kate larsen, abc7 news. >>> starting next month, germany and the uk will offer booster shots. germany will prioritize those with weak immune systems but anyone who received the two dose astrazeneca or single-dose johnson & johnson shot will have access. will offer 32 million shots to adults over 50 and people who are immunosuppressed. >>> today kaiser permanente announced it is requiring all employees and physicians be vaccinated by september. abc7 news reporter, amanda del castillo explains. >> reporter: kaiser permanente says it's taking protection a step further, requiring all employees be vaccinated. >> we know that it is maybe more assertive than what other organizations have done. we have been a leader in preventing disease and we believe we have to lead this across the country. >> reporter: starting august 23rd, kaiser will test unvaccinated staff twice a week but by september 30th, the health company wants 100% of employees and physicians to be fully vaccinated. >> reporter: healthcare workers are tired. they are disappointed that we have to have this 4th search and we

abc 7 vaccine team member kate larsen spoke with the family about their regrets. kate: nancy should be soothing her newborn's cries but instead she's wiping her own tears and planning a funeral. >> to leave your baby at the hospital, it is very sad. kate: last week, she arrived at san francisco general hospital and found out her baby girl was gone. two days later at eight months pregnant, she gave birth to her stillborn daughter. >> the truth is i feel guilty about what happened. kate: nancy's husband got sick with covid at the beginning of august. he ended up in the hospital but thought his initial symptoms were side effects from his first dose of the covid vaccine, so he went home to his wife and three-year-old son who both got very sick. >> if i could go back in time, i would have gotten vaccinated sooner. kate: like 75% of pregnant women in the u.s., nancy was unvaccinated. after she lost the baby, she got her first shot. was the baby healthy before you got covid? >> yes, my baby was extremely healthy. i went to all the prenatal appointments. kate: in order to

kate larsen, abc7 news. >>> starting next month, germany and the uk will offer booster shots. germany will prioritize those with weak immune systems but anyone who received the two dose astrazeneca or single-dose johnson & johnson shot will have access. will offer 32 million shots to adults over 50 and people who are immunosuppressed. >>> today kaiser permanente announced it is requiring all employees and physicians be vaccinated by september. abc7 news reporter, amanda del castillo explains. >> reporter: kaiser permanente says it's taking protection a step further, requiring all employees be vaccinated. >> we know that it is maybe more assertive than what other organizations have done. we have been a leader in preventing disease and we believe we have to lead this across the country. >> reporter: starting august 23rd, kaiser will test unvaccinated staff twice a week but by september 30th, the health company wants 100% of employees and physicians to be fully vaccinated. >> reporter: healthcare workers are tired. they are disappointed that we have to have this 4th search and we

kate larsen, abc 7 news. ama: san francisco reopened one of its mass testing sites at seventh and brandon streets. priority is given to disaster service workers who have been exposed to covid. appointments are required. if you want to get tested for covid-19, we have a link to verify sites on our website at abc7news.com/vaccine. dan: another mass shooting may have been avoided. next, the threats made. plus, -- >> hundreds from the bay area's afghan community and beyond gather in hayward tonight. coming up, we take a look at the message and the showing of solidarity. ama: disneyland hires a genie. how to skip the lines at the park. dan: here is a look at what is ahead on jimmy kimmel live tonight with sean haynes. sean: i am sean haze. >> you have an action figure, which is fun. the bow and arrow or did you just go to a renaissance fair? grass looks great, zeus! hey could you maybe trim the hydrangea too? sure thing, kevin. do you want me to do the boxwoods as well? no. finding the right person for the job isn

kate larsen is in the newsroom was more on this important topic. a change in thinking. te: the first six months of the year, we were in a race. data indicated that while vaccinated populations like call-up no were outrunning the virus, but instead are still being studied, the delta variant beat us to fisand herd immunity is no longer a realistic goal. what is next? because cases have reached such a fever pitch, they brought back the grand round with the executive associate dean of the emory school of medicine in atlanta. >> pandemics end when they end. kate: in the meantime, we can control the immediate impact of the virus to our behavior. an infectious disease specialist reference asia, where people embrace masking. have your choices that increase transmission will result in more covid cases. vaccines are part of this. as we look to the future, he says this. >> it will require lots of vaccination mandates, lots of ongoing vaccination. it is not just one way of vaccination. i think about how many years we continue vaccinating against polio and measles despite the fact th

