yesterday when that news broke, we sat down with infectious disease expert doctor peter chin-hong about what we need to know about shingles. >> and joining us now to talk more about shingles is doctor peter chin, hong professor and infectious disease specialist at ucsf doctor chin-hong. thank you for your time. full disclosure here shingles is personal to me. i've not had it, but my dad had a horrible case 3 years ago. he still is in pain with the showers and does rand thing. so i know it can be really painful. but for folks out there, what is shingles and what can i do to you? >> so shingles is caused by a virus and it's the same virus that causes chicken pox. maybe people might know about chickenpox. but once you get chickenpox and number really goes away, it stays in your new year's. and as you get older or if you get compromised immune system, it can come back out. i'm not coming is watching events and goes away. the russia, it is. but the reason why we think it's so important is because people can be left with debilitating new being that can last the years after. >> and what does i

peter chin-hong. thank you appreciate it.ho they have go snow, it ig impact on tourism and ski resorts, and not always in a good way. we will talk live next to the vice president of heavenly reso kristen: our battering of wintry weather has dropped too much snow on tahoe and some businesses. conditions have kept people away and at times have shut down ski lifts. let's give you a live look from the zephyr cove conrad lake tahoe. -- today many resorts announced they are hoping to make up for lost business. joining us live now is brick and you the vice president of operations at heavenly ski resort. do i see blue skies behind you? -- rick newberry, the vice president of operations at heavenly ski resort. do i see blue skies behind you? [laughter] >> we haven't seen much of it this winter. kristen: now that the sun is out, you also have a sunny, optimistic, forward-looking announcement to make about the season. what is that? >> we officially announced yesterday that we are going to extend our season intimate. -- our season into m

peter chin hong from ucsf. always a pleasure to talk to you. >> we have been talking to as much because covid hasn't been as a a big a deal as it used to be. but hopefully we'll be talking to you in the future about other things that are important health world. thank you, doctor. appreciate it. thanks, mankind's. thanks, still ahead, members of the california women's caucus introduced new bills. they say we'll expand access to reproductive health care. what's included in that legislation. >> members of the california women's caucus and other leaders today announcing bills which they say will expand access to reproductive health care state senator and chair of the legislative women's caucus, nancy skinner, states leaders and advocates all say that they want california to remain a safe haven for abortion, improved access to contraception and pregnancy care. the bill package includes legislation that protects medical records and information as well. this all comes in response to the u.s. supreme court's decision t

even of people with compromised immune systems, doctor peter chin, hong, we appreciate your time tonight. thank you for joining us. see is a professor and infectious disease specialist. >> at ucsf in a friend of kron 4 have a good night. yeah, interesting. good information. >> meantime, a controversial decision in alameda county. the new district attorney there was to remove the enhancement, which add to the length of the sentence. if someone is convicted of a crime, criminal justice reformers say this is a necessary and overdue change but not everybody agrees. concourse you spoke with people who are strongly opposed to what they're calling a dangerous change. >> moving in pan spence is going to be particularly dangerous for victims out. there are legislators, but those enhancements in for a reason. >> michael cardoza is a former prosecutor now criminal defense attorney. he is addressing this policy change. kron. 4 news obtained the six-page directive sent out to prosecutors in the alameda county district attorney's office. it lays out a dramatic policy change basically calling for the r

peter chin-hong, to take us off the wall with this one. dr. peter, let's start with the obvious. not going to be any fungus zombies, about you is another pandemic? >> no, we probably won't get a pandemic like, you know, covid or even avian flu with this fungus. we're not going to turnm»■ into zombies, but it probably is similar in terms of global warming is probably a factor because the fungus is adapting to warmer climates. the reasons why we're worried about it apart from the spread and the increase in terms of the spike is the fact that it's more resistant to some of the drugs we normally use to treat fungus in the hospital. and we can spread it to each other in the hospital setting. >> where did the fungus come from, and how contagious is this? with covid, you had to be in a certain amount of time around people. is this person-to-person easily spread? >> no, it's not easily spread. and like you mentioned, you have to be immune compromised or somebody who is severely ill in the hospital setting. but i think it just reminds us that when we have loved ones leaving the hospital,

