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Kaiser Permanente's Vaccine Struggles
As Kaiser Permanente assists with California's vaccination program, the health care giant's own members are reporting issues getting vaccinated.
Parents, Teachers Clash in California Schools
California officials have been leery of reopening schools without tight protocols, a position that has met growing flak from local officials and parents. In a suburb of Sacramento, the struggle has come to a head.
California Caregivers Denied Vaccine Shots
Parents and caregivers of people with disabilities have been turned away from COVID-19 vaccination sites in the Golden State.
States Curb Abortion Rights
Lawmakers in Montana have introduced six bills this year taking aim at abortion, hoping to get a challenge before the Supreme Court.
The Prison Where COVID-19 ‘Spread Like Wildfire'
One California prison has seen more than 3,600 cases of COVID-19 among its prisoners and staff members.
New Bill Intensifies Newsom’s Political Peril
With the introduction of the bill, a group of California Democratic lawmakers set the terms of the health care debate in the Capitol this year, putting Gov. Gavin Newsom in a delicate political position.
Patient Dies After Receiving COVID-Infected Lungs
The incident appears to mark the first proven case of coronavirus transmission via an organ transplant in the U.S.
California Aims to Help Older Residents
Members of a California task force on aging have seen the coronavirus disproportionately sicken and kill older people, and leave many isolated in nursing homes, assisted living facilities and their own homes.
When Vaccines Go Mobile
In Northern California, a 'strike team' of nurses and nonprofit workers targets residents who are eligible for COVID-19 vaccines.
Anti-Immigrant Vitriol Complicates Vaccine Rollout
Mistrust of government and law enforcement among unauthorized immigrants threatens progress toward herd immunity.