abc7 news reporter kate larsen found out how some san francisco restaurants are handling the closures. >> reporter: it's pandemic deja vu, temporary restaurant closures due to covid cases. tosca partially reopened friday after a staff member was exposed, the north beach restaurant closing a few days to get everyone tested. the restaurant says now that everyone is known to be negative full service will resume over the weekend. >> it's like ptsd again. >> reporter: lori thomas is executive director of the golden gate restaurant association. she believes there have only been a handful of recent san francisco closures, but after surviving a shutdown each one is painful. >> what restaurants are having to do unfortunately in that situation is to temporarily close, not because they're being dictated to be closed, but because they just can't physically staff the restaurant if some of the workers are out on quarantine. >> we've been closed for a week and we'll be closed probably another week. >> reporter: scott chillcut is the co-owner of aziza. despite mandating vaccine for employees in the s

. >> kate larsen explains, it comes on the heels of san francisco unified officials making a similarnnouncement earlier today. >> so we have sort of plexiglass here for students who are sharing a table. >> teachers are preparing for the start of a school year unlike any other. >> there's like a hand sanitizer at every exit. all windows will be open. >> there is one change that is especially exciting for third-grade teacher stephanie lee. a newly announced san francisco unified school district employee vaccine mandate. >> i was already super excited coming back to have this extra layer of protection is even better. >> parents are also excited. >> i am all about it. >> clifford is a member of the pto. his daughter is seven, so still too young to get a covid vaccine. >> the biggest concern is really around safety so i think by mandating vaccines, it's really an important step to move forward to ensure the safety of everyone in the school community. >> stephanie has gotten the vaccine and says all the teachers at her elementary school in the richmond district are also vaccinated but she

abc 7 vaccine team member kate larsen spoke with the family about their regrets. : nancy should be soothing her newborn's cries but instead she's wiping her own tears and planning a funeral. >> to leave your baby at the hospital, it is very sad. kate: last week, she arrived at san francisco general hospital and found out her baby girl was gone. two days later at eight months pregnant, she gave birth to her stillborn daughter. >> the truth is i feel guilty about what happened. kate: nancy's husband got sick with covid at the beginning of august. he ended up in the hospital but thought his initial symptoms were side effects from his first dose of the covid vaccine, so he went home to his wife and three-year-old son who both got very sick. >> if i could go back in time, i would have gotten vaccinated sooner. kate: like 75% of pregnant women in the u.s., nancy was unvaccinated. after she lost the baby, she got her first shot. was the baby healthy before you got covid? >> yes, my baby was extremely healthy. i went to all the prenatal appointments. kate: in order to dete

. >> kate larsen explains, it comes on the heels of san francisco unified officials making a similarouncement earlier today. >> so we have sort of plexiglass here for students who are sharing a table. >> teachers are preparing for the start of a school year unlike any other. >> there's like a hand sanitizer at every exit. all windows will be open. >> there is one change that is especially exciting for third-grade teacher stephanie lee. a newly announced san francisco unified school district employee vaccine mandate. >> i was already super excited coming back to have this extra layer of protection is even better. >> parents are also excited. >> i am all about it. >> clifford is a member of the pto. his daughter is seven, so still too young to get a covid vaccine. >> the biggest concern is really around safety so i think by mandating vaccines, it's really an important step to move forward to ensure the safety of everyone in the school community. >> stephanie has gotten the vaccine and says all the teachers at her elementary school in the richmond district are also vaccinated but she ha

kate larsen is in the newsroom was more onaninng wee in a race.ata indicated that while vaccinated populations like call-up no were outrunning the virus, but instead are still being studied, the delta variant beat us to the finish line and herd immunity is no longer a realistic goal. what is next? because cases have reached such a fever pitch, they brought back the grand round with the executive associate dean of the emory school of medicine in atlanta. >> pandemics end when they end. kate: in the meantime, we can control the immediate impact of the virus to our behavior. an infectious disease specialist reference asia, where people embrace masking. have your choices that increase transmission will result in more covid cases. vaccines are part of this. as we look to the future, he says this. >> it will require lots of vaccination mandates, lots of ongoing vaccination. it is not just one way of vaccination. i think about how many years we continue vaccinating against polio and measles despite the fact that we don't have the disease. this may become