peter chin-hong says they can cause norovirus and salmonella. >> there's well-known mental health consequences after tremendous flooding and stress people have as well. >> reporter: experts recommend watching for mold, staying away from flood water and calling the control agency if you see more mosquitoes than usual around your home or standing water. nbc bay area news. >> continue to see the ramifications of the nonstop storms. >>> let's bring in our meteorologist. >> it's going to bring frosty mornings, the advisories in effect for north bay and parts of santa clara county. i want to show the current temperatures and what we're expecting. chilly, in the 40s. 46 in san jose, 48 in san francisco, and this frost advisory here is through parts of ukiah. it's a freeze warning. depending how the winds play out, into tomorrow morning some spots could get into the upper 20s and 30s in the highlighted areas. santa rosa, san rafael, napa, oakland, danville and san jose, morgan hill and the santa cruz stretch. clear conditions saturday and sunday but there is a storm that will be impacting us. heading

ucsf doctor peter chin-hong says shingles can be prevented if you have a vaccine, but there are other treatments. >> 72 hours is kind of the sweet spot, just like with paxlovid. so early therapy can help cause the rash to go away faster and cause less pain later on. >> senator feinstein's spokesperson expects her to get back to washington, d.c. soon. the senator announced last month that she is retiring at the end of her term in 2024. members of congress, katie porter, adam schiff and barbara lee have announced intention to say fill her seat. >>> a big cost for investors still ahead on "today in the bay," a slowdown in demand at big box stores that has wall street taking notice. >> plus, helping the competition. we're going to tell you about the new move from espn which may reduce your search time for finding your favorite game. stay with us. we'll be right back. >>> right now on your friday morning at 4:42, let's head to vallejo where it's cloudy and temperatures in the upper 30s. it is a cold start and we'll have a calm wind and mostly sunny skies today. it's still going to be cool,

doctor peter chin. hongm ucsf says the concern is that the resistance will continue to trend upward going from 0. >> and 2015, 2.4% in 2019 and during the pandemic and then lost all of a sudden, it's 5% of cases where. no drugs that's kind frightening to me. the symptoms of shigella include diarrhea, fever and abdominal cramps. doctor chin-hong says about 40% of people who get it have to be hospitalized. >> but that most get better on their own. the cdc has seen an increase of spread among and bisexual men as well as others. less people immune compromised individuals and international travelers. doctor chin-hong understands the frustrations of these groups after going through the covid pandemic, an increase of m-pox infections last summer and now she gala. he says it's important for anyone with symptoms to contact their doctor and get tested early. it should i clinicians now know that if the individual is sick enough to be treated, that we may need to work with the cdc and and bring out some. >> all 10 there

peter chin-hong says, use your best judgment. >>> there's no response from oakland schools following a threat by high school teachers to hold a one-day strike this friday. teachers at oakland high school are organizing the walkout citing some frustration they are having with recent contract talks and the planned cuts to other services. they also say they have been working without a contract since last fall and the walkout will not be an official union action. it will impact several high schools. >>> did you feel it? an earthquake rattles the south bay a little after 9:00 this morning about ten miles outside of the san jose area of seven trees. there are no reports of any damage or injuries. >> we want to bring in our meteorologist who's been tracking it as well. this is along the calivares fault. >> yes. we have a map of some of the most well known faults across the bay area. most people are aware of the san andreas fault and the hayward fault could be known as one of the most dangerous based on its location. it runs directly underneath oakland. right next to it, calaveras fault. the

doctor peter chin hong from ucsf says the concern is that the resistance will continue to trend upward going from 0. >> and 2015, 2.4% in 2019 and during the pandemic and then lost all of a sudden, it's 5% of cases where. no drugs that's kind of frightening to me. the symptoms of shigella include diarrhea, fever and abdominal cramps. doctor chin-hong says about 40% of people who get it have to be hospitalized. >> but that most get better on their own. the cdc has seen an increase of spread among and bisexual men as well as others ms less people >> immune compromised individuals and international travelers. doctor chin-hong understands the frustrations of these groups after going through the covid pandemic, an increase of m-pox infections last summer and now she gala. he says it's important for anyone with symptoms to contact their doctor and get tested early. it should i >> clinicians now know that if the individual is sick enough to be treated. >> that we may need to work with the cdc and and bring out some alton there by the won, said to be doing commonly use, according to the cdc, s

