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back down to santa clara county. as we mentioned late this afternoon, tens of thousands of appointments for vaccinations just opened up. ktvu is maureen naylor here is here now and marine. this is exactly what santa clara county needed. frank. it was good news for a lot of people have been waiting, but as quickly as thies appointments were released, they are booking up and almost all filled up within the last hour. we've seen 32001st dose vaccine appointments went were released late today for

. >>> a disturbing attack under investigation in santa clara county after a transit worker is struck with an arrow. >>> tonight, hundreds of thousands of more bay area residents are being asked to conserve water. >>> now at 11:00 and streaming on cbsn bay area, a live look at san francisco af a ar the c can now ditch wearing a face mask outside if you are fully vaccinated. andria borba is live tonight with more on the new guidelines. >> reporter: this announcement comes after almost a year, more than a year in fact of mask wearing in northern california and the bay area. the first story i wrote on it was april 3rd of 2020. and today the cdc says if you are fully vaccinated you no longer need to wear a mask outside. people eating and drinking and walking maskless outside is no longer a problem if they are fully vaccinated. the announcement dropped this morning from the cdc and the state of california said they have also adopted the policy. >> i think it is meant to be a bit of a carrot. i like the fact that they came out with it. >> reporter: the usf professor of medicine who wrote on

marty says fewer appointments are being made with at least 65% of people in santa clara county having already received at least one dose. now arm scarcity is the problem. >> we're starting to see a little bit of a drop off on demand. and in the past, you know, we had a very high demand and our supply was low. now we have enough supply. we're seeing a drop off on demand. >> reporter: infectious disease specialist at stanford, dr. dean winslow, calls this great news and says the herd immunity we've heard so much about isn't as important as this. >> we want to basically eliminate the disease. that's more important than just getting herd immunity. if you look historically at other diseases, we've actually seldom been able to get to herd immunity, but yet we've still been able to eliminate the disease. >> reporter: for now the drop-in, appointment-free model is only running through sunday in santa clara county, but it could be extended. in san jose, andria borba, kpix 5. >> for the full list of locations where drop in vaccinations are available, head to kpix5.com. >>> at the white house to

live in santa clara county or who work in santa clara county can now schedule appointments through the county's website. >> big news tonight in the south bay covid vaccine eligibility has now expanded to everybody. 16 and older in santa clara county, meaning 10's of thousands of more people can make appointments to get the shot. or shots more on that momentarily. for now we say good evening. thanks for joining us on kron 4 news at 5 o'clock. i'm grant lotus and i'm vicki liviakis. that announcement was made today. anybody who lives or works in that county. >> can now sign up for the vaccine. that's 2 days before the state plans to expand eligibility to everyone 16 and older. and this is just the latest bay area county to let more people get the shots. indeed. san francisco is also opening vaccine eligibility to everyone. 16 and older. that announcement was made this afternoon. the city had previously opened eligibility in that age range to certain zip codes. 8 of them. but now it's everybody. health officials say so far that 60% of all residents 16 and older have gotten at least one do

santa clara county. stay strong. spread hope. >>> east bay will be voting today on whether to declare a stage i drought. the declaration would ask for a 10% voluntary reduction in water use. this wouldn't impact the price of water for now. east bay mud spokesperson said this is shaping up to be the driest year ever for the district. we are expected to learn about santa clara county's water supply today too. valley waters board of directors will receive an update on conditions tonight. during the last historic drought in 2013, the board will call for 20% reduction in water use throughout santa clara county. members haven't said yet whether that can happen again this year, but they are already preparing by upgrading water treatment plant, and expanding the use of recycled water. >>> sprinklers are off at my house, that is for sure, as we look at the drought monitor here. in california, the entire state under some sort of a drought, and the lighter color indicates severe, and the extreme as we get towards napa, sonoma,

