in san francisco, luz pena, abc7 news. >>> there is another big development from the cdc. it's now recommending pregnant women get vaccinated. early clinical trials didn't include anyone who was pregnant, but recent studies found that the pfizer and moderna vaccines were safe and effective for those who are pregnant or nursing. >>> in the south bay the bay area's largest county has reached a milestone in the fight against covid-19. santa clara county has administered 1 million doses, nearly a third of the county's eligible population fully vaccinated. still county officials are reminding the public to not let their guard down. >> the more people that get vaccinate haded, the safer it's going to be, the less chance for viral spread, the less chance for mutations and additional variants. so the closer we get, the safer we are. >> to help close vaccine equity gaps in hard hit areas such as east san s will be made available at certain sites starting next enaneng timesls.bject ings the first t since last march the warriors could see and hear real hometown fans tonight at chase

in san francisco, luz pena, abc7 news. >>> there is another big development from the cdc.t's now recommending pregnant women get vaccinated. early clinical trials didn't include anyone who was pregnant, but recent studies found that the pfizer and moderna vaccines were safe and effective for those who are pregnant or nursing. >>> in the south bay the bay area's largest county has reached a milestone in the fight against covid-19. santa clara county has administered 1 million doses, nearly a third of the county's eligible population fully vaccinated. still county officials are reminding the public to not let their guard down. >> the more people that get vaccinate haded, the safer it's going to be, the less chance for viral spread, the less chance for mutations and additional variants. so the closer we get, the safer we are. >> to help close vaccine equity gaps in hard hit areas such as east san jose, the county said more walk-ups will be made available at certain sites starting next week. officials will focus on expanding weekend and evening time slots. >>> on the subject o

professor to help combat covid in the coming months and years years years ye abc7 news reporters luz pena. >> reporter: throughout his life dr. dean winslow has been on the forefront of some of the most historic moments of our nation. this wall is a small reminder of all the decades he has served our country. >> total of 35 years between the air force and the air national guard. >> reporter: and these are all the memories. >> absolutely. >> reporter: colonel winslow is how many of his colleagues know him. he retired nearly five years ago from the u.s. air force. he's a professor of medicine at stanford university specialized in infectious diseases and on monday he will start a new role at the nation's public health agency. were you expecting to get tapped by the federal government to work for the cdc? >> not necessarily, but again, i felt very honored and flattered to be asked to join this effort. >> reporter: dr. dean winslow will join the cdc's team as a senior adviser for the covid testing diagnostic working group. >> first of all, develop a strategy for how to best deploy covid-19 in

abc7 news reporter luz pena explains the plan to keep students safe. >> reporter: for more than a year this has been rashon's classroom and he said there's been some perks to it even though it's been difficult. >> it was kind of good because i got to stay in bed most of the time. >> reporter: starting tomorrow 33 san francisco public preschools and elementary schools will be back to in- person classes. what is something that you're looking forward to when it comes to going back to school? >> being in the classroom. >> reporter: by the end of this month sfusd will likely have 107 school buildings reopened and an estimated 22,000 students back. according to the board president of san francisco's unified school district teacher who wanted to get vaccinated is now fully vaccinated, but safety measures will continue to play a big role in this return. >> it actually starts at home. you'll be doing a short survey to check off all of any symptoms that you might have. >> reporter: now in addition to the at-home questionnaire, students are also required to do a second health screening when they

in san francisco, luz pena, abc7 news. >>> google is stepping up to th pa naon will toward unicef toadly needed medical supplies like oxygen. google is also giving ad grants to health authorities in india to connect people with covid testing resources and vaccines. >>> you can start booking that trip to europe as long as you're vaccinated. the head of the european commission told "the new york times" today transatlantic travel will be allowed this summer but didn't set a date. part of the reason for lifting the ban on tourists is the rapid pace of vaccinations. even so, it is still not clear how travelers will provide proof, something the eu and united states have begun discussing. >>> shifting now to the weather, a little bit of rain, but that drying out certainly is happening for the next couple days. >> yeah. we're definitely drying out and we're talking meager amounts of rain, dion. many places got less than a tenth of an inch, although san francisco almost got 02. the system is moving east. it brought some thunderstorms to the area near chico, but we are drying out seeing less c

