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Delivery delays impact availability of new COVID-19 boosters at Bay Area pharmacies

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 11:56:34 GMT

Three weeks after the federal government approved the latest COVID-19 vaccine, the rollout has been rocky.Even as the number of cases climb, delayed vaccine deliveries are being reported by CVS, Walgreens, Kaiser, long-term care facilities and other providers, causing consumers to wait for appointments.“There are supply issues,” said Los Altos geriatric specialist Dr. Mehrdad Ayati. “We have a backorder situation.”For patients under age 12, the vaccine is not available yet. Manufacturers and distributors got out the adult vaccines first, CDC director Mandy Cohen told reporters last week. Pediatric vaccines require different dose sizes and packaging.The CDC recommended on Sept. 12 that everyone ages 6 months and older get an updated vaccine, after the shots were cleared by the Food and Drug Administration.The reformulated shot, developed by Pfizer and Moderna, can better help fight off infection because it is designed to protect against the variant XBB.1.5, a recent desce...

Does your child have head lice? How to get rid of it for good

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 11:56:34 GMT

By Jocelyn Solis-Moreira | CNNMarianne had a phone call she would never forget. Her daughter’s preschool called and asked her to pick up her child because she had lice.As someone who had never dealt with lice growing up and whose older daughter had sailed through childhood without the problem either, she was not too sure she’d find. (Marianne didn’t want to use her last name to protect her family’s privacy.)At first glance, 4-year-old Anna looked fine — save for the occasional itch. It wasn’t until one of the school staff parted her hair that Marianne noticed the pesky critters nested in her daughter’s hair. For the next few weeks, Marianne tried all kinds of treatments, only for the lice to keep coming back.“I couldn’t emotionally deal with my disgust at the entire situation,” she said. “I wanted to burn my house down.”Any parent dealing with head lice can probably relate to this situation. These parasitic insects burrow deeply to the root of hair and suck the blood from people’s s...

49ers Week 5 mailbag: Is MVP honor McCaffrey’s path to Hall of Fame?

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 11:56:34 GMT

SANTA CLARA – Deion Sanders would have been an ideal host for this week’s 49ers mailbag, before the Dallas Cowboys visit for Sunday night’s game at Levi’s Stadium. Alas, he’s busy in the college ranks, so, just believe we’ll do our best to answer these social media questions:When will CMC become a true Hall of Famer? (@jbati_8052)Good to know we’ve already jumped from Christian McCaffrey being an NFL MVP candidate to a Canton-bound legend. What a great (and necessary) stepping stone that would be if he becomes the first running back since Adrian Peterson in 2012 to win league MVP. McCaffrey is enjoying the NFL’s best start this season (459 rushing yards, 600 total yards, seven touchdowns). There are SO many games still to play this season. And Roger Craig, the pioneer of the 1K/1K fraternity that includes McCaffrey, is still waiting for his Pro Football Hall of Fame entry (see: Class of 2025). For what it’s worth, McCaffrey rates 107th among running backs on ProFootballReferen...

Prep volleyball roundup: St. Francis, Sacred Heart Prep, James Logan, Lynbrook and Menlo-Atherton among winners

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 11:56:34 GMT

No. 1 St. Francis 3, Presentation 0The top team in the Bay Area improved to 24-3 and 7-1 in league play with an easy 3-0 sweep at Presentation (25-15, 25-6, 25-13). Outside hitter Katherine Adkison and senior Bridget Gammons were both standouts. Ella Fulton, Riley Barulich, Cassidy Pietsch and libero Nyaah Cacao all had superb games as St. Francis coach Lake Merchen won his 17th game in WCAL play.No. 5 Sacred Heart Prep 3, No. 15 Sacred Heart Cathedral 0In the battle of Sacred Hearts, Prep raised 23,000 dollars for breast cancer charities on its annual “Pink Out” night, and then swept a Cathedral team that was coming off a shocking victory over Valley Christian. Six seniors led the way for the Gators. Setter Isabelle Marco had 10 kills and 13 digs, and Jillian Amaro had 19 assists. OH Mia Radeff had 11 kills and five digs, and MB Namoi Watson had seven blocks and two kills. Kelsey Chad had eight digs and libero Ellie Wheeler had 11 digs. SHP improved to 14-8. No. 8 Menlo-Atherton 3,...

Nobel Prize awarded for discovery of quantum dots that changed everything from TV displays to cancer imaging

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 11:56:34 GMT

By Christian Edwards, Katie Hunt and Ed Upright | CNNThe 2023 Nobel Prize in chemistry has been awarded to a trio of scientists who worked to discover and develop quantum dots, used in LED lights and TV screens, as well as by surgeons when removing cancer tissue.Moungi Bawendi, Louis Brus and Alexei Ekimov were lauded as “pioneers in the exploration of the nanoworld” by the Nobel committee for chemistry as it announced the prize in Swedish capital Stockholm on Wednesday.“For a long time, nobody thought you could ever actually make such small particles. But this year’s laureates succeeded,” said Johan Aqvist, chair of the committee.Heiner Linke, a member of the chemistry committee, explained at the announcement ceremony what made the laureates’ work so revolutionary.“The core thing about quantum dots is that, just by changing their size… you change their properties, for example their color. This is completely unusual,” Linke said.“If you imagine, for example, you want to dye T-shirts...