and right now, vaccine appointments are opening up in santa clara county. and bob riddell with the latest. i did the same this morning looking for appointments, and what are you finding? >> i am not able to find them, and that not to say they are not there, but i haven't found them. so at midnight, santa clara opened up the appointment scheduler, and to give notice to other shot providers that anyone between ages 16 and 49 can schedule their appointment right now for april 15th and beyond. so you can go online and theoretically schedule the appointment as long as the appointment is not scheduled before april 15th, and so on the deadline comes to be a week from today on next thursday. so what you are going to do is to go to the search engine and type in santa clara county covid vaccination, and you will go to the public health department there, and it is a tab here to book an appointment, and it says here all vaccination sites are all currently full, and new appointments are not full, because there is not enough vaccines right now, and something that the cou

as far as case rates, they are flat, santa clara county is where it was in october. health officials are afraid there could be another surge. >>> thank you. we first brought you the update out of santa clara county on cbsn bay area, check it out 24/7 by going to kpix.com or the kpix 5 news app. >>> big day on the road to recovery, all california residents ages 50 and over are eligible for a coronavirus vaccine. in two weeks, all residents 16 and older will be eligible. today, the mass vaccination site at the oakland coliseum made the switch to the johnson & johnson vaccine but not without concern. >> reporter: after months of giving up the pfizer shot, mass vaccination site at the oakland coliseum is switching over to the johnson & johnson single- dose shot without hesitation. >> it is all j&j. >> they lined up before sunrise for coveted vaccine shot. by days end, fema estimates they will have given up 6500 doses of the one and done johnson & johnson vaccine. >> the ones here are safe. >> yes, the ones here are safe. >> reporter: yesterday, we learned manufacturing e

there is growing concern over the emergence of coronavirus variance in santa clara county, the number of cases level off. but there is some evidence that the numbers could be trending upward again in some areas. good evening, everybody. thanks for joining us here on kron, 4 news at 6. i'm vicki liviakis and i'm grant lotus health officials there saying that all known coronavirus variants of concern. >> have been found out in santa clara county leading to worries that another wave of cases could be looming. >> the more opportunity that the virus has to circulate, the more opportunity it has to take on mutations and to change so we've already seen a few variance of concern emerge and we what we want to do is get our here and really globally to get vaccinated as quickly as possible to reduce that opportunity. >> county health officials in santa clara also announced today that they expect the vaccine supply to increase in the coming weeks. but they admit that they still don't have enough doses currently to meet demand and until more people are vaccinated and the community at large reaches

santa clara county slightly under at 61%. now, the only two counties below 60% are napa at 57% and solona county at 48%. >>> if you still need to get vaccinated, we can help you. go to our website and click on how to get a vaccine appointment at the trending bar. our resources include tips and tricks, including where to look online and the best time to snag an appointment. >> warriors fans have been s ha. real life fans inside chase center. it's happening tonight. 1,700 fans will be allowed inside. but you get the feeling these 1,700 people will have the energy of 17,000 people. christie smith joins us at chase center. we haven't said that. it's shocking to see people behind you smiling, laughing, getting ready for this basketball game. >> reporter: absolutely. it's been such a long time since we have been able to say the doors are open. the doors opened here at chase center at 5:00. i'll step aside so you can see some of the activity. it was quiet for much of the day, but things have really livened up. this is the day that s

what a santa clara county prosecutor wants the d.a., jeff rosen, to do. that story and more coming up on our 6:00 newscast. and finally, at 5:00. we might have a new landmark in the city. san francisco taking steps to designate one of its art treasures an official landmark. >> painted in the city's historic stock exchange tower, which is now the city club of san francisco. famed mexican artist, diego rivera created it, first of three major frescoes he painted in the city. today marked the first step in the landmark process. after fears one of his murals would be sold, the city is rushing to designate all his local murals as landmarks to block future sales. >> that is beautiful. that is going to do it for us at 5:00. up next, lester holt with "nightly news". >> we hope to see you back here at 6:00. bye. >>> tonight, the fate of the former minneapolis police officer charged in the murder of george floyd now in the hands of the jury deliberations beginning late today after closing arguments in the trial of derek chauvin prosecutors pointing to images of chau

