Wearing masks is the obvious answer to Dr. Bob Wachter, the chair of UCSF'S Department of Medicine. "We kind of screwed things up on masks in our early messaging that they weren't all that important, ...

Gov. Gavin Newsom signed Assembly Bill 144 on Wednesday letting California rely on independent medical groups instead of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and its Advisory ...

A new federal law gives freelancers desperately needed unemployment insurance coverage in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic. The need for coverage is particularly acute in California — a gig ...

SAN FRANCISCO -- California's Department of Public Health is getting pressure from the state's Nurses' Association to not follow the CDC's mask guidance calling it a "huge blow to their collective ...

MARIN, Calif. (KGO) -- On Tuesday, Sept. 8, Marin County planned on moving from Tier 1 status to Tier 2, which would have allowed several businesses to reopen. But late Monday night, the state ...

At his daily briefing Tuesday, Gov. Gavin Newsom laid out the latest California coronavirus numbers. Here’s a look at some of the most significant ones he highlighted. As the state scrambles to slow ...

SAN FRANCISCO — California recorded its first week-over-week decline in reported coronavirus deaths, a promising if preliminary sign of progress as Gov. Gavin Newsom prepared to reopen some businesses ...

Several states have issued their own guidance about COVID-19 vaccines since the FDA released its 2025-2026 formula approvals on Aug. 27, significantly restricting who can access the vaccines for the ...