Peter Fimrite
SF Chronicle
San Francisco, CA, United States
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New coronavirus strain in the UK: Is there cause for concern in Bay Area?
A more contagious mutation of the coronavirus is driving a surge of cases in the United Kingdom, sending alarm around the world and triggering strict travel restrictions that could reach to California and the Bay Area. Here’s what you need to know. → Read More
ICU availability plummets to all-time low, as California goes into strict lockdown
A shortage of intensive care unit beds worsened Friday in the Bay Area and across California, and the coronavirus continued to spread at a staggering pace, as most of the state fell under a restrictive stay at home order. → Read More
FDA authorizes first coronavirus vaccine in the U.S., Pfizer’s shots to be given next week
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration authorized the country’s first coronavirus vaccine Friday, opening the door for nationwide inoculations, including tens of thousands in the Bay Area starting next week. → Read More
Bay Area coronavirus testing delays persist. Who’s to blame?
Bay Area hospitals and medical centers are failing to provide timely coronavirus testing during the most recent surge in cases, sometimes forcing people to wait as many as 10 days to complete the test and receive results. Public health officials say these delays are unacceptable during a crisis. → Read More
Coronavirus treatments and vaccines. Here are the latest developments
A hunt is under way in the Bay Area to find medicines and vaccines for the coronavirus. Here are some of the most promising treatments being studied. → Read More
Surge in coronavirus testing has S.F. officials concerned about Thanksgiving travel
Increased demand for San Francisco’s free coronavirus testing services, presumably in preparation for planned Thanksgiving gatherings, has city officials worried. → Read More
Escape from frigid waters near Alcatraz: Three rescued after boat sinks in S.F. Bay
Three men were rescued Sunday after they took a tiny boat for an apparent pleasure cruise out to Alcatraz Island, where the craft capsized and sank, San Francisco Fire Department officials said. → Read More
Celebrations for Biden, Harris probably spread coronavirus, Bay Area health experts warn
Corks popped in the Bay Area and across the nation after Joe Biden ended President Trump’s presidential reign. But the huge crowds did not observe social distancing — stoking coronavirus concern, especially amid the current surge. → Read More
First known case in Bay Area of dual coronavirus-flu infection found in Solano County man
Solano County has reported the first case in the Bay Area of a patient with the flu and coronavirus at the same time. → Read More
Study says remdesivir not effective against COVID-19; Bay Area scientists disagree
A World Health Organization study found that a drug made by Gilead Sciences, the Foster City bitoech firm, and widely used in the Bay Area to treat coronavirus patients has “little or no effect on mortality” and may not speed up recovery. But Bay Area experts beg to differ. → Read More
What we know about Trump's extraordinary COVID-19 treatment
President Donald Trump is receiving extraordinary treatment for a COVID-19 patient, including a combination of drugs generally not available to the public. But the unusual concoction raises serious questions about his decision to leave the hospital. → Read More
‘Horrifying’ Glass Fire and Shady Fire burn homes, force evacuations from Santa Rosa to Napa
The North Bay’s Wine Country once again became a scene of chaos on Sunday and early Monday as wildfires burned on the east and west sides of the Napa Valley and blazed toward Santa Rosa, where residential neighborhoods were engulfed in flames shortly after 1 a.m. → Read More
Fire evacuees steer clear of shelters, seek isolation during pandemic
Shelters and evacuation centers, where large groups gather, have become a last resort for both emergency workers and for citizens, who are reluctant anyway to crowd inside with strangers and spread the virus. → Read More
Got COVID-19? If you live in Alameda County, you might get paid to stay home
Workers with COVID-19 in Alameda County who have no sick pay or unemployment benefits would receive $1,250 so they could stay home and isolate, under a pilot program approved by the county this week. → Read More
With coronavirus antibodies fading fast, vaccine hopes fade, too
Recent studies indicate that the human body does not retain the antibodies that build up when people are infected with the coronavirus, meaning there may be no lasting immunity to the virus, even with a vaccine. The news reinforces a decision by scientists at UCSF’s Quantitative Biosciences Institute to develop treatments. → Read More
With coronavirus antibodies fading fast, vaccine hopes fade, too
Recent studies indicate that the human body does not retain the antibodies that build up when people are infected with the coronavirus, meaning there may be no lasting immunity to the virus, even with a vaccine. The news reinforces a decision by scientists at UCSF’s Quantitative Biosciences Institute to develop treatments. → Read More
If you have this blood type, studies show you're at higher risk for the coronavirus
Studies show that people with one blood type have a higher risk of dying from COVID-19 and that people with another are at least partially protected from the virus, a phenomenon that also exists with other diseases. → Read More
Male sex hormones appear to help the coronavirus infiltrate human cells
More men than women get COVID-19, say studies at UCSF and elsewhere that also indicate the coronavirus is typically a worse experience for men than women. → Read More
Rare, super coronavirus antibodies likely to yield vaccine, say Stanford, UCSF experts
A super-strength antibody that attacks the destructive spike proteins in the coronavirus is one of many recent discoveries by scientists in laboratories, hospitals and universities searching for a way to neutralize COVID-19. → Read More
Rare, super coronavirus antibodies likely to yield vaccine, say Stanford, UCSF experts
A super-strength antibody that attacks the destructive spike proteins in the coronavirus is one of many recent discoveries by scientists in laboratories, hospitals and universities searching for a way to neutralize COVID-19. → Read More