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“I don’t begrudge club football,” said Walsh. “I understand why it’s being offered. At this point, I can’t support it. Clearly the right way to do this is playing high school football, which I believe is safe. I don’t want my kids leaving San Mateo County to go out of town or out of state to play. It feels like a last resort.” … [Read more...] about Bay Area coaches unite to save prep football as coronavirus jeopardizes season

A: The Pfizer vaccine must be stored at minus-70 degrees Celsius, equivalent to minus-94 degrees Fahrenheit. Some research labs and hospitals affiliated with research institutions have ultra-cold freezers that can do this, but many rural hospitals and clinics do not. Pfizer plans to ship its vaccines in containers equipped with dry ice, and California plans to buy dozens of ultra-cold freezers to help supplement the storage and transporting of the Pfizer vaccine. Some health systems and local health departments have been buying ultra-cold freezers in anticipation of the Pfizer vaccine. The Moderna vaccine should be less difficult to manage, since it is kept at minus-20 degrees Celsius, which a standard medical freezer can accommodate. The AstraZeneca vaccine, and potentially others in the pipeline, can be kept in normal refrigerators (2 to 8 degrees Celsius) and will be easier to store and transport. … [Read more...] about COVID vaccines are coming soon. Here’s what Bay Area residents should know

Arizona, which had the nation’s highest COVID-19 diagnosis rate over the past week, will start signing up people 65 and older next week. It also plans to open a vaccination site at Phoenix Municipal Stadium in addition to the one dispensing thousands of shots daily at the home of the NFL’s Arizona Cardinals. … [Read more...] about Expanded COVID-19 vaccine rollout in US spawns a new set of problems