Biotech firm with worldwide reach grabs big San Jose office building

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 11:56:34 GMT

SAN JOSE — A biotech firm with a global reach has bought a big north San Jose tech building in a deal that shows at least some office buildings can capture higher values even in the face of post-coronavirus economic maladies.Miltenyi Biotec paid slightly under $34.1 million for an office building near the corner of North First Street and West Plumeria Drive in San Jose, according to documents filed on Oct. 3 with the Santa Clara County Recorder’s Office.Germany-based Miltenyi Biotec bought the office and research building at 2825 North First Street through an all-cash deal, the county real estate records show.A review of property documents shows that the building’s value has increased in recent years. The building totals 51,800 square feet and occupies 3.5 acres, according to commercial property listings and the county Assessor’s Office database.In early 2019, Miramar Capital, acting through an affiliate, paid $16.3 million for the building, documents filed w...

Feinstein to lie in state Wednesday; memorial service moved to steps of City Hall Thursday

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 11:56:34 GMT

(BCN) -- U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein, who died last week at the age of 90, will lie in state Wednesday at San Francisco City Hall and a public memorial service will be held Thursday on the steps of the building. On Wednesday, the public will be invited to pay their respects and sign a condolence book between 9 a.m. and 7 p.m. inside the rotunda of City Hall, where Feinstein became San Francisco's first woman mayor and first woman president of the city's Board of Supervisors before moving on to become the longest-serving woman senator in U.S. history.Feinstein's funeral service Thursday was initially planned to take place at the San Francisco War Memorial and Performing Arts Center, but has been relocated to the steps of City Hall at 1 p.m. There will be standing room available in Civic Center Plaza for members of the public, who should expect limited shade and warm weather, according to Feinstein's staff. SF Fleet Week 2023: schedule, events, what you need to know Following the ser...

1 hospitalized after reported stabbing in front of Concord BART station

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 11:56:34 GMT

(KRON) -- One person was hospitalized after the report of a stabbing outside the Concord BART station on Monday, according to the BART Police Department.The stabbing happened at 7 p.m. after two men got into an argument in the buz zone area outside the Concord station, police said. A BART Crisis Intervention Specialist at the station was able to find the stabbing victim. Thieves targeting drivers at gas stations, East Bay police agency warns Witnesses at the scene pointed out the suspect to BART officers, identified as Michael Reese, 70, of Castro Valley. BART police took Reese into custody and he was booked into jail.The victim was in stable condition as of Tuesday, police said.Trains did not stop at the Concord station for about 10 minutes due to the incident.

Bellingham leads youth movement at Real Madrid as Modric takes a diminished role

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 11:56:34 GMT

BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Led by Jude Bellingham playing with a style and self-confidence far beyond his 20 years, a new generation of Real Madrid players has stepped forward at the 14-time European Cup winners.All three of Madrid’s players who helped produce goals in its 3-2 comeback at Napoli in the Champions League group stage on Tuesday were 25 years old or younger. And they did so with their veteran teammates now providing supporting roles.Bellingham set up 23-year-old Vinícius Júnior to cancel out Napoli’s opener before the England midfielder made a spectacular solo run to put the visitors ahead in the 34th minute.After Napoli had pulled level, Madrid’s 25-year-old midfielder Federico Valverde unleashed a rocket of a shot that ricocheted off the bar and Napoli goalkeeper Alex Meret before eventually going in for the 78th-minute winner.Bellingham had scored several big goals already for Madrid this season, but his overall performance at Napoli’s Stadio Diego Armando Maradona was ...

Hundreds of DC-area health care workers join nationwide Kaiser Permanente strike

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 11:56:34 GMT

About 400 healthcare workers in the D.C. area are on strike Wednesday morning after health care provider Kaiser Permanente and a coalition of unions, representing more than 75,000 of its workers, failed to reach a new contract deal Tuesday night.A few dozen striking employees picketing on the sidewalk outside Kaiser Permanente’s Springfield Medical Offices in Virginia. (WTOP/Neal Augenstein)The unions issued a strike notice for 6 a.m. Wednesday and workers began picketing around 7 a.m. at offices across the D.C. region.WTOP reporter Neal Augenstein was at the Kaiser Permanente’s Springfield Medical Offices in Virginia, where he said a few dozen employees were chanting “no contract, no peace” and holding up signs.“They are chanting for a fair contract,” Augenstein said. “Kaiser says it’s been contacting patients to reschedule some non-urgent appointments and procedures, but expects this and most facilities to operate as normal, with little disrupti...