they can prove they work in santa clara county. live in san jose, kpix 5. >>> a new site is open and the visitation valley neighborhood in that facility is the cities fifth neighborhood site úestabl impacted neighborhoods have a audible access to the vaccine. health officials are working on more outreach efforts including going door-to-door to notify neighbors. >> we have black and brown folks reluctant to get the vaccine and folks in the asian community have been reluctant to get the vaccine and the reality is we have to tell everybody what the facts are and be realistic about what is happening and the vaccines are safe. >> this site open 9:30 to 3:30 and appointment walk-ins are welcome. >>> tuna sites opening up this week in marin county and one in north marin community services and another at the hamilton community center and it is all part of a plan to speed up herd immunity and get the county closer to moving into the yellow tier. >>> an exciting day for students in the south bay who are sick of zoom classes. more than 10,00

santa clara county no major issues. where things continue to slow, though, coming up. >>> the update of the drought monitor this morning now expands extreme drought into parts of sonoma, napa, as well as solano and contra costa county. we're watching those conditions as well as some weekend rain chances. cierra is live with an update on how it's affecting our water supply. >> reporter: yes, good morning, kari. that rain we're expecting this weekend really welcomed because we are well below where we should be. i'm in mill valley. we're in a beautiful patch of land. you can see things are green, things are lush, but as we've seen time and time again in past springs and summers, it doesn't take much for this situation to completely take a turn for the worst and for some of the brush to really turn dangerous. that's why marin county will enact a mandatory water restriction beginning next week. this was a unanimous vote by the water board beginning next saturday, may 1st, things like power washing your home, your cars, or re

and back here in the santa clara county to make sure that we can still meet demand here in santa clara county. >> reporter: long-term plans include expanding the reservoir near highway 152, which would be as big as all current reservoirs combined. >>> of the storage runs out, they dry up, we have nothing. >> reporter: but a tidewater board member and water policy professor in san jose state says the keys to sustainable water supplies in california are conservation and water recycling, at plans like this one san jose that can purify waste water for irrigation, and possible use. >> we are doing a little bit of water recycling. i wish we were doing more but that has been my human cry for 50 years. we claim the end is near, you know? >> reporter: valley water district says it does plan on expanding its recycled water program. in fact it wants to meet 10% of its overall demand with recycled water by the year 2025, if they do that that would mean about 24 thousand acre-feet of water, enough to fill this reservoir to overflowing, every year. reporting live in lexington reservoir, len ramirez,

san mateo county is seeing a drop of 7,000 doses, but one county, santa clara, is actually seeing a giant surge of vaccines even without the johnson & johnson doses. >> so why are some counties seeing a surge in vaccines in week while others are not? >> nbc bay area's damian trujillo has some of the answers for you. >> reporter: the johnson & johnson announcement will not have any impact in santa clara county because they just received a huge shipment of the other vaccines. but other counties say the j&j announcement comes at the worst possible time. no johnson & johnson, no problem in santa clara county. >> after many, many weeks of waiting and waiting, this was a very pleasant and welcome surprise. >> reporter: after pressure from the bay area congressional delegation, the feds shipped santa clara county almost 300,000 doses. that's on top of the roughly 70,000 doses the county gets weekly from the state. that windfall means starting right now, any county resident or employee over 16 is now eligible to get the shot. it also means the county didn't have to cancel any appointments as a re

