and department of public health. in all the charts, critical injuries are a subset of severe injuries. in addition, our data from s general includes those injured on freeways within the city of san francisco. march 20th 2020 the first stay at home order. given the unprecedented nature and disruption that has occurred over the past 20 months, i highly advise that anyone using this data use caution when comparing 2020 data to previous years. both significant increases or decreases in severe injuries could be short term as life slowly returns to normal or not. throughout the presentation, i'll try not to compare 2020 to previous years given how different that year was. i will only be showing data from the trauma registry from 2015 forward. late 2014, new guidelines came out that caused a fluctuation in the numbers due to how people are being counted as admitted to the hospital. numbers back to 2011 can be found in the pdf report on the vision zero website. we can see the total number of severe injuries have declined fro

according to the san francisco department of public health. the outbreak was first discovered at the facility last week. right now there's no definitive number of cases confirmed. but there are reports that the number could be as high as 50. according to the san francisco department of public health. many of those who tested positive are asymptomatic with some of the guest experiencing mild symptoms wednesday on twitter, san francisco supervisor. matt haney said that, quote, even with precautions, people living together in large congregate settings will lead to people getting sick. he went on to say that we should be bringing people into non congregate settings like hotels instead. san francisco has one of america's highest vaccination rates. according to the department of public health. 81 1% of san franciscans have received 2 doses of the covid-19 vaccine. but that number is believed to be much lower for the unhoused last year. the city's largest shelter msc south. so one of the largest outbreaks at a shelter when more than 90 residents in 1

an estimated 27,000 gallons of jet fuel released according to the hawaii department of health. so this is going back quite sometime. there have been some issues and now they're dealing with a large number of people, hundreds of people who have complained of smelling fuel and gasoline and reporting nausea, vomiting, diarrhea within the last week of so. since the navy shut down the well and determined there was contamination, the board well supply shut down the largest water source on the base this extends to a large number of people who have been told not to use the tap water for drinking. they had to open up temporary housing and pool facilities available for showers. here is a statement by the navy what is going on with the red hill well. it says the results of the well hill sample showed petroleum four to ten times below the hawaii department of health environmental action level but they said they will take care of it. the navy is developing a plan to restore the system to epa standers and fix this. the board of water supply, though, was also releasing a statement about why t

according to the san francisco department of public health. the outbreak was first discovered at the facility last week. right now there's no definitive number of cases confirmed. but there are reports that the number could be as high as 50. according to the san francisco department of public health. many of those who tested positive are asymptomatic with some of the guest experiencing mild symptoms wednesday on twitter, san francisco supervisor. matt haney said that, quote, even with precautions, people living together in large congregate settings will lead to people getting sick. he went on to say that we should be bringing people into non congregate settings like hotels instead. san francisco has one of america's highest vaccination rates. according to the department of public health. 81 1% of san franciscans have received 2 doses of the covid-19 vaccine. but that number is believed to be much lower for the unhoused last year. the city's largest shelter msc south. so one of the largest outbreaks at a shelter when more than 90 residents in 1

judy with the department of public health. thank you for joining us today. >> thank you so much for inviting us for this presentation and this hearing. i am christina. i manage the chronic disease prevention program which includes the sugar drink distributor tax work and i am joined by the dr. who will present the data. this is a combined slide deck. the dr. with tap the presentation after she finishes. i want to start with a brief overview of how we have gotten to where we are. thank you. nationally and locally. we have gotten incredible data already. i want to take a step back and start with nationally and locally. we have seen an increase in overweight children over many decades. the prevalence of childhood obesity tripled 5% in 1978 to 18.5 in 2016. this is not by race or ethnic strat fiction. beginning in 20003 you will see the arrow. we saw a leveling off to 1% per decade. it is not enough progress. i do want to note that there is a lot of stigma around overweight and obesity. we are presenting data on this. our end goal