kate larsen is in the newsroom for us. what are you hearing about the latest evacuations? kate: i got off the phone with the california office of emergency services. pollock pines is evacuated and it will be a very long night. the el dorado national forest has been ordered closed. thousands of people have already left their homes but that number is expected to increase exponentially as a sheriff's deputies evacuate more foothill communities. for three days, flames have burned unchecked through thick forest in the sierra foothills. wind whipped smoke and embers blew through grizzly flats where flames destroyed in elementary school, church and post office. while firefighters struggled to contain this fire and others burning across california, a state of emergency was announced for el dorado county as the cold or fire exploded on tuesday. people trying to escape jammedmd up highway 50 through placerville as evacuations were ordered. the chp tweeted be prepared and parts of 50 may close because of the fire and to leave south lake tahoe as soon as possible. >> people are panicki

kate larsen is in the newsroom for us. what are you hearing about the latest evacuations? te: i got off the phone with the california office of emergency services. pollock pines is evacuated and it will be a very long night. the el dorado national forest has been ordered closed. thousands of people have already left their homes but that number is expected to increase exponentially as a sheriff's deputies evacuate more foothill communities. for three days, flames have burned unchecked through thick forest in the sierra foothills. wind whipped smoke and embers blew through grizzly flats where flames destroyed in elementary school, church and post office. while firefighters struggled to contain this fire and others burning across california, a state of emergency was announced for el dorado county as the cold or fire exploded on tuesday. people trying to escape jammed m up highway 50 through placerville as evacuations were ordered. the chp tweeted be prepared and parts of 50 may close because of the fire and to leave south lake tahoe as soon as possible. >> people are panicking

kate larsen, abc 7 news.ma: san francisco reopened one of its mass testing sites at seventh and brandon streets. priority is given to disaster service workers who have been exposed to covid. appointments are required. if you want to get tested for covid-19, we have a link to verify sites on our website at abc7news.com/vaccine. dan: another mass shooting may have been avoided. next, the threats made. plus, -- >> hundreds from the bay area's afghan community and beyond gather in hayward tonight. coming up, we take a look at the message and the showing of solidarity. ama: disneyland hires a genie. how to skip the lines at the park. dan: here is a look at what is ahead on jimmy kimmel live tonight with sean haynes. sean: i am sean haze. >> you have an action figure, which is fun. the bow and arrow or did you just go to a renaissance fair? i'm not always on my game. but lately, my uncle is, especially with his type 2 diabetes. with once-weekly trulicity most people reached an a1c under 7%. plus it could help you l

abc7 news reporter kate larsen found out how some san francisco restaurants are handling the closures. >> reporter: it's pandemic deja vu, temporary restaurant closures due to covid cases. tosca partially reopened friday after a staff member was exposed, the north beach restaurant closing a few days to get everyone tested. the restaurant says now that everyone is known to be negative full service will resume over the weekend. >> it's like ptsd again. >> reporter: lori thomas is executive director of the golden gate restaurant association. she believes there have only been a handful of recent san francisco closures, but after surviving a shutdown each one is painful. >> what restaurants are having to do unfortunately in that situation is to temporarily close, not because they're being dictated to be closed, but because they just can't physically staff the restaurant if some of the workers are out on quarantine. >> we've been closed for a week and we'll be closed probably another week. >> reporter: scott chillcut is the co-owner of aziza. despite mandating vaccine for employees in the s

kate larsen spoke to parents and an expert about keeping kids safe in the classroom. kate: as alarming new levels reached, bay area parents are preparing for the school year. >> we are worried. >> we are concerned. kate: his son is starting. >> we are going to we are go and we were teaching him how to use hand sanitizer and of obtaining distance. >> you can replace these. kate: i was wondering how i can maximize my family's mask shopping. why is it what last year is not good enough now, and i think that is a very understandable frustration. i think we are all feeling that. the delta virus is changing the game. kate: the doctor and specialist says the best kind of mask for your kid is -- >> a mask they can keep on. kate: but the most is an n95 and a cloth mask. her youngest son is too young to be vaccinated so u.s. additional protection in the classroom. >> face shield and goggles i protection. kate: she recommends getting back to the basics of frequent handwashing and sanitizing. >> i think it is good on multiple levels even for other viruses. kate: as for testing she