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peter chin hong, an infectious disease expert at ucsf. said three years since the world shut down, we now have tools to protect ourselves against covid-19, the most important being the vaccine, he said. the population has a strong immune defense and california's coronavirus emergency officially ended last month, but dr chen hong said the virus is still spreading and they can't predict just how the rest of the year will go. our numbers are still too high in terms of deaths per day were about 400 deaths per day in the country. elissa harrington ktvu, fox two news. centers, a church is fighting back against nearly $3 million in fines it received for defying coronavirus orders. calvary chapel is countersuing santa clara county after the county imposed $2.8 million in fines. the county says the church put the community at risk when it violated local health orders that forbid indoor gatherings and required people to wear face coverings. calvary chapel has argued that the health orders violated the first amendment religious freedom protections.

doctor peter chin. hongrn is that the resistance will continue to trend upward people taking care of any videos with shigella. >> have to realize some of the treatments that we take for granted will work. the symptoms of shigella include diarrhea, fever and abdominal cramps. doctor chin-hong says about 40% of people who get it have to be hospitalized. but that most get better on their own. >> the cdc has seen an increase of spread among and bisexual men as well as others ms less people >> immune compromised individuals and international travelers. doctor chin-hong understands the frustrations of these groups after going through the covid pandemic, an increase of m-pox infections last summer and now she gala. he says it's important for anyone with symptoms to contact their doctor and get tested early. it should i clinicians now know that if the individual is sick enough to be treated, that we may need to work with the cdc and and bring out some alton there by the won, said to be commonly use, according to the

well, doctor peter chin, hong says, you know, one thing you can do is just wash your hands to prettytion. >> the u.s. could soon have its first rsv vaccine for older folks. the first vaccine of its kind in the world in a close vote and advisory panel to the fda recommended the agency approve a vaccine developed by pfizer for people 60 years old and older. pfizer says its single dose reduces the risk of illness from rsv by as much as 86%. the next step is for the fda to approved the vaccine. that could take several months. the agency usually follows the advisory committee's recommendations, though. texas sports. the warriors. >> get some good news about when we might see steph curry back in game action. sports back in game action. sports director jason fils a 6. you go by lots of titles. veteran, dad, hair stylist. so adding a student title might feel daunting. national university is here to support all your titles. national university. supporting the whole you. >> and now kron 4 sports. >> we've got an official steph curry injury update from the warriors today and it all but told us

peter chin-hong explains, the other concern with bird flu is not about the virus jumping from humanshumans. >> there are two things we're looking out for. the first is a jump from birds to mammals, and that already has occurred with this particular strain. the second is human-to-human transmission. and that is not occurring right now. >> that's my mistake. that is the concern. the experts believe in the short term the potential for human-to-human spread is unlikely, however in the long term it might be inevitable. >>> it is 6:36 right now. taking a live look outside. a cloudy start overlooking in the south bay, san jose. >> it's chilly. >> a little drizly and rainy. kari said this is the appetizer. >>> yeah, this is not the main course. we've had a lot of main courses. >> we're full. >> this is nacho atmospheric river. [ laughter ] >> this is moving fairly quickly. it's starting to clear the north bay, as well as san francisco, it's moving into the east bay with some moderate showers and we'll continue to see it pushing into the south bay. for san jose, once again, 44 degrees, a bree

doctor peter chin hong from ucsf says the concern is that the resistance will continue to trend upward going from 0. >> and 2015, 2.4% in 2019 and during the pandemic and then lost all of a sudden, it's 5% of cases where. no drugs that's kind frightening to me. the symptoms of shigella include diarrhea, fever and abdominal cramps. doctor chin-hong says about 40% of people who get it have to be hospitalized. >> but that most get better on their own. >> the cdc has seen an increase of spread among and bisexual men as well as others ms less people >> immune compromised individuals and international travelers. doctor chin-hong understands the frustrations of these groups after going through the covid pandemic, an increase of m-pox infections last summer and now she gala. he says it's important for anyone with symptoms to contact their doctor and get tested early. it should i clinicians now know that if the individual is sick enough to be treated, that we may need to work with the cdc and and bring out some. >> alton there by the body aches. one said to be doing commonly use, according to t