the governor and the head of the state department of public health declined to speak with us. but someone else at the department did. sherry bradley's office regulates septic systems in rural areas, among other things. she said it's not the department's job to build infrastructure. who is responsible? >> sherry bradley: i can tell you who's not responsible, and that's the department of public health. we're not responsible. >> whitaker: but, the u.s. department of justice has some questions. last month, just days after we spoke with bradley, the d.o.j. launched an unprecedented civil rights investigation into whether the alabama department of public health is discriminating against black residents in lowndes, denying them access to proper sanitation. >> so, every so often, it overflows? >> yes. >> whitaker: the department says it's cooperating. we couldn't find a single state program devoted to remedying the sewage problem in rural areas. this year, sherry bradley started a pilot project on her own, seeking outside grants and donations for septic tank systems that can work in t

colfax, the leader of the department of public health. >> good morning everybody. thank you director carol. hi, everyone. it's great to be with you here today and i want to thank mayor breed for her tremendous leadership. san francisco is fundamentally changing how we serve people in crisis and leading the nation on how we respond to health care needs with health care response. and thank you, mayor breed and partners for helping us do this. i want to thank director carol and the 911 dispatchers to ensure they apply the most appropriate and compassionate response is provided to people in need and this includes people experiencing nonviolent mental health or substance use disorders to the best response the street crisis response team. our community paramedics, mental health with lived experience together have a range of specialty skills to engage in crisis and address a person's immediate needs for care, treatment, and shelter. skirt is truly a collaboration. as you know, staffing comes from the department of public health and, of course, fire as well as our wonderfu

past year with the san francisco department of public health, the california department of public health and color genomics on surveillance of the virus. when we identify positive an attempt to sequence the cases we can identify. this particular example was -- >> you have been listening to health officials, also the mayor, london breed in san francisco about the first case come omicron identified in the u.s. cnn's stephanie elam is back with us, along with epidemiologist dr. abdul el-sayed. you have been covering the spread of covid across the state, just how well connected this system is to immediately get a sequencing of this and it was identified overnight. >> and victor, i actually took the time to call of the epidemiologists from ucsf. i have been talking to these people for a good couple of years now. one of the things i learned is what they are doing at ucsf is taking all the positive tests from san francisco county so they can then genome sequence them, and that's how they were able to identify that this was, in fact, omicron. the main thing here, though, is that the vast majorit

according to the san francisco department of public health. the outbreak was first discovered at the facility last week. right now there's no definitive number of cases confirmed. but there are reports that the number could be as high as 50. according to the san francisco department of public health. many of those who tested positive are asymptomatic with some of the guest experiencing mild symptoms wednesday on twitter, san francisco supervisor. matt haney said that, quote, even with precautions, people living together in large congregate settings will lead to people getting sick. he went on to say that we should be bringing people into non congregate settings like hotels instead. san francisco has one of america's highest vaccination rates. according to the department of public health. 81 1% of san franciscans have received 2 doses of the covid-19 vaccine. but that number is believed to be much lower for the unhoused last year. the city's largest shelter msc south. so one of the largest outbreaks at a shelter with more than 90 residents in 1

mati hlatshwayo davis is the director of health at the city of st. louis' department of health. and she joins me now. dr. davis, welcome to the "newshour". thanks for making the time. it's a big change in guidance. we want to make sure it's clear to people, should they say if you te positive and have no symptoms, isolate for five days, wear a mask for five days. what do you do if you test positive and have symptoms of some kind? >> excellent question. the guidance has been clear to differentiate between asymptomatic and symptomatic but you've seen guidance around vaccination status, and for that population of people, what we believe is that the second five-day period does not guarantee your local health department will clear you from isolation because you are still symptomatic, right, so you are allowed to leave after day five asymptomatic with a mask. tat is not the case if you are still symptomatic. >> nawaz: they've also issued new guidelines from the c.d.c. for anyone just exposed to the virus, if you come into contact with someone who tested positive for covid 19. they are