have received at least the first dose and 36% are completely vaccinated in santa clara county. so that is really good news. now. the county's drop-in sites are open starting today through sunday. this will be available for just walk up. we'll see how long the lines get. but a truly good news to hear that you don't have to have that appointment and i'm sure as i've seen in other spots in san jose. that didn't require appointments. people do line up. so you don't want to get here 30 minutes before closed at least one hour before locations on our website. kron 4 dot com reporting live in mountain view. sarah stinson, back to you. >> thank you very much. sharon will also have a list of all of those available vaccine sites too. not only on our website but also on our mobile app. kron 4 dot com or kron 4 news app and there's a qr code that you need just point your camera there at the phone scanned the code and we'll take you right to your app store. bring up the app. it's free to download so make sure you do that now. and if you haven't gotten your vaccine already. get that appointme

at least 117,000 people have tested positive for covid in santa clara county. so experts say vaccinations are critical to prevent additional cases. and now with the increase in vaccine supply officials say there are plenty of appointments available in santa clara county. as we go live now outside time to talk whether they look at this live picture. bottom left of your screen. you can see that there is a metropolitan area in here that i think is peninsula of san francisco. but obviously a pretty cool shot here with the cloud cover. hard to tell about, you know what it is. all that fog rolling in right now. but yeah, behind that obscure, san francisco waiting. there's kind of looking like a summer pattern. but that's all chamber. go back to winter. >> over the weekend here is we're going to see the fog low clouds really begin to dissipate and returning with some rain clouds out there. but look at that pretty gray out there that massive clouds coming on shore right now today the temperatures bumped up a little bit in san francisco still running below the average 5

back down to santa clara county. as we mentioned late this afternoon, tens of thousands of appointments for vaccinations just opened up. ktvu is maureen naylor here is here now and marine. this is exactly what santa clara county needed. frank. it was good news for a lot of people have been waiting, but as quickly as thies appointments were released, they are booking up and almost all filled up within the last hour. we've seen 32001st dose vaccine appointments went were released late today for eligible santa clara county residents this after very few were offered up for the past month. these appointments comes, the county warns about an alarming rise in variants cases. this means that we're back in a bit of a precarious place a warning from santa clara county's health officer thursday that all four of the cdc is variants of concern are now circulating in the region, including 92 cases of the uk variant and three cases of the south african variant. the numbers are beginning to pick up and right now we're in a race betw

i said nothing on mean santa clara county resident david cow, the santa clara county was acre to get into here levi stadiums, mass vaccination site now that his age group is elgible. he signed up. >> but. >> there was fury. just courage the county side to see no appointments to it says no appointments. david is certainly not alone in his struggle. take a look at these contra. costa county spokesperson tells kron 4 news after they expanded eligibility opening it up to 16 up. they got 60,000 appointment requests. >> right now. a waiting list hovers around 30,000. >> i actually ride my bike to work. sometimes i write tested by stadium and i see the people lined up to get and yes, the day was it that it is. so you know, that's how there's a little supply seem to they should closely by because. they can't do in sonoma county. these vaccines so scares. >> check this out. supervisor sending a letter to the state pleading for more doses writing here. quote, we urge you to increase counties overall vaccine allocation so that we can continue to guide equitable vaccinations in our community, un

he's a district attorney in santa clara county. he felt compelled to point out flaws in the judicial system and his own office. daniel chung has the story. >> they began immediately at 8:30 in the morning. >> reporter: that's what daniel chung said he received to an op-ed he wrote in february. in it he questioned what he called progressive prosecutors in l.a. and san francisco for, quote, creating a revolving door for repeat offenders. his editorial was published as a tax against the aapi community were a beginning. >> i wrote about something i really cared about. >> reporter: at the time he was performing felonies. efforts to set up a meeting with his boss failed. he declined to speak to me saying he doesn't speak about personnel matters. >> we've never talked. i wanted to talk to him to explain everything. >> reporter: chung says he's likely facing suspension. >> i think our office certainly does a lot of things well. i think jeff has implemented a lot of good things for our community, and i give him credit for that. but there ar