in the newsroom, luz pena, abc7 news. >> that is comforting information. many thanks to you. now i spoke with another member of our vaccine team on the 4:00 p.m. newscast. we will explain why women and younger people could, indeed, be more likely to experience vaccine side effects. >> it is likely because the more immune response -- it's a little bit weaker, not to a detriment, but a little bit weaker as you get older. you know what? people need to understand that it is totally expected. if you imagine your first shot being your immune system building up the army, your second shot is putting in more troops in getting more from the front line. >> health experts keep saying they want to see as many people vaccinated as quickly as possible, but for those who have already completed the process, there might be another step, a booster shotbooster shot stephanie sierra is live and digging into the data for us. >> reporter: is a question we are hearing more often. if you ask pfizer's ceo, a third dose will likely be needed to be safe. experts studying the data say that might not be t

abc 7 news reporter luz pena is part of the vaccine team and spoke to the chief of medicine at ucsf. he explains what you need to know if you experience side effects. >> it is the second shot that will get us closer to being fully vaccinated once that needle goes in and the pfizer or moderna gets injected, this is what you should prepare for. >> i play recreational hockey. i play goalie. i felt like i had played four games of hockey in a row. that is how much my body ached. >> reporter: i got my second pfizer shot on wednesday. i posted on social media about the side effects. in a matter of minutes, many of you replied with similar stories. in the tweets, we met an stasha. she is going through it. >> i had a rough night. i think i slept an hour maybe and i just tossed and turned because i just had full, body aches. >> reporter: ucsf's said fever and chills are signs your body is having an immune response. >> having side effects is not a bad thing. >> it is not. as soon as you say that, people said i didn't have side effects. does that mean it is not working? the answer is no. the two

. >> in mountain view, luz pena, abc 7 news. >>> president biden will make his first address to a joint session of congress. we learned new details for the sweeping new education plan that mr. biden will be unveiling. the president will be calling for $2 million to provide universal prek for all 3 and 4 year olds. the president will call for taxes on the most wealthy americans and wealthy investors to pay for this. you can watch president biden's address to congress tomorrow right here on abc 7 news. abc news coverage will begin at 6:00 p.m. and the address will be followed by a special edition of abc 7 news at 8:00. >>> cheaper rents due to the pandemic may be coming to an end in the bay area. that's according to website apartment list.com. san francisco's prices edged up by 3% from atwo bedroom apartment goes for $2,500 a month. >> the pendulum seems to be swinging back in the other direction. everything is pointing toward this summer prices continuing to go up as they typically do in a hot market like san francisco. >> and san francisco continues to have the highest rent in the natio

luz pena spoke to the woman about what she has experienced and how she thinks it could have been prevented. >> reporter: it was the second shot, dina thomas had been waiting for. what she felt was panic after that needle was pulled out. >> she skid me, did you tell them pfizer. i said yeah of course i told them pfizer. i got pfizer for the first dose too. she said well your file was flagged as being moderna. and i said what? >> chris: vi na says says says noticed the card said pfizer moments after vaccinating her. >> it seemed to be error. i had told them three different times it should be pfizer for my shot. so obviously it's in the medical words because i got vaccine there. i was called to cdc myself to see if they had any reports of anyone receiving two different doses. >> reporter: the c dc highlights that these vaccines are not interchangeable but there was no risk. >> reporter: there's certainly no danger to >> reporter: dr. monica gandhi says vaccine mixing is already happening in the uk to see if it will have an increased benefit. >> there was a study in mice that showed if you gav

. >> reporter: at stanford, luz pena, abc 7 news. >>> the murder trial of derek chauvin is now in the hands of a jury. closing argumenting today leaned heavily on video of the former minneapolis police and george floyd. as laura anthony explains, oakland is among the cities that are on edge awaiting the verdict after recent protests. >> it's not the first time with this window and this is a pretty large window. so it was pretty traumatizing. >> reporter: taylor jay has seen this before. the front window of her business shattered in the wake of an otherwise peaceful protest in downtown oakland: it happened friday night as shown in these pictures she provided us. one of many businesses vandalized up and down broadway. for jay it was the first time she had reopened her store in a year. >> we're just here trying to operate our businesses in the midst of a pandemic and so you know, it's very unfortunate. >> this is completely unacceptable. >> reporter: mayor schaff says that they're trying to identify the vandalizers on video. >> when groups march after dark, there are people that have pla

in san francisco, luz pena, abc7 news. >>> also today berkeley announced that first dose vaccination appointments are now available for berkeley or alameda county residents who are at least 16 years old. >>> california is warning of another vaccine supply shortage in the coming weeks. next week's delivery will be short 15%. that's 2.4 million doses than were expected, but california will only get 2 million. another 5% drop is expected the week after next. healthcare providers say the news is certainly disappointing because all along they've been told vaccine deliveries will only grow, not shrink. >> disappointing because we've been told for many months that oh, don't worry. by mid-april you will have as much vaccine as you need and that's not the case. >> an estimated 18 million residents will not have yet received or have not received their first shot. >>> on the peninsula facebook is converting part of its menlo park headquarters into a coronavirus vaccination clinic for underserved communities. ravenswood family health center will administer the vaccines starting tomorrow morning.