but things are changing — under new guidance from the department of health, care home residents in england will only be permitted to receive visits from three people, plus one essential care worker. staff will have to take three lateral flow tests a week, as well as a weekly pcr test. and there will be a £300 million fund to recruit and retain care workers. as well as the extra testing for staff vaccination teams will be deployed to homes to make sure all residents and workers get theirjabs. here at the department of health, they say updating the visiting guidance and boosting the booster program will help protect some of the most vulnerable members of our society from the virus this winter. it's about balancing risk with the latest clinical advice. the care workers are overworked. i can only _ the care workers are overworked. i can only give — the care workers are overworked. i can only give sympathy to those people — can only give sympathy to those people out there, i have thought this christmas might be better than the this christmas might be better than ihe lasi— this christmas

mati hlatshwayo davis is the director of health at the city of st. louis' department of health. and she joins me now. dr. davis, welcome to the "newshour". thanks for making the time. it's a big change in guidance. we want to make sure it's clear to people, suld they say if you test positive and have no symptoms, isolate for five days, wear a mask for five days. what do you do if you test positive and have symptoms of some kind? >> excellent question. the guidance has been clear to differentiate between asymptomatic and symptomatic but you've seen guidance around vaccination status, and for that population of people, what we believe is that the second five-day period does not guarantee your local health department will clear you from isolation because you are still symptomatic, right, so you are allowed to leave after day five asymptomatic with a mask. tat is not the case if you are still symptomatic. >> nawaz: they've also issued new guidelines from the c.d.c. for anyone just exposed to the virus, if you come into contact with someone who tested positive for cod 19. they are sa

like the cdc's recent guidelines, the state's department of health said people should isolate for five days, and california suggest people also wait until they have a negative test before they get out of quarantine. health officials say unvaccinated people, or those who have not received a booster should stay home for five days and then get tested on day five. >>> some counties are reporting the highest number of cases since the start of the pandemic. take a look at this map. so far this week, contra costa, marin, san francisco and santa clara counties all hit single day records for covid cases and that includes the height of the pandemic last year. >>> here's a closer look at santa clara on monday. 2,300 new cases reported. >> charts like that have many people looking to alter their new year's eve plans. here's what you need to know if you are still planning to party. >> reporter: the new year's is almost here and it comes as the country sees another surge in covid cases. families are now having to change their new year's eve plans to stay safe but are also staying in the holiday spir

of public health. berta was with a local nonprofit that helped our latino families get access to what they needed. berta, thank you for being there and everywhere and thank you for being an unsung hero. [ applause ] >> thank you everybody. i am very proud of my community. the community i belong to was more hard hit in the beginning of the pandemic. we lost people, many were sick. many lose their jobs and even had the resources to be quarantined. so it's at the same time, i'm so proud of the community because everybody was able to come together and to look for each other and not let anyone behind, so we were able to survive. i'm so thankful to my newco workers at d.p.s. and i'm so proud of them. thank you. [ applause ] >> all right. our next honoree is felicia thibedeau. she has helped get more than a 1,000 people vaccinated by referring them to vaccine clinics. thank you for being an unsung hero. [ applause ] >> thank you to mayor breed, dr. colfax, the dph staff and to the wellness hub. the we rock. t

department of health and human services said it will bring tens of millions of new tests per month area >> this is a time for more testing, lot -- not left -- not less testing. quake studies are on the way. >> zuni cafÉ became one of the first restaurants in san francisco to require gas to show proof of a covid-19 booster. the rule applies only to people who are eligible to receive the booster. those not eligible now show documentation for the vaccine they received. the restaurants chef said he is worried about losing business. >> am afraid covid-19 thinks -- this is what our customers expect us to do, and that's why we are doing it. >> it seems like a good idea and a good way to keep people safe. i'm glad i got my booster. ama: guests -- dan: guests can eat outdoors regardless of their vaccination status. a jacket was recommended tonight. the soaring covid case rates will be keeping -- keeping kids out of public schools in san francisco. the city's health department reaffirm support for in person learning, despite the highly contagious omicron variant. officials say multiple layer's o