doctor peter chin. hong the concern is that the resistance will continue to trend upward going from 0. >> and 2015, 2.4% in 2019 and during the pandemic and then lost all of a sudden, it's 5% of cases where. no drugs that's kind frightening to me. the symptoms of shigella include diarrhea, fever and abdominal cramps. doctor chin-hong says about 40% of people who get it have to be hospitalized. >> but that most get better on their own. the cdc has seen an increase of spread among and bisexual men as well as others ms less people immune compromised individuals and international travelers. doctor chin-hong understands the frustrations of these groups after going through the covid pandemic, an increase of m-pox infections last summer and now she gala. he says it's important for anyone with symptoms to contact their doctor and get tested early. it should i clinicians now know that if the individual is sick enough to be treated, that we may need to work with the cdc and and bring out some. >> alton there by the wo

doctor peter chin, hong you just heard from says that washing your hands is a good way to prevent an infection. so do that diligently. >> the u.s. could first have the first rsv vaccine for older people in the world in a close vote. the advisory panel to the fda recommended that they approved this vaccine developed by pfizer for those 60 and older. pfizer says the single dose reduces the risk of illness from rsv by as much as 86%. the next step is for the fda to give approval and that could take several months. but the agency usually follows what the advisory committee recommends. >> well, at the state capitol, lawmakers from both sides of the aisle are supporting a package of behavioral health bills. one of those bills would in extreme cases allow people who are deemed mentally ill and living on the streets to be held and treated even if it's against their will. >> these are people who are in dire need of care right now in our communities. you continue to deteriorate to a point where you can't provide care for yourself. >> and the package of bills also includes proposals to create a

peter chin-hong explains. >> the first is a jump from birds to mammals, and that has occurred with this particular strain. the second is human-to-human transmission, and that is not occurring right now. >> some experts believe that in the short term the potential for human spread is unlikely, although in the long term it could be inevitable. >>> taking a live look at san jose this morning, you can see the sprinkles on the camera this morning, because the rain has arrived. although this is not the big event we're expecting. >> yeah, this is the appetizer, i guess, ahead of that big storm. it's going to be moving through fairly quickly. we're starting to see the rain taper off farther to the north. last little bits of that rain moving through and snow for some of the upper elevations in the north bay. we're seeing it move through marin county, toward contra costa, alameda counties this morning. we've seen that rain pouring over san francisco and parts of the peninsula. we're also picking up on heavier rain coming from the coastline over the santa cruz mountains. we've also seen a lighter

doctor peter chin hong from ucsf says the concern is that the resistance will continue to trend upwardrom 0. >> and 2015, 2.4% in 2019 and during the pandemic and then lost all of us. and it's 5% of cases where. no drugs that's kind of frightening to me. the symptoms of shigella include diarrhea, fever and abdominal cramps. doctor chin-hong says about 40% of people who get it have to be hospitalized. >> but that most get better on their own. the cdc has seen an increase of spread among and bisexual men as well as others ms less people >> immune compromised individuals and international travelers. doctor chin-hong understands the frustrations of these groups after going through the covid pandemic, an increase of m-pox infections last summer and now she gala. he says it's important for anyone with symptoms to contact their doctor and get tested early. it should i >> clinicians now know that if the individual is sick enough to be treated. >> that we may need to work with the cdc and and bring out some alton there by the won, said to be doing commonly use, according to the cdc, should tell

doctor peter chin hong from ucsf says the concern is that the resistance will continue to trend upward going from 0. >> and 2015, 2.4% in 2019 and during the pandemic and then lost all of us. and it's 5% of cases where. no drugs that's kind of frightening to me. the symptoms of shigella include diarrhea, fever and abdominal cramps. doctor chin-hong says about 40% of people who get it have to be hospitalized. >> but that most get better on their own. the cdc has seen an increase of spread among and bisexual men as well as others ms less people >> immune compromised individuals and international travelers. doctor chin-hong understands the frustrations of these groups after going through the covid pandemic, an increase of m-pox infections last summer and now she gala. he says it's important for anyone with symptoms to contact their doctor and get tested early. it should i >> clinicians now know that if the individual is sick enough to be treated. >> that we may need to work with the cdc and and bring out some alton there by the won, said to be doing commonly use, according to the cdc, sho

