Public's trust of CDC on vaccines hits new low: poll
SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- Which medical experts do Americans listen to for trustworthy facts and guid…
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Vaccines supported by 'overwhelming scientific consensus,' top California health officials say
SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- California's top public health officials declared vaccines as "one…
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Silicon Valley company made fraudulent N95 masks, prosecutors say
(KRON) -- A Silicon Valley company capitalized on the pandemic and defrauded hospitals by selling f…
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Oakland schools allow COVID-positive students to attend class
(KRON) -- Thousands of students in the Oakland Unified School District are returning to their class…
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CDC recommends updated COVID vaccine for fall virus season
(KRON) -- The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced Tuesday that it is recommending …
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UCSF Dr. Bob catches COVID for first time, shares cautionary tale
SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- Dr. Bob Wachter, chair of the University of California San Francisco's …
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CDC: COVID hospitalizations rising in kids under 6 months
( KRON ) -- Infants six months and younger are being hospitalized with COVID-19 at higher rates tha…
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Experts eye uptick in COVID cases, new variants
SAN FRANCISCO ( KRON ) -- COVID-19 cases are down in most parts of the country; however, some new v…
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Study: Pulse oximeter readings are flawed, biased toward Black skin
( KRON ) -- Inaccurate readings of blood oxygen levels may have led to a disproportionate amount of…
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COVID researchers discover why some people are asymptomatic
SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. (KRON) -- Once a COVID-19 infection sets in, the virus has extreme differenc…
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COVID may be here to stay says expert as 2 Bay Area politicians test positive
( KRON ) -- No one is immune to COVID including mayors and supervisors, especially with full schedu…
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San Francisco doctor 'astonished' by Biden declaring pandemic 'over'
SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- In the wake of President Joe Biden's declaration, "The pandemic is…
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A contagious new COVID subvariant is better at evading vaccines
(KRON) -- KRON4's Anchor Stephanie Lin spoke one-on-one with UCSF Chair of Medicine Dr. Bob Wac…
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Variant BA.5 is the 'Houdini' of COVID, SF doctors say
SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. (KRON) -- COVID variants keep getting sneakier at slipping past vaccines and …
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Doctors express concern about July 4 gatherings amid COVID surge
SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. (KRON) - A sense of normal has returned on this lead up to the Fourth of July…
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Stanford offering COVID vaccines for young children
STANFORD, Calif. (KRON) -- As the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention clears way for COVID v…
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CDC officially recommends COVID-19 shots for children under 5: Here's what to know
NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. health advisers on Saturday recommended COVID-19 vaccines for infants, toddler…
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Unvaccinated SF firefighters slap chief with lawsuit
SAN FRANCISCO ( KRON ) -- A dozen San Francisco firefighters who lost their jobs after they refused…
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Doctors share tip for at-home COVID tests
SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. (KRON) - If you think there's a chance you might have COVID-19, there'…
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A fourth COVID-19 vaccine could be coming, here's what we know
(KRON) -- You’ve probably heard of Moderna, Pfizer, and Johnson & Johnson, but have you heard o…
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