was when i decided to go to college we had the first woman prime minister of india and gandhi. she left such a lasting legacy for all women, for women's equality. until after i got married to my wonderful husband, i came to the united states with his support i went to law school in neww orleans. and now currently serving as a judge and chief judge of civil district four. gandhi t really gave so much hope to women, especially because i looked up to her having grown in a common boarding school in india and the often emulated her and followed her work and the way she got involved and had this huge, what is it called the war againstd, poverty. most of us, that is how we got into community service. i really have gotten a lot of my dedication and passion foror the work i do as a family court judge just from her as my role model. >> thank you. judge guzman? >> good afternoon. i have been a fortunate recipient of the benefit of knowing so many women personally and also having women to look up to that i'm going to talk about sandra day o'connor today. the first woman on the united state

specialist doctor monica gandhi says. >> bay area counties are making the right choice due to the factt vaccines are working vaccines. >> are very effective in preventing you from getting viral infections. even with the delta variant, they're still effective against the delta variant and they also block transmission. so your ability to pass it even if you do get your nose. >> los angeles, county's mask for all recommendation is similar to one issued friday by the world health organization. but members of the white house covid response team point out that unlike the cdc, the world health organization must take a broader approach when making recommendations. >> there are different levels of vaccination rates in different parts of the world. they're different rates of virus spread and in different parts of the world. and so world health organization is really looking at this from that perspective. >> so for now, no changes in the 9 bay area counties or from the state department of public health. they say they'll continue to keep an eye on the k street, the delta variant and if the science

i asked ucsf's monica gandhi. >> the w.h.o. is representing the world. and unfortunately, about .6% of doses have been given in many countries. we are not at all fully vaccinated in so many places. surges are happening. the difference is places that are vaccinating fast, we are among the top eight, are starting to get out of the pandemic. and it's just accurate. when you have high levels of population immunity. look at san francisco. we have not budged in our cases. neither has california, despite the delta variant. because we have such high levels of immunity. >> much safer here than compared to the rest of the world. earlier this week, dr. fauci said that delta variant would become the dominant variant in the united states in the coming weeks. >>> tonight firefighters are still working to put out hotspots in morgan hill. can you see this afternoon the skyranger overhead as crews used helicopters and planes to drop water and fire retardant. this was in morgan hill. 30 acres burned. no word on how the fire started. >>> we have an update to the legal batt

monica gandhi offered a possible solution to this issue on our afternoon program, getting answers. >>the uk, because they are trying to get more doses out, they chose a 12 week duration between doses. they haven't seen this with the mrna vaccines. seeing a pattern in the uk makes me think it is safer to extend the dose. >> another possible solution is to offer the johnson & johnson vaccine to adults 18-30 since there have been no reported heart problems with the vaccine. overall cdc officials and experts agree the benefits still outweigh the risks. >> we have learned all city workers in san francisco will need to get vaccinated against covid-19. employees will have a period of time to get their shots after a vaccine gets final fda approval. san francisco will be the first california city to make vaccinations mandatory. city workers who refuse to be vaccinated must get a medical or religious exemption or could be fired.>>> coming up next you could call it a power struggle. the i-team attention, california. new federal funding of $3 billion is available to help more people pay for healt