“We’re not wasting a single drop,” Lisa Warhuus assured Berkeleyans.
COVID-19 vaccine
First COVID-19 vaccines given to health care workers at Alta Bates Hospital
Doctors, nurses and technicians who work in the emergency department at Alta Bates were vaccinated Saturday.
Alta Bates Hospital workers in Berkeley will begin receiving COVID-19 vaccine Saturday
Alta Bates Hospital in Berkeley received the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine Friday, following closely behind several Bay Area hospitals that have already begun inoculation.
Local frontline health workers talk about why they’re saying yes to the COVID-19 vaccine
Alameda County health providers and emergency responders share how it feels to be first in line, and how the community can think about the vaccine’s safety.
Frontline workers at Alta Bates hospital will be the first in Berkeley to get the COVID-19 vaccine
The vaccine will be distributed during one of the darkest months of the pandemic, with cases surging throughout the Bay Area and California.
Teachers should be among the first vaccinated, BUSD urges
Berkeley Unified School District is calling on the state legislature to make teachers among the first people prioritized for the COVID-19 vaccine once it begins rolling out.
The vaccine ‘will not mean back to normal.’ How 3 businesses rose to the challenge of COVID-19
These business owners switched from building phone booths to sneeze guards, designed a user-friendly testing kiosk and created a “cleanroom” for customers.
COVID-19 by the numbers
A snapshot of key COVID-19 statistics, updated Mondays (excluding holidays) by 6 p.m.