i am kate larsen, abc 7 news.lian: the delta variant is pushing back or canceling more bay area companies' return to work plans. wells fargo telling employees it is extending its work from home policy until october. meanwhile, google also pushed back it's return to work date to mid-october. write your company -- rideshare company lyft pus pus pus pus 2022, and linkedin allowing those workers to work remotely privately. the oakland unified school district starting on monday, the question on parents' minds, is it safe? abc 7 news reporter melanie woodrow has the story. >> sanitized, cleaning, wipes, extra masks. melanie: district welcoming back august 9. >> there are protocols in place, and we will have on site if you feel sick, that they can go to, then we have rapid covid testing. melanie: testing for anyone inside and oh usd building. >> it will be very hot, so you might want to take it off, but i will keep it on as much as i can. melanie: school officials are also highly encouraging vaccines, though they are not

patel in a moment and let's go to kate larsen. a san francisco hospital said it might offer a booster shot and is getting attention nationwide and from the white house. >> reporter: the white house, fda and cbc cdc are all waiting in. sick doubled the san francisco is calling it a supplement, not a booster. by the end of the week, san francisco general hospital said they will get a second mrna shot. pfizer or moderna, to people who got the single dose johnson & johnson vaccine. in response, the fda and cdc issued separate statement saying they do not recommend additional vaccines at this time and use of a covid vaccine outside the current scope would not be authorized. today, during a briefing, white house press secretary responded to our report about san francisco's extra dose. >> again, no different, we will not be making decisions but that is not reflective of the guidance. >> reporter: the deputy director of health at dph also spoke this afternoon and said they aligned with cdc guidance and have full confidence in all three va

abc 7 news reporter kate larsen tested out several and spoke with experts about how accurate they are. >> reporter: as the delta variant surges across the country, at-home covid tests have become a popular item at the checkout counter. they're 24 bucks a box, take just minutes we found plenty in stock at san francisco walgreen's stores. but do they work? >> after using tens of thousands at our mission community site, we have is a lot of confidence in the result. >> reporter: joseph dorisa, biochemistry professor and co-president of the chance zuckerburg biohub ran a study comparing pcr tests to abbott's bionex test and found -- >> for virus within the most infectious range, we found that the sensitivity was 99%. >> reporter: dorisi said the abbott test is so effective, it's all they use at the testing site. this is the abbott test and this is the quidel test. each have two tests inside. we're going to unbox them and see how they work. so this is the test card. there are picture instructions. there's also a solution that it comes with. you take it and put six drops in the top hole. the

kate larsen, abc7 news. >>> tonight california is the first in the nation to mandate vaccinations forthcare workers in most settings. abc7 news reporter amanda del castillo explains what's changing and when. >> reporter: for california's more than 2 million healthcare workers an added layer of security, announced thursday new rules from the state requiring workers in most healthcare settings be vaccinated. emergency room technician roy onpin said this push comes at the perfect time. >> as things started to normalize, we were hoping things would get better. it's unusual that it's kind of gone the other way and this is a great way for us to pivot to really escalate what we'll do to fight this pandemic. >> reporter: workers will need to be fully vaccinated or at least receive a second dose by september 30th. weekly testing was originally offered, but that's now only the case if there's a religious or medical exemption. >> we have been strongly encouraging vaccination. we don't see any other way out of this. >> reporter: in a statement the national union of healthcare workers said in part

kate larsen, abc7 news. >>> tonight california is the first in the nation to mandate vaccinations for healthcare workers in most settings. abc7 news reporter amanda del castillo explains what's changing and when. >> reporter: for california's more than 2 million healthcare workers an added layer of security, announced thursday new rules from the state requiring workers in most healthcare settings be vaccinated. emergency room technician roy onpin said this push comes at the perfect time. >> as things started to normalize, we were hoping things would get better. it's unusual that it's kind of gone the other way and this is a great way for us to pivot to really escalate what we'll do to fight this pandemic. >> reporter: workers will need to be fully vaccinated or at least receive a second dose by september 30th. weekly testing was originally offered, but that's now only the case if there's a religious or medical exemption. >> we have been strongly encouraging vaccination. we don't see any other way out of this. >> reporter: in a statement the national union of healthcare workers said in