a wedding wisconsin last week and one of them returned to international travel, the health department said they had mild symptoms. omicron is in nine states. the first case was in the u.s. here in san francisco on wednesday. health leaders say as a result more people are getting vaccinated, the cdc reports more than 2 million shots went into arms on thursday alone, that's the largest single day total since may. half of those shots were boosters. in south africa where the omicron hit children under five. now to a covid crisis in the north bay, parents let their children go to school despite one of them testing positive for the coronavirus. the actions of one family causing 75 children in the elementary school to be placed in a modified quarantine. sergio quintana reports. >> reporter: an outbreak in school what school officials had to managed over days all because the parents of two students decided not to follow instructions from marin county's health officials. >> we are trying to wonder why this happened. >> reporter: this has never happened before. the parents of two students got n

according to the san francisco department of public health. the outbreak was first discovered at the facility last week. right now there's no definitive number of cases confirmed. but there are reports that the number could be as high as 50. according to the san francisco department of public health. many of those who tested positive are asymptomatic with some of the guest experiencing mild symptoms wednesday on twitter, san francisco supervisor. matt haney said that, quote, even with precautions, people living together in large congregate settings will lead to people getting sick. he went on to say that we should be bringing people into non congregate settings like hotels instead. san francisco has one of america's highest vaccination rates. according to the department of public health. 81 1% of san franciscans have received 2 doses of the covid-19 vaccine. but that number is believed to be much lower for the unhoused last year. the city's largest shelter msc south. so one of the largest outbreaks at a shelter with more than 90 residents in 1

department of health and human services said it will bring tens of millions of new tests per month area >> this is a time for more testing, lot -- not left -- not less testing. quake studies are on the way. >> zuni cafÉ became one of the first restaurants in san francisco to require gas to show proof of a covid-19 booster. the rule applies only to people who are eligible to receive the booster. those not eligible now show documentation for the vaccine they received. the restaurants chef said he is worried about losing business. >> am afraid covid-19 thinks -- this is what our customers expect us to do, and that's why we are doing it. >> it seems like a good idea and a good way to keep people safe. i'm glad i got my booster. ama: guests -- dan: guests can eat outdoors regardless of their vaccination status. a jacket was recommended tonight. the soaring covid case rates will be keeping -- keeping kids out of public schools in san francisco. the city's health department reaffirm support for in person learning, despite the highly contagious omicron variant. officials say multiple layer's o

national drug control policy, the department of health and human services and department of justice and i appreciate the witnesses for joining us today. the administration's proposal would create a classified definition of fentanyl-related substances and permanently place them in schedule one. also create a mechanism to expedite rescheduling or descheduling of substances as needed. and i'm pleased the proposal also includes provisions to streamline registration requirements for all schedule one substances aligning schedule one registration requirements more closely with schedule two requirements will help expedite registration for researchers who want to study schedule one substance and hopefully help to expand research in this space. as we discuss this proposal it is important to remember this is a set of recommendations. this committee is responsible for crafting the actual legislation that will help dramatically improve the lives of many americans. many ideas and proposals to meet this goal. including strategies of strengthen prevention, treatment, harm reduction and recovery ser

the department of health conducted a covid interview with me on november 29th and two days later gave me a call back saying not only did i have covid, but i'm the first person to have the variant. we went from there with contact tracing and just trying to conduct -- get as much info as we can about the variant that i was feeling and my symptoms and stuff like that. >> so you say mild case, runny nose. would you have been tested had there not been this concern surrounding the convention? >> honestly, i felt that i probably would not have gotten tested just because of how light my symptoms were. and i'm very glad that i did. and i'm glad i'm able to be here and talk about it to people who have questions and concerns about the new variant. >> you were vaccinated. >> correct. >> with? >> i had the johnson & johnson one dose in early april and then moderna booster in early november. >> so boosted in early november, which is not uninteresting. there is new data out this morning from pfizer that people with three doses of their vaccine have pretty solid protection against infection from omic

