COVID-19

How COVID-19 is impacting Oakland residents.

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Back to School in Oakland: High School Teachers Consider the Changes from Zoom to Classroom

from kindergarten through high school, share their experiences and perceptions, from classroom to Zoom and back again.

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Celebrating the One-Year Anniversary of Akoma Market

Our correspondent Lauren Richardson has the rundown on the one-year anniversary of the Akoma Market in deep East Oakland.

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Back to School in Oakland: A Board Member, Two Principals, and a Union Executive Board Member Share Their Perspectives

What back-to-school has been like so far this semester

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OUSD Adopts COVID Vaccine Mandate, with Details to Come

OUSD's School will require students over 12 years old to receive the COVID-19 vaccine.

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Pfizer vaccines for 5-11 year-olds may be coming soon
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Questions About the Delta Variant? Dr. Jenkins of Native American Health Center Answers Them
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OUSD’s Back to School Plans
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State and health care workers will need vaccines or weekly COVID tests as Delta variant spreads
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Masks: Is it over?!
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California School Kids Will Need to Wear Masks When Indoors