we're listening to santa clara county as they are giving updates. they're talking about the variants of the virus, we're seeing an increase of the virus here and within santa clara county saying that she's calling on people to continue to wear the mask even if you are around people who have been vaccinated. she also says don't travel. if you do, once you come back, make sure you quarantine. they're expected to get 71,900 doses of the vaccine next week. that is up about 10,000 that they received. much more ahead for you on that. >>> if you need help with getting more information on these vaccines, we're trying to help you out here. head over to nbcbayarea.com. click on how to get a vaccine appointment at the top of the page. it's a very helpful resource right now. >>> get ready foring day for th. the safety protocols now in place before first pitch. . >>> get your green and gold on because it's opeay for there we. kris sanchez joins us live with a look at the new normal for those fans. kris? >> it's going to be excitement all around the coliseum toda

so great progress in santa clara county. and i expected these drop insights are only going to help further push those numbers up. so we put a list of all the sites that are now accepting droppings on our website. kron 4 dot com, one that right now in mountain view at the community center. it opens up at 8.30. so we expect to see some people out here excited to get that shot in need are reporting live in mountain view. sarah stinson kron 4 news. thank you very much, sir. and yes, in addition to kron 4 dot com. we've also put all this information to an hour. >> mobile app. the kron 4 news app. a great to to have with you throughout the day in case you find out about a drop in sight. just go there. get the shot. just scan the qr code right now on your phone that will open up your app store. you'll be able to download that for free. also happening today. we have 5 in the midst ration now expected to relax federal guidelines on mask-wearing outdoors. this is all ahead of his first address to congress tomorrow with the president e

santa clara county 51%. that's the bay area's biggest county. solano is the only county below 50% at 47%. how about supply? here is a look at the doses bay area counties are getting this week and next week. we're talking about santa clara doses 370,000. next week it drops down to 73,000. the dropoff because the county got a huge shipment from the federal government this week. the county is opening to get another shipment from the feds next week so we will keep you posted. san matteo county seeing the same amount of doses next week and next. >> we have heard for months about a possible booster shot today. today the ceo of pfizer confirmed you might need that third shot. he says it should come within 12 months of being fully vaccinated. pfizer has said its vaccine is more than 90% effective six months up to the first dose. the long-term protection is still unknown. it is possible you will need to get an annual covid shot just like the flu shot. i spoke to one of santa clara county's top health officers today and he says he's not surprised. >> we e

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santa clara county's water district valley. water. >> has been calling for a 20% voluntary reduction in water use compared to 2013 and says that policy remains in place today. they're now encouraging others to participate before it's too late. >> he was out there. i think he's there's more that i can do as we're heading into drop in the possibility waters research is coming down you don't looking the mountain. can you know, it's a is saying is are reading. this is our head throughout is in washington. see through4ut belly. water says. >> they have several programs to get your home drought ready. but the preparation doesn't stop there. supervisors and each of us in the bay area. air quality management district are working together to form a county wide grant program using federal and state dollars to equitably provide indoor air filtration systems for small businesses and nonprofits impacted most by the pandemic again, we have to be able >> into their businesses so that you're better able not only covid-19, they also to be able

go in your browser, type in santa clara county covid-19 vaccine information. you'll get connected to the county health department website. here, click on this, book an appointment. unfortunately this morning i've not been able to schedule any appointments. for example, santa clara county vaccine center is all full. same thing with the pharmacies. click around and hopefully by next thursday you may be able to get an appointment. get the appointment. you still have to wait until april 15th to get the shot. this is a supply and demand issue. in alameda county, that county is opening up the eligibility for more people 16 to 49. they must live in one of 12 zip codes. you can see the zip codes on your map. west oakland, fruitvale, hayward, ashland area, san leandro. areas hardest hit by covid. if you're between the ages of 16 and 49 and live in one of those 12 zip codes in alameda county, you're eligible to get a shot. assuming you can get an appointment. bob redell, nbc bay area news. >> we are a week away from everyone 16 and older being able to get that vaccine.