. >> in mountain view, luz pena, abc 7 news. >>> president biden will make his first address to a jointof congress. we learned new details for the sweeping new education plan that mr. biden will be unveiling. the president will be calling for $2 million to provide universal prek for all 3 and 4 year olds. the president will call for taxes on the most wealthy americans and wealthy investors to pay for this. you can watch president biden's address to congress tomorrow right here on abc 7 news. abc news coverage will begin at 6:00 p.m. and the address will be followed by a special edition of abc 7 news at 8:00 > s due to the pandemic may be coan end in bay area. that's according to website apartment list.com. san francisco's prices edged up by 3% from atwo bedroom apartment goes for $2,500 a month. >> the pendulum seems to be swinging back in the other direction. everything is pointing toward this summer prices continuing to go up as they typically do in a hot market like san francisco. >> and san francisco continues to have the highest rent in the nation. the same 2,500, two bedroom apart

in san francisco, luz pena, abc7 news. >>> also today berkeley announced that first dose vaccination appointments are now available for berkeley or alameda county residents who are at least 16 years old. >>> california is warning of another vaccine supply shortage in the coming weeks. next week's delivery will be short 15%. that's 2.4 million doses than were expected, but california will only get 2 million. another 5% drop is expected the week after next. healthcare providers say the news is certainly disappointing because all along they've been told vaccine deliveries will only grow, not shrink. >> disappointing because we've been told for many months that oh, don't worry. by mid-april you will have as much vaccine as you need and that's not the case. >> an estimated 18 million residents will not have yet received or have not received their first shot. >>> on the peninsula facebook is converting part of its menlo park headquarters into a coronavirus vaccination clinic for underserved communities. ravenswood family health center will administer the vaccines starting tomorrow morning.

tonight, luz pena looks into the increase in demand. the state letting anyone over the age of 16 sign up for a shot. some counties are already there. but are we ready? >> stephanie looks at the decrease in supply. this couldn't have come at a worse time. >> reporter: the next two weeks is right around what california was perceiving a month ago, far we need to be. those yet to receive shots getting an appointment this week will become that much more difficult. >> reporter: california's vaccine supply is shrinking days before 16 million californians who have yet to receive one dose become eligible. >> so there is going to be a real tug-of-war here to see who can get the vaccine. >> reporter: you von maldonado has spent the majority of her career studying how to effectively get vaccines out. she says it will take california at leastat leastat lt to get back to what is referred to as our baseline supply. >> it is frustrating. believe me, everyone i have

our abc7 reporter, luz pena spoke with medical professionals who explain what the body has this reactionts after a vaccine is a sign that your body is producing the immune response. that is a good thing. what is interesting is that a few people who have had covid are reporting side effects after the first shot. >> reporter: for 2 weeks, alejandra was in the icu fighting for his life. >> the doctors mentioned, you know, 50-50. i was in this position, laying on

. >> reporter: in san francisco, luz pena, >>> here's a look at california's covid numbers for saturday. the state reported nearly 4900 newly diagnosed cases, which is double the count from friday. now, even with the increase, the seven-day positivity rate did not change. it is still at 1.8%. >>> california has hit a milestone with vaccinations. more than 7 million people are now fully vaccinated against covid-19. >>> and part of building a better bay area includes the ongoing effort for equity in vaccine rollout. east palo alto officials welcomed community members at a newly opened site, aimed at closing the distribution gap. the vaccination site at cesar chavez raven would's middle school, is in its second day of vaccinations pply thjososing vaccine was doubled to 2000 shots in the last 48 hours. >> what we are dealing with is disfranchisement in this city, that we have always had to wait for resources, for allocations, for vaccines. so now, when we have gotten this news of the vaccine, it is awesome, but it is also going to take a little time to really encourage our residents. >> onl