national drug control policy, the department of health and human services and department of justice and i appreciate the witnesses for joining us today. the administration's proposal would create a classified definition of fentanyl-related substances and permanently place them in schedule one. also create a mechanism to expedite rescheduling or descheduling of substances as needed. and i'm pleased the proposal also includes provisions to streamline registration requirements for all schedule one substances aligning schedule one registration requirements more closely with schedule two requirements will help expedite registration for researchers who want to study schedule one substance and hopefully help to expand research in this space. as we discuss this proposal it is important to remember this is a set of recommendations. this committee is responsible for crafting the actual legislation that will help dramatically improve the lives of many americans. many ideas and proposals to meet this goal. including strategies of strengthen prevention, treatment, harm reduction and recovery ser

with the new york city department of health. the information is still evolving. we understand that this individual while they are vaccinated, they have very mild symptoms and the symptoms have already resolved. that is good news. and what we want to make sure we know is that there is one way to address this. new yorkers, get vaccinated. get boosted. and get ready. we do anticipate there will be more cases. but to the extent that they are mild, we'll address them. this is not cause for alarm. again, it was foreseen ever since it was first reported out of south africa. we knew it would come to new york state at point. i want all new yorkers to know their state government in collaboration with our local governments, our cities and our counties are prepared for this. we are ramping up our efforts to get more vaccinations out there. ensure there's no area of the state where someone can -- we believe the vast majority of the state is covered now. testing is wildly available, and we encourage people who have been at a conference recent

of health. people have been receiving texts telling them they need to confirm their vaccination status to receive a driver's license waiver. the text appears to be from the state helicopter department but officials say that it's not the case. if you receive the text do not click on the link included in the message. and if you haven't done so already you may want to stock up on your favorite alcohol to make your toast for the holidays. >> several stores are facing a growing alcohol shortage. the reason, the back up of cargo containers at the port of long beach. shipmentsof liquor, beer and wine import from other countries not arriving in time and they are frustrated. >> we are able to get by with style but at the same time list still several wines that i would love to have that, that won't make it until next year. >> beer and wine companies facing another probleshortages of glass bottles, corks and other terms. >>> covid case numbers are on the rise. is is it still safe to get on a plane and gath

overnight, louisiana department of health reported a probable case in that state. all this unfolds, the biggest question mark looms large, whether our current crop of vaccines and boosters can provide adequate defense and immunity. i'm joined by rick bright, immunologist and serves as the senior vice president of pandemic prevention and response at the rockefeller foundation. you are my go-to when these things happen. when i started at the beginning of covid, things going around and we were not testing properly. is our testing regimen ready for omicron in the united states? >> thanks for having me. a lot happened this past week and a lot to catch up on but one of the critical components in getting in front of outbreaks such as the sars-cov-2 is our testing capability. last year, it was dismal. i would give some kudos to the united states. we have, in the u.s., increased our testing surveillance from about 21% to less than 1% to 10%. however, it's not equally distributed across the country, not reaching all pockets of our country that we need to reach. there's still

department of health and human services. the u.s. has a travel ban on many southern african countries. the u.n. secretary general is saying this is travel aparthe, ineffective. what's you are response? >> thanks for having me again today. on travel, that has to be a part of the solution. we understand that as public health professionals. the steps we took where an initial step for us to understand what's happening with this variant. we are grateful to our colleagues, particularly in south africa and other parts of the region, who continue to help us realize what we are dealing with and how it is affecting not just people and the cases we are seeing, but a lot of the solutions we have in place today like vaccines, treatments, and other measures. we hope we can continue evolng with the science and understanding, like you have reported today, how important other measures are, like testing within a day of arrival into the states. that is important regardless of citizenship and vaccation status, that there are stronger measures that are e