and bringing that here in the santa clara county to make sure that we can still meet demand here in santa clara county. >> reporter: len ramirez, kpix5. >>> i'm juliette goodrich and the east bay where many nurseries like this one are getting their fair share of ing to se ma th resistant plants. we are using 30% less water than in 2013, but with that said, there's always room to conserve and some of us have more room than others. but if we don't we could all pay the price. voluntary water conservation is not a new concept to bay area residents but it is certainly not the news anyone wants to hear. >> i try not to think about it. i am in denial. i have lived through it too many times. >> hoping on the surcharges but i think we will be rationing. especially here in our zone. >> is not the first time and probably not going to be the last time that we have to deal with this. >> this year, supplies are not enough to make it through this year. >> reporter: andrea is with east bay mud and says voluntary water conservation is the first step. if that doesn't happen and that doesn't solve the probl

clara county. median prices in san mateo county went from $1.57 million to $1.76 million. total sales across the bay area are 30% higher. >>> did you see this last night? the pink super moon, this is what it looked like over concord. nasa says it was at its fullest at 8:32 here on the west coast. check out these shots from australia and germany, that we have as well. name not really about the color of the moon, it refers to the springtime bloom of a pink hued wildflower. >> i'm glad you told us that. >> pretty grand out there. of course. fun fact. >> it looks more blue. >> the song "blue moon." it was early enough for some of us to enjoy out there, kari >> yes and also very chilly as you try to go and look at it. look at our temperatures right now. we're in the upper 30s in parts of the north bay as well as the south county. right now it's 37 degrees in napa and 36 degrees in morgan hill. a heavier jacket for the start of the day but not so much this afternoon. take a look at these temperatures and

a pleasant supply in santa clara county. late this afternoon the county released thousands of new appointment windows. simple explanation as to why, santa clara county just found out it will receive more vaccine this week. and two-thirds of the extra doses will be for first doses. >> we are told the vaccine supply should increase by the middle or end of april and well into may for sure. >> that is optimistic. most of the new shipments coming into santa clara county are the single-dose j&j vaccine. dr. fenstershipe thinks 80% of the county should be vaccinated by midsummer. >> how far would introduce drive? chris chmura found many open appointments but you have to travel. he's here to show us how to help cover the cost are getting there. >> on the first day of people 50 plus being eligible for the covid-19 vaccine, appointments dried up fast. but if you expand your search and commit to a road trip, you might be able to find appointments that are available with little or no waiting. take a look at cvs. we found 11 locations wi

here in santa clara county our hesitancy rate is at 10%. health officials are trying to figure out why. at the roots committed health center in san jose there is a mission to go into the south base most vulnerable communities to vaccinate as many people as possible. >> no appointment needed no i.d. needed. >> reporter: tomorrow a nurse practitioner with roots will be at the zion church with more than 1500 doses. >> we don't care about your immigration status read you can say your name is homer simpson and you will get a vaccine. we just need people to come and get the vaccine. >> reporter: roots will vaccinate everyone but focuses on the black communication community. >> they have been working all nigh and weekds. and they are trying to get th th county is expected to receive 100,000 doses from the feds next week . in addition to its state supply. >> it will be at places where people shop and also working with employers as well to ensure we can meet everyone's needs. >> if we don't get everyone vaccinated, this little bug will be able to mu

clara county. yeah. >> yeah. you will, you know, here in santa clara county, the rate of vaccinations is speeding up at places like levi stadium behind me here. but they have also seen an increase in coronavirus cases in some communities. and as you mentioned, they have now the variance of the coronavirus spread all across the county and officials are worried about another wave of coronavirus. >> according to the santa clara county public health department. the county is seeing more and more cases of covid-19 variants across the region. that includes the uk south africa and brazil variance of concern. santa clara health officer doctor sara cody says the county is now in a race betwean the spread of these variance and getting people vaccinated. >> the more opportunity that the virus has to circulate, the more opportunity it has to take on mutations and to change so we've already seen a few variance of concern emerge and we what we want to do is get our here and really globally to get vaccinated as q