kate larsen, abc7 news. >>> starting next month germany will be offering booster shots. anyone who received the two dose sara zendehnam or single shot johnson & johnson vaccine will have access to this. if you have questions coronavirus vaccine, just head to abc7news.com/vaccine. >>> flames crept toward two communities. the dixie fire is in butte and plumas counties. crews expect challenging days ahead with hot, drying and gusty conditions. >>> today pg&e will be talking about its shutoff. that's when they shut off power to reduce the risk. the meeting is set for 1:00 this afternoon. >>> because of drought conditions and the earlier start to wildfire season, pg&e is making sure their equipment doesn't cause fires. that means responding to outages within 60 minutes or less, increasing the need to prevent sparks and safety patrols in fire prone counties. >>> keeping an eye on the fires, there's a fire weather watch for thursday across the sierras, including lake tahoe. so that's thursday. that's up in the sierra. that does include tahoe. back here at home, that's one of th

kate larsen found out how some are handling the closures. kate: temporary restaurant closures due to covid cases. thisthisthisthisthisthisthis staff member was closed, they after a staff member tested positive. it is like ptsd again. kate: she is the assistant director to the restaurant association and feels there have been only a handful of san francisco closures but after surviving a shut down, each one is painful. >> they are having to temporarily close, not because they are being dictated but they can't physically staff the restaurant if some of the workers are out on quarantine. >> we have been closed a week and probably another week. kate: he is the owner of a restaurant and despite mandating the vaccine for his employees, three staff members tested positive for covid, all breakthrough cases. >> it is deflating because we felt once everyone was vaccinated and all the steps we took to get through to this point we were hoping we were on the back end of it. we had no positive cases for 14 months prior to this. kate: safety does not come ch

kate larsen found out how some restaurants are handling the closures.eporter: it is pandemic deja vu, temporary restaurant closures due to covid cases. tosca partially reopened after a staff member was exposed, they closed for a few days to get everyone tested. now that everyone is known to be negative, full service will resume over the weekend. the executive director of the golden gate restaurant association believes there have only been a handful of recent san francisco closures. but after surviving a shutdown, each one is pai painful. >> restaurants are having to temporarily close because they cannot physically staff the restaurant if some workers are out on quarantine. >> we will be closed probably another week. reporter: he is the co-owner of a moroccan restaurant. e mdangacne for employees, three recently tested positive, all breakthrough cases. >> it is deflating because we thought when everyone was vaccinated in all the steps we took, we were hoping we were on the backend. we had no positive cases for 14 months prior. reporter: they expect the c

kate larsen tested out several and spoke with experts about how accurate they are. >> as the delta varianturges across the country, at home covid antigen test have become popular. they are $24 a box. they take minutes to use. we found plenty in san francisco walgreens stores. do they work? >> after using tens of thousands of these tests at our mission community site, we have a lot of confidence. >> they ran a study at the 24th street mission bart station comparing pcr tests and found >> for viruses in the most infectious range, the sensitivity was 99%. >> he says the test is so effective it is now all they use at the site. >> this is the abbott test. each have two tests inside. we will on box them and see how they work. so, this is the test part. there are picture instructions. take it and put six drops in the top hole. then take the q-tip and swap each nostril. >> my colleague used the cordell test. >> they do not detect the genetic material of the virus. they detect the actual proteins that make up the virus. basically, antibodies react on a paper strip and in turn, like a pregnancy test

i kate larsen. we are going to start with the latest on hurricane ida with meteorologist lisa arjun. how are things looking in louisiana right now? lisa: not good. to this day, 15 years ago was hurricane katrina and we are looking at catastrophic problems here with the storm surge and flooding rain. hurricane ida is is is i with gusts over 180 miles per hour, moving to the northwest at 15 and you can see the red, bright at new orleans and looking at the storm surge and flooding that will move in by about 11:00 our time. the track will continue up through the gulf coast and tennessee has had a lot of flooding rains and that is exec you wear this track is going to take the storm. it will be a tropical storm or tropical depression by the time it reaches that area, but they have just had too much rain. low clouds and fog at the coast. the onshore flow has picked up overnight and you may have felt it a little bit last night. the inland east bay will have poor quality. things improved dramatically by late

