Assemblymember Liz Ortega pushes to make Narcan affordable as FDA approves over-the-counter sales
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has granted approval for the over-the-counter sale of Narcan, a nasal spray that can…
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End of pandemic-era programs raises concerns for Alameda County service providers
ALAMEDA COUNTY, Calif. — Service providers in Alameda County, particularly the unincorporated area, are apprehensive about the end of pandemic-era…
Assemblymember Liz Ortega’s bill would require insurers to cover over-the-counter naloxone
Federal regulators are considering allowing consumers to buy naloxone without a doctor’s prescription, and Assemblymember Liz Ortega wants to ensure…
Nurses call for safer staffing levels, strong contract at St. Rose Hospital in Hayward
Several dozen nurses held an informational picket outside of the St. Rose Hospital in Hayward on Friday morning, raising awareness about chronic short staffing and high turnover.
Cities set to end COVID-19 emergency after February
In October, Gov. Gavin Newsom announced he would be ending the state of emergency Feb. 28, and cities are starting to pass resolutions doing the same. This week, the Union City and Newark city councils passed resolutions that will end their local states of emergency on the same day as the state, bringing to an end eviction moratoria, delivery fee caps and other COVID-19 era policies.
Healthy, vaccinated adults don’t need to mask, UCSF doctor says
There’s still a moderate amount of the coronavirus circulating in Alameda County and a new variant is working its way through the country, but a doctor from the University of California, San Francisco, says people who have been vaccinated can drop the masks.
Hayward is buying a former retirement home and converting it into supportive housing
The city of Hayward is working with Alameda County and nonprofit Bay Area Community Services to buy St. Regis Retirement Center on Mission Boulevard and transform it into a campus that supports people who are struggling with housing and their physical or mental health.
COVID-19 continues to circulate in Alameda County
COVID-19 is still circulating at low levels in the community and has led to 495 deaths so far this year.…
Health officer: Wear your mask, COVID-19 is still with us
“There’s a lot of COVID around,” said Alameda County Public Health Officer Nicholas Moss. ” … Perhaps as much as we’ve had at any point in the pandemic.”
Alameda County lifts masking requirement
Alameda County residents no longer have to mask up in indoor public spaces if they don’t want to. Alameda County…