yesterday when news broke, we sat down with an infectious disease expert doctor peter chin. hong about what we all need to know about shingles. and we'll have more on that coming up. >> a survey by clip at the university reveals 7 in 10 californians would not like governor newsom to make a bid for the white house. the poll didn't ask registered voters. why just whether or not they want him to run. meantime, president biden's but approval rating is way up after the state of the union address that he gave a poll shows his approval rating is now gone up to 46%. his decision about whether to run for second term is expected to come soon. >> we talked about implementing the great accomplishments of the president of the last 2 years. we are building unity, optimism and optimism about 2024. >> his decision on whether run for second term. we will tell you as soon as that happens. >> we'll take a quick break here at 5.26. but coming up next on the kron, 4 morning news. a food vendor in the east bay is the latest victim now in the attacks on street food vendors here in the bay area. caught

peter chin hong, an infectious disease expert at ucsf. said three years since the world shut down, we now have tools to protect ourselves against covid-19, the most important being the vaccine, he said. the population has a strong immune defense and california's coronavirus emergency officially ended last month, but dr chen hong said the virus is still spreading and they can't predict just how the rest of the year will go. our numbers are still too high in terms of deaths per day were about 400 deaths per day in the country. there are more than 125 restaurants participating in oakland restaurant week reporting live. i'm elissa harrington ktvu. box two news. it's great to see this event back. alyssa. thank you. we have some breaking news to tell you about tonight in san francisco, bart is reporting a major delay at the embarcadero station because of police activity in the area. we understand trains are not stopping there. bart tells us it's investigating, but couldn't provide any further information . we are working to learn more, and when

doctor peter chin hong from ucsf says the concern is that the resistance will continue to trend upward going from 0. >> and 2015, 2.4% in 2019 and during the pandemic and then lost all of a sudden, it's 5% of cases where. no drugs that's kind of frightening to me. the symptoms of shigella include diarrhea, fever and abdominal cramps. doctor chin-hong says about 40% of people who get it have to be hospitalized. >> but that most get better on their own. the cdc has seen an increase of spread among and bisexual men as well as others ms less people >> immune compromised individuals and international travelers. doctor chin-hong understands the frustrations of these groups after going through the covid pandemic, an increase of m-pox infections last summer and now she gala. he says it's important for anyone with symptoms to contact their doctor and get tested early. it should i >> clinicians now know that if the individual is sick enough to be treated. >> that we may need to work with the cdc and and bring out some alton there by the won, said to be doing commonly use, according to the cdc, s

doctor peter chin hong from ucsf says the concern is that the resistance will continue to trend upward15, 2.4% in 2019 and during the pandemic and then lost all of a sudden, it's 5% of cases where. no drugs that's kind of frightening to me. the symptoms of shigella include diarrhea, fever and abdominal cramps. doctor chin-hong says about 40% of people who get it have to be hospitalized. >> but that most get better on their own. the cdc has seen an increase of spread among and bisexual men as well as others ms less people >> immune compromised individuals and international travelers. doctor chin-hong understands the frustrations of these groups after going through the covid pandemic, an increase of m-pox infections last summer and now she gala. he says it's important for anyone with symptoms to contact their doctor and get tested early. it should i >> clinicians now know that if the individual is sick enough to be treated. >> that we may need to work with the cdc and and bring out some alton there by the won, said to be doing commonly use, according to the cdc, should tell is usually sp

peter chin hong, an infectious disease expert at ucsf.aid three years since the world shut down, we now have tools to protect ourselves against covid-19, the most important being the vaccine, he said. the population has a strong immune defense and california's coronavirus emergency officially ended last month, but dr chen hong said the virus is still spreading and they can't predict just how the rest of the year will go. our numbers are still too high in terms of deaths per day were about 400 deaths per day in the country. elissa harrington ktvu, fox two news. thank you, alyssa. we do have an update on the push for full approval of paxil of it as a treatment for covid fda advisers met and made the recommendation yesterday for covid patients who suffer from severe medical conditions, including diabetes and high blood pressure, which can put them at higher risk of dying or being hospitalized from the virus. the fda first made packs levett available in december. 2021. for emergency use for high risk patients, aged 12 and older . final decisi