kate larsen spoke to the family about their regrets.ould be soothing her newborn's cries but instead she is wiping her own tears and planning a funeral. >> to leave your baby at the hospital, it is very sad. reporter: last week, nancy found out her baby girl was gone. two days later at eight months pregnant, she gave birth to her stillborn daughter. >> the truth is, i feel guilty about what happened. reporter: nancy's husband got sick with covid at the beginning of august. he ended up in the hospital but not -- but thought his initial symptoms were side effects from his first dose of the covid-19 vaccine. he went home to his wife and son who both got very sick. >> if i could go back in time, i would have gotten vaccine did sooner. reporter: like 75% of pregnant women in the u.s., nancy was unvaccinated. after she lost the baby, she got her first shot. was the baby healthy before you got covid? >> yes, my baby was extremely healthy. reporter: in order to determine the cause of death, doctors told her an autopsy would be needed but nancy

larry: as part of our efforts, parents and students getting ready for the school year, kate larsen spoke to an expert at home and the hospital on how to keep kids safe. >> as pediatric covid cases reach alarming levels, bay area parents preparing for the school year. >> we are worried. >> we are concerned. >> in san francisco, joseph mallon's son is starting. >> we are going to buy bank -- five more masks. -- >> we will maintain distance. >> we primarily use surgical masks. >> because of the variant, i was wondering how i could mass -- maximize mask shopping. >> why is it that what what's good enough last year is not good enough now? that is an the delta virus is moving the goal posts. >> the infectious disease specialist says the best bet for your kids is. >> a mask they can keep on. >> she says the most protective is the n95, or cloth and surgical mask together followed by a single surgical mask, than a single cloth mask. her son is too young, so he wears additional protection. >> face shields and goggles, eye protection. >> she recommends getting back to the basics of frequent handwas

kate larsen, abc news 7 news. >> next friday, san francisco is going to require proof of vaccination for indoor activities like restaurants and gyms. the easiest way is that digital vaccine record card from the state. but as melanie woodrow found out, the process has not been easy for everyone. >> reporter: californians have options when it comes to proving you're vaccinated. you can carry your card with you, take a picture on your phone or register your vaccine record digitally with the state. rick sheldon figured that last option was probably the safest. >> i wanted to be in the system as opposed to having this card that might not even be valid in the future. >> reporter: sheldon and his wife both received the pfizer vaccine. >> her registration went very swimmingly. got her qr code right away, so i knew what was supposed to happen. but when i entered my information, there was an error and my information was not linked properly. >> reporter: a similar experience. >> when i did mine, everything came out correct. i was done in five minutes. there were no problem. my parents weren't s

good morning forget i am kate larsen. let's get to the latest on the hurricane. here is meteorologist lisa arjun, who has been tracking the storm all morning. lisa: good morning. the northern part of the eyewall moving into southern louisiana right now as the impacts have been followed all morning long with the storm surge already up above five feet. there is a look at live doppler 7. we can see the rotation with wins 150 miles per hour, gusting to 185. moving west at 14. impacts around new orleans, mississippi, and florida. remember, they had all the levees put in after katrina and they can handle a half inch of rain per hour but we will see over one inch of rain per hour. as we look at the track moving over the tennessee river valley, so much rain so far. storm surge possibly 12 to 14 feet in and around wireless. here is a look at live doppler 7. what a relief with better air quality today. moderate elsewhere. you can see the fog. 58 in san francisco. 67 in san jose. from our tower camera, you can see it as a nicer day already in the low 70's. hazy to hot inlan

kate larsen, abc 7 news. >>> full fda approval of the pfizer covid-19 vaccine could be just weeks awayior white house official tells abc news it could happen by early next month. the fda granted emergency authorization late last year. experts say full approval could reduce fears about the safety of the shot and encourage more people to get vaccinated. it could accelerate the approval process for vaccines for kids under the age of 12. last week president biden said he expects a decision by early fall. >>> a new survey finds most unvaccinated americans believe that covid-19 vaccinations are more dangerous than the disease. the kaiser family foundation survey found 53% of the unvaccinated people believe the vaccine is more dangerous. 14% said they will definitely not get vaccinated. it's the same number as in december despite a recent surge in new cases. there are fewer who are likely to wear masks in it public. >>> department of medicine chair dr. wochter says we may never get to herd immunity. for san francisco that was reaching 75% of the population vaccinated. our fight in this pandem