this would have happened in f that patient had not told the department of public health they had been in south africa. we wouldn't know that this variant was already on u.s. shores. so dr. chiu said it's very likely this is not the only case of this variant in the united states, just the only in san francisco, andria borba, kpix 5. >>> with the arrival of the new variant in the middle of the holiday travel season, business is booming at bay area vaccination sites, likes this one at the santa clara county fairgrounds. as of today, the clinic at the san pablo event center is noacc appointments are now required for anyone 12 and up after an especially busy day yesterday. >> we had 1500 appointments and added an additional 1,000 people, same day registration, so it really impacts our operations inside of will we get muffle vaccine on to the floor, and we had a bit of a backup in the afternoon that we don't want to keep repeating. >> the clinic is still accepting kids five to 11 on a walk-in basis, but appointments are encouraged. >>> the congressional reporting that a high-profile retail

san francisco department of public health says cases are rising three times faster than during summer delta fueled surge. a ucsf infectious disease specialist says omicron is believed to be at least four times more transmissible than delta and compared omicron to measles. >> the virus stays in the air like dandelion and people think omicron is like that, kind of lingers in the air. that's why indoors is so risky. that's why it is so transmissible. >> when it comes to hospitalizations, san francisco department of public health says while rate of hospitalizations has started to increase, it so far remains low compared to last winter. joycelyn moran, kpix5. >> joycelyn, thank you. >>> 5:03. new, omicron variant has reached san francisco fire department. as of yesterday, the department says it had as many as 60 cases of covid for december including at least 40 active cases. the cases are spread out over numerous stations across the city. according to a spokesperson the recent jump is reportedly not affecting department operations. >>> a live look from the city now, officials have announce

i think the idea that yes, there are health professionals and people in the department of health while looking at what happens if the measures that we have art enough and the boosters and the mass out enough, what we going to about christmas? of course they don't want to say anything about it. of course they don't want to say this is the plan partly because they will be some people call for but also to sorry to go back to the conservatives in the problem with the prime minister but another problem for the prime minister is a lot of his conservative backbenchers have no time for any covered restrictions at all and categorical or delete will not support more restrictions not an auto for the allotter openly rebelling against plan b restrictions and is not in a position that he was last year, the position of strength where he could say, this is what were doing. he's fighting a war on multiple fronts. and the rebellion there will be quite substantial from conservative mps that state law, we did lockdowns, you give us freedom day, were not going back. is lockdowns, you give us freedom day, w

of defense, the department of health and human services, all of its support functions, and the white house. i spent my time for most of the year shuttling back and forth between different agencies and working with the team and making sure they had everything they needed. the operation warp speed team, to be successful. that was my role to support the team that enabled american industry to deliver millions of safe and effective vaccines to the american people faster than before. host: before we go any further, i want to bring to our audience what president trump said in may of 2020 when he announced the creation of operation warp speed. then i will come back to you, paul, and you can give us more information. there is president trump in may of 2020 talking about the creation of operation warp speed. [video clip] >> today i want to update you on this medical initiative called operation warp speed. that means big and fast. a massive scientific industrial and logistical endeavor, unlike anything our country has seen since the manhattan project. you really could say nobody has seen anythi

of health. doctor also says it's actually a good thing that omicron is in the united states, because now we have a viable sample and that can give scientists the opportunity to determine whether this variant is, in fact, more transmissible and virulent than the delta or not. but the doctor cautions, it could take weeks to make that determination. david? >> yeah, we still have a lot to learn tonight. matt, thank you. >>> we're going to turn next this evening to new developments a of that deadly school shooting at a high school in oxford, michigan. a fourth student has now died of his wounds. tonight, the suspect, also a student, a 15-year-old, appearing before a judge, arraigned now as an adult on multiple counts, including four counts of first degree murder. we have also now learned the student and his parents were at the school that morning, just hours before all of this played out. abc's trevor ault in oxford tonight. >> you are the parents of ethan crumbley, is that correct? >> that is correc

