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COVID-19 live updates: FDA committee votes to recommend Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine authorization

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U.S. health advisers endorsed a one-dose COVID-19 vaccine from Johnson & Johnson on Friday, putting the nation on the cusp of adding an easier-to-use option to fight the pandemic.
SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) — The COVID-19 pandemic is having a major impact across the world and also in cities across Northern California. The latest number of confirmed cases in the U.S. can be found at the CDC’s 2019 Novel Coronavirus in the U.S. page. (The CDC updates the webpage on Monday, Wednesday and Friday.)U.S. health advisers endorsed a one-dose COVID-19 vaccine from Johnson & Johnson on Friday, putting the nation on the cusp of adding an easier-to-use option to fight the pandemic. Here’s the full story San Jose Mayor Sam Liccardo is strongly urging school districts in his city to reopen to in-person learning. Liccardo says vaccinations for teachers and staff could begin as soon as Sunday. Stanford announced that it will move forward with its plans to bring juniors and seniors back to campus in spring, according to The Stanford Daily. The mass vaccination site at Moscone Center in San Francisco is scheduled to reopen after being paused last week due to a lack of vaccine supply. Officials say it will have first and second-dose vaccines. You must have an appointment. San Francisco-based One Medical has terminated several employees after it was discovered they reportedly allowed ineligible patients to get vaccinated. A company spokesperson tells ABC that the allegations « perpetuates dangerous public misconceptions » about their COVID-19 vaccine protocols and that the « majority » of the people they vaccinate across the country are not their annual due-paying members, but have been « referrals from departments of health, including health care workers, nursing home patients, educators, and the homeless. » They say One Medical has a « zero-tolerance policy » for any instance of preferential vaccine treatment to ineligible persons. The City of San Francisco announced Wednesday night it would be cutting ties with the company amid these reports and requested it return 1,620 doses of the Pfizer vaccine to SFDPH. The San Jose Sharks game Thursday has been postponed after a player was placed in the league’s COVID-19 protocol. « Despite only having one player currently impacted, the decision to cancel the team’s practice and training activities on Wednesday, and postpone the game on Thursday was made out of an abundance of caution, » the team tweeted on Wednesday.

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