abc7 news reporter luz pena spoke to city officials at the vigil was the message was clear.change. >> reporter: praying for unity members of the sikh community stood together asking for change. >> the responsibility is on the leadership at each level from city to all the way to federal. >> reporter: on thursday a gunman killed eight people at a fedex warehouse in indianapolis. four of the victims were sikh, an attack that sent waves of sorrow to all the half million sikhs in america. >> the families that have lost their loved ones and not only to this last weekend, but for the many that were lost in the many incidents that happened before this one. >> reporter: the shooting in indianapolis bringing flashbacks of 2012 when a gunman killed six people at a sikh temple in wisconsin. >> we immediately thought about where we were, what we were doing in 2012. the difference is wee here 2021 and e dience is the change we can make from here on out. >> reporter: san jose's home to one of the largest communities of sikhs in the u.s. with 25,000 members. tonight they saw allies coming t

luz pena as part of the vaccine team and looked into these questions. >> reporter: if you were flying to hawaii,like. u ed ooofa negative covid test. they come is a project created the common pass. a digital certificate that lives on your smart phone. >> what we have been looking at is developing a new standard that is a way of digitizing health information. >> reporter: starting april 15, california will allow indoor concerts, theater performances, and other private gatherings. that's the same day those 16 and older can get vaccinated. the state is requiring testing or proof of vaccination for the. something that gives peace of mind to vaccinated people. >> a lot of people are removing their masks. they don't have their nose covered and you get anxious because you don't know. >> reporter: in a statement, the covid command center gave us information about what they're thinking of the vaccine passports. we are looking into areas where this could be useful and in particular were larger numbers of people are coming together. there are some concerns. how do you avoid fraud with these vacc

.>>> in mountain view, luz pena, abc7 news.'0 people in california contracted covid-19 despite the fact that they were vaccinated. the so-called breakthrough infections were recorded from january-april. they make up about 1/10 of percent. very small of all covid cases reported in california during that time. the number of these breakthrough infections is not a surprise to health officials with moderna and pfizer vaccines being roughly 90% effective while johnson & johnson is around 75%. >>> the recall election for governor newsome is and is months away. actor randy quaid said he is thinking about it. he tweeted that he is seriously considering running for governor.>>> celebrity politicians are nothing new in california. alaska recall election led to arnold schwarzenegger. he weighed in on his thoughts and the race. >>> for the recall elecelecelecc most all but certain in california, former governor arnold schwarzenegger is weighing in. in an interview on jimmy kimmel live he said he wouldn't discount any candidate who gems into

lose pain you is part of the vaccine team and spoke to vaccine teams, luz pena, they know they are in for it, right? >> reporter: they are only four days away from the vaccine expansion. today, alameda got vaccine for everyone who is approved to be vaccinated. officials say this is what the out coming days will look like as millions across the state will finally qualify to get vaccinated. >> reporter: 17 drive-through lanes with cars coming out of the o.co coliseum, this mega vaccination site is expecting to vaccinate 5000 people, today. it is the first day that alameda county is opening up vaccine eligibility to those 16 and older. the news spread fast.spread fas. this 16-year-old and his mom booked an appointment for today. >> we were able to do it pretty quick. that was awesome, you know? because i don't want to get sick. >> reporter: the healthcare services agency director was anticipating this influx, today, and says what they need now is supply. >> there is not enough vaccine supply ready. that is a challene we are all facing. evil in the interim are going to have to be patient.

.>>> let's turn to luz pena .ooking into the issue of >> over 7 million people have been vaccinated with the johnson & johnson vaccine in the u.s. so far. they hope to reduce vaccine hesitancy moving forward. >> it is the possible link that medical doctors say could help understand what happened to the -- they point to an immune response. >> of the current hypothesis is it is a may it may be an autoimmune response that causes the platelets to clump together. >> dr. grant dr. grant dr. investigator of the johnson & johnson trials out of stanford. he believes these findings show how a rare blood clots can occur even without the vaccine. >> it happens one out of 100,000 people per year. it is more often in women than in men. >> the european agency took into account the data from the u.s. cases. ucsf says those cases could lead to an explanation but they need to be ininininin >> it is causing platelets to be removed from the body. it is also causing platelets to become activated potentially. that is what causes the cl

in the newsroom, luz pena, abc 7 news. >>> as more vaccines rollout, is the government considering implemented a vaccine passport? >> reporter: the biden administration made it clear that they will leave it up to states and the private sector to decide. dr. fauci spoke about this and said the government won't require a vaccine passport. >> okay. thank you. >>> now, let's bring in a member of the abc7 vaccine team, we will start with your thoughts on what talking about, the vaccine passport. do you think that is something you would support? >> it depends on how it was implemented. the first thing i have to say with the passport, proof of vaccination, this is not a new concept. even other countries you travel, i don't think people out there, you know, are necessarily equating the two. we are ready have these vaccine requirements in many areas of society. already, the vaccine passport has been politicized. i think there is a misconception out there. people are saying this is a dystopian government. we have heard thatheard thatheat left to private businesses in the private sector. either you get a