of health. profess the use lent some important lessons from dang, baksha. he says there's more than just social media and sensational reporting to blame. it's not just the media hype. it was also because of the department of out sent signals mix signals that said, oh, let's hope that that scene. oh, we removed the license were de vaccination. they did not really unequivocally say that that this vaccine, ah, as no evidence of causing death. and they became, and whipping partners in actually making the immunization programs drop. i and only now are we trying to do damage control? right now the philippines needs more people to be vaccinated. it's one of the countries in southeast asia, hardest hit by cove at 19, with millions of infections, and more than 40000 dead. but a recent study found the dang vex controversy has led to a decline in vaccinations. my advice the galaxies, let the front liners have themselves wrapped any. if the doctors themselves are showing the way, then others will follow. i think there is the level. i think that we can always rise from

department of health and human services. the u.s. has a travel ban on many southern african countries. the u.n. secretary general is saying this is travel apartheid, ineffective. what's you are response? >> thanks for having me again today. on travel, that has to be a part of the solution. we understand that as public health professionals. the steps we took where an initial step for us to understand what's happening with this variant. we are grateful to our colleagues, particularly in south africa and other parts of the region, who continue to help us realize what we are dealing with and how it is affecting not just people and the cases we are seeing, but a lot of the solutions we have in place today like vaccines, treatments, and other measures. we hope we can continue evolng with the science and understanding, like you have reported today, how important other measures are, like testing within a day of arrival into the states. that is important regardless of citizenship and vaccation status, that there are stronger measures that are

pointing us now is the director of california's department of public health and the state department of health. thank you for joining us. give us the near-term forecast for california. are we better equipped to handle the omicron surge? >> in general, california has done better than other states and it is really because people have been getting vaccinated and people are getting boosted. in other states, omicron statess increasing rapidly. you are seeing it in europe as well. in california, we see the increase as well. we are very concerned. we want to make sure that people do indoor masking. we will make more testing available to those schools. it will be important that folks do everything they can to be safe this holiday season. kristen: you mentioned testing. doctors are saying that with the holidays coming up, test before you go, test when you return but the reality is, it is hard to get the tests. and they are not affordable to a lot of people. and the state and counties have closed a lot of the testing sites. how are you going to address the shortage in testing right now? >> we

the department of health right now is really warning parents to make sure that their children are geing vaccinations. children over 12 have to have both vaccinations to enter public areas, like restaurants. each state and city does things differtly. new york state has been in the forefront. mayor de blasio says he doesn't want to see new york go back to those early dark days of the pandemic, march 2020, when the city essentially shut down. there is a definite surge here but there are all sorts of mandates and rules in place here in new york city. jane: an israeli hospital has begun giving the fourth shot of the coronavirus vaccine in a clinical trial to find out if it is safe and effective in containing the spread of covid. the trial includes 150 health-care workers have received their third shot no later than august. israel is considering approving a third dose or second booster for runnable people, as omicron infections search, despite the comprehensive vaccination program. there have been more covid related flight cancellations today, more than 1400 around the world. destinations in

. >> the san francisco department of health has been tweeting out available sites throughout the day. the problem and the challenge is timing. we will hear from a couple who has tested at the site more than 12 times this year. in here about how they think is the most successful way to get tested without being turned away. in san francisco, kenny. kpix five. >> we will see you soon. we are hoping to stay ahead of the pandemic. we have a vaccine and testing resource guide at the top of our website. happening now, the chilly weather continues across the bay area. this is video of some snow from the santa rosa fire department earlier today. you can see a steady stream of the stuff. check this out. more snow stretching to the north bay. all the way to santa cruz county. you can see some snow along the road near loma winery. and to the north near pacific union college and napa county. we will handed over. it is not just snow, the rain is also returning. >> there is a limit on the way. coming in tonight, lingering through tomorrow, and then we completely turn it around. because we ended up w

