By Momo Chang Posted February 24, 2021 1:17 pm
One of the ways in which the state has tried to ensure the vaccines are reaching the most vulnerable — those who live in low-income neighborhoods or zip codes disproportionately impacted by high rates of[Read more]
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Tagged covid , fema , Fremont High School , health , Healthcare , inequities , Native American Health Center , Oakland Coliseum , Oaklandside , vaccines
By Howard Dyckoff Posted December 25, 2020 4:42 pm
Doctors, nurses, and other healthcare and frontline workers in Oakland have begun receiving the COVID-19 vaccine.
By Gerald Green Posted December 8, 2020 9:11 am
A program for African American men with prostate cancer pivoted to organizing COVID testing for African Americans in East Oakland this fall.
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Tagged African American communities , comorbidities , covid19 , Dr. Staggers , Eastmont Mall , Gerald Green , health , prostate cancer , testing , UCSF , wellness
By JoAnn Hollis-Bell Posted November 23, 2020 9:08 pm
We caught up with essential worker, EMT Allen Hernandez from West Oakland.
By Momo Chang Posted November 20, 2020 4:16 pm
Takeout, walking one's dog, going to the grocery store are still allowed after curfew.
By Momo Chang Posted October 22, 2020 8:50 am
High rates of Oakland's homeless, foster, and new immigrant students have dropped out from online learning.
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Tagged east oakland , Fruitvale , health , health disparities , Homeless , La Clinica , latino , Latinx , Mam , Mayan , OUSD , students
By Momo Chang Posted September 17, 2020 11:10 am
Two upcoming pop-up test sites hope to test 1,000 African Americans in Oakland, the population with most devastating COVID effects in Alameda County.
By Brandy Collins Posted September 16, 2020 9:31 am
"One of the things I’ve tried to emphasize to my friends and others is by getting tested and knowing, you’re doing yourself a favor and helping reduce that risk for others."
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Tagged Coronavirus , COVID-19 , flu , Gerard Jenkins , health , health center , Native American Health Center , Oakland Voices Tonight , Rasheed Shabazz , wellness
By Iris Crawford Posted September 2, 2020 8:56 am
Since the start of the pandemic, the Bay Area has banded together in a multitude of ways to support the most critical needs of our community. Cheetah, the first restaurant supply app, is launching a[Read more]
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Tagged Artists , Cheetah , community fridges , covid19 , food , food insecurity , health , Juan Lopez , Kristine Brandt , mosacis , trash cans
By JoAnn Hollis-Bell Posted August 28, 2020 9:24 am
Ed, sole caregiver for his wife, both contract COVID-19 despite precautions.
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