Samaya Pupiro Covid-19 vaccine shot at Excelsior Strong Latino Task Force New Covid-10 vaccine site in Excelsior District
Samaya Pupiro, 18, is among the first to receive a Covid-19 vaccine at the new vaccination site in the Excelsior District. Photo by Annika Hom. Taken Apr. 7, 2021.

Hello Readers:

Vaccination sites are popping up all over. At La Taza, in the Excelsior and the long-standing site at Capp and 24th. The more the merrier.

In other news:

In another week and a day, the vaccination sites will be open to all.

— Lydia


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New neighborhood vaccine site in Excelsior via community, Health Department

 “It’s going to be a great day,” said Rocio Perez at the opening of a new site.

A quarter of all Californians signed up for CA Notify. It’s unclear that it made any difference.

Roughly a quarter of Californians signed up for CA Notify, an exposure notification app. But it failed to make any difference at all.

Covid Tracker: 35,356 cases, 485 deaths

Hospitaliztions rose a bit, otherwise key indictors contiue to look remarkably stable.

With a major vaccine expansion slated for April 15, (almost) all eyes are on supply

Supply will largely dictate the success of the April 15 expansion of vaccine eligibility to those 16 and older, large vaccine providers say. And, slightly over a week from that date, what supply will look like is still uncertain. 

Essential memories: in a family with eight kids, the mother ‘almost died’

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