department of health to tell them that they had been in south africa. this genomic sequences wouldn't have happened and we would have not know this variant is already on u.s. shores, though dr. chiu said it is highly likely this is not the only case of omicron here in the united states, just the only detected one. allen, elizabeth? >> shows you how advanced our sentences are in the bay area. chances are it's at other major ports. >> and how responsible of that traveler to report themselves. >> no kidding. >> the combination of personal responsibility and the fact that these labs are less than ten apart really made a difference. >> all right, andria, thank you. >>> the first case comes at the cdc is working to step up covid testing requirements for people traveling to the u.s. right now travelers must be tested within 72 hours of arriving, but health officials are considering testing travelers one day before boarding u.s. bound flights regards of their vaccination status. president biden's chief million advisor dr. anthony fauci talk about the san franci

it comes as figures from the department of health show 98% of pregnant women critically ill in hospital with covid are unvaccinated. one in five women need to be delivered preterm, one in five babies need to go to the neonatal unit. so it's really clear that covid—19 infection has got serious implications for the woman and the baby. but we now have evermore data to say that the vaccines are safe in pregnancy and very strongly recommended by everyone. more than 90 million covid booster or third doses have been given in the uk so far. the new measures for gps in england, an attempt to meet what's been described as a national mission to increase vaccine capacity. there have been some concerns over plans to temporarily suspend routine health checks for patients aged 75 and over at doctors�* surgeries in england. but the royal college of gps spokesperson dr steve mowle told me earlier that anyone needing treatment can see their gp during this time. we need more capacity to help with this critical booster campaign which we are sure is the right thing to do for the country. when you look a

judy with the department of public health. thank you for joining us today. >> thank you so much for inviting us for this presentation and this hearing. i am christina. i manage the chronic disease prevention program which includes the sugar drink distributor tax work and i am joined by the dr. who will present the data. this is a combined slide deck. the dr. with tap the presentation after she finishes. i want to start with a brief overview of how we have gotten to where we are. thank you. nationally and locally. we have gotten incredible data already. i want to take a step back and start with nationally and locally. we have seen an increase in overweight children over many decades. the prevalence of childhood obesity tripled 5% in 1978 to 18.5 in 2016. this is not by race or ethnic strat fiction. beginning in 20003 you will see the arrow. we saw a leveling off to 1% per decade. it is not enough progress. i do want to note that there is a lot of stigma around overweight and obesity. we are presenting data on this. our end goal

the department of health and social care says it expects... "local authorities to ensure providers are offering good quality care, improving workforce conditions, and are investing in services". for the families, what matters most is that the money spent delivers good quality care for those who need it, when they need it. i would not only invite those people at the top to spend a month as a resident. i would invite them to spend six months as a carer, doing personal care, just so that they can actually see what is actually funding their lifestyle. what do you think they would make of it— they would last 24 hours to be honest. looking back at the care that my dad received, it is quite upsetting. my dad ended up in a room i'd say ioft by 8ft with a tatty old bed, wardrobe, set of drawers with all stuff in from the previous resident. it's heartbreaking, really, because they should be living their best life. this is bbc news. our top stories... a virtual summit amidst the build up of russian troops on the ukrainian border. president biden outlin

of health. professor hughes learned some important lessons from dang, baksha. he says there's more than just social media and sensational reporting to blame. it's not just the media hype. it was also because the department of out sent signals mix signals that said, oh, let's hope that that scene. oh yeah, they moved the license were de vaccination. they did not really unequivocally say that that these vaccine, ah, as no evidence of causing death, and they became, and whipping partners in actually making the immunization programs drop. i and only now are we trying to do damage control? right now the philippines needs more people to be vaccinated. it's one of the countries in southeast asia, hardest hit by cove at 19, with millions of infections, and more than 40000 dead. but a recent study found the dang vector controversy has led to a decline in vaccinations. my advice the galaxies, let the front liners have themselves lapse any if the doctors themselves are showing the way, then others will follow. i think there is still hope. i think that we can always rise f