luz pena spoke to a ucsf expert who expands what's happening and why you shouldn't worry. >> reporter: for 24 hours, these were the side effects she went through after her second pfizer shot. >> a high fever and my bones felt like sandpaper, they were sanding my bones. >> reporter: the infectious disease specialist dr. rutherford said the side effects after the second shot are normal because the im response to the second shot is even stronger. >> the spike protein that the mra is tricking cells into producing. that's what's being detected. that's what we wanted to do. >> reporter: in this cdc report, data shows that of 13.7 million americans vaccinated during december and january 2021, reports of side effects were higher among women. why is it that women and young adults are having more reactions to the second shot of the moderna or pfizer vaccine? >> women should have stronger immune responses because they had to protect pregnancies, they have to live to have babies. it probably has to do with the sex hormone and the immune system ages and collects problems as you get older. it's not

abc7 reporter luz pena as part of the vaccine team and looked into these questions. to hawaii, this is what it ying looks like. you will need to show proof of a negative covid test. the common pass. a digital certificate that lives on your smart phone. >> what we have been working on is to develop a new standard. it is a way of digitizing health information. >> reporter: april 15, california will allow indoor concerts, theater performances, and other private gatherings. that's the same day 16 and older can get vaccinated. the state is requiring or proof of vaccination for some of these events. something that gives peace of mind to vaccinated people. >> a lot of people are removing their masks.on't have the secov yogean >> reporter:in statement, the covid command center, gave us insight into what they are thinking about vaccine passports. we are looking into areas where this could be useful and larger numbers of people are coming together. there are also some concerns. how do you avoid fraud with these vaccination passports? >> the way it is digitized. they take the r

luz pena is a member of our vaccine team and she has been looking into this and is joining us live afterking with medical professionals about what new findings european medical agencies remain as we move forward. >> over 7 million people have been vaccinated with the johnson & johnson vaccine in the u.s. so far. doctors are hoping this explanation will help regain the public's trust and reduce vaccine hesitancy moving forward. >> it is the possible link the medical doctors say could help understand what happened to the 6 women who developed blood clots with the johnson & johnson vaccine. the european medicines agency points to an immune response. >> the current hypothesis as it may be an autoimmune response that caused the platelets to clump together. >> dr. philip grant wasgrant was principal investigator at the johnson & johnson trials out of stanford. he believes these findings show all rare blood clots can occur even without the vaccine. >> it happens one out of 100,000 people per year. it is more often in women than in men. >> the european agency took into account the data from the

first, let's hear from luz pena. there is a group of people who were unsure about vaccines before all of this. now, they are even more úhesita >> reporter: absolutely! transparency will be key moving forward. for months, community members and medical experts gained the community's trust with covid test sites in those neighborhoods. that was followed by community vaccination hubs. news like this could set that entire work back. >> as a black man, malcolm and john went into medicine to help his community. he is an infectious disease specialist at ucsf. after seeing how blacks were three times more likely to die from covid, he led an effort to vaccinate his community in the church is. j&j was the main vaccine they administered. >> we are partners with the community. we are from thththththth does this concern me? yes. for a number of reasons. obviously, the data itself, its impact on those who have had the vaccine. >> as the johnson & johnson news broke out, dr. john a says transparency will be key. for months, they gain

abc7 news luz pena as part of the team. toan expe ppwhyou sho >> reporter: for 24 hours, these were the side effects she went through after her second pfizer shot. >> i had a high fever and my bones felt like sandpaper, they were sanding my bones. >> reporter: a specialist says these side effects after the second shots are normal because the immune response to the second shot is even stronger. >> it's a spike protein that they mra is tricking the cells into producing. that is what we wanted to do. >> reporter: in this cdc report, data shows out of 13.7 million americans vaccinated december and january, reports of side effects were higher among women. why is it that women and young adults are having more reactions to the second shot of the moderna or pfizer vaccine? >> women should have stronger immune responses because they have to protect pregnancies, they have to live to have babies. it probably has to do with the sex hormone. we know that immune system ages and collects problems as you get older. it's not surprising to m

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