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live and work in santa clara county. we do anticipate. >> heavy traffic to our website over the next few days with this expansion of eligibility. >> so please be patient. check back later. if the web is temporarily down or if are fully booked combined with its regular state allotment. the extra vaccine. >> will allow the county to continue its intensive outreach efforts to ensure communities. most impacted by covid-19 have access to vaccine appointments and to fully utilize capacity at each of its vaccine clinics. and again, this is going to it's not going to all happen tomorrow. so people again. be patient. you will get your turn. >> and remember the pfizer and moderna still require 2 doses. so we're hopeful in the next few months that we will absolutely in a safer place in this community. santa clara county also announcing that it is suspending use of the johnson and johnson vaccine for now. >> and that there's plenty of other vaccines available to make up the difference for as long as the pause last and that no appoin

there's growing concern over the emergence of coronavirus variance in santa clara county health officials say that all known coronavirus variants have concern in discovered in the county leading to worries that another wave of cases could be coming very soon. >> the more opportunity that the virus has to circulate, the more opportunity it has to take on mutations and to change so we've already seen a few variance of concern emerge and we what we want to do is get our here and really globally to get vaccinated as quickly as possible to reduce that opportunity. >> county health officials expect the vaccine supply to increase in the coming weeks. it that they still don't have enough doses to meet demand. taking all of that into account health officials say that although currently allow certain indoor activities are just still too risky. kron four's. dan kerman reports from san jose. >> well, the majority of those eating out thursday afternoon at san jose san pedro square where dining outdoors the 90 degree heat had some choosing the inside. and while indoor dining is currently allowed. it's

california will need those extra doses, anyone 15 years and older can now get a shot in santa clara county. residents jumped at the first opportunity to get the vaccine. >> i was expecting longer lines, more waiting and a little more confusing. nothing, it was all good. >> i felt like crying after. it's been a year, such a sense of life will get back to normal now, hopefully soon. >> health officials in santa clara county are urging residents to avoid travel and indoor activities even as the state loosens restrictions. that's because all four of the concerning variants are in the county. that includes more than 1000 cases of the west coast variance. >>> happening tomorrow, everyone 18 and older can get vaccinated in east palo alto. a new clinic is opening at the cesar chavez middle school. it will be open tomorrow and saturday from 11:00 am through seven through 7 pm. appointments and walk-ins are both welcome. >>> bay area at house hunters are going to extreme lengths to stand out to the crowd. tonight, the risky option that could lead to lost money in lawsuits. >>> a police chief in sant

san mateo county can't get enough doses, while its neighbor santa clara county, has plenty. santa clara county got an infusion from the federal government and is working with 170,000 doses this week. now county officials are working hard to make sure that doses don't go to waste. now, by contrast, san mateo county is getting just 11,000 doses. one reason for the difference -- san mateo county's population is less than 800,000 while santa clara county's is about 2 million. >> what we're asking the state to do is really, we made great strides in the tiers. don't penalize us. >> we have approximately 170,000 doses between the federal and state governments coming in. and we're able to disperse those across a week for our mass vaccination sites. >> for the latest information on how to sign up for a vaccine in your county, just check out our resource guide on kpix5.com. >>> the oakland a's are red hot these days. just a little while ago, the twins had them on the ropes at the coliseum. >> kpix 5's vern glenn joins us now with the exciting finish, vern? >> my head's just look, boom

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if you are in santa clara county or you work in santa clara county, you can book a shot through sccfreevax.org. there are plenty available for next weekend and the days leading up to next weekend. there are a large number of vaccine appointments available through stanford health but in emeryville, you could still book an appointment at the oakland coliseum site. best way to do the state website tomorrow, wednesday and thursday. the state is on track for most californians to be vaccinated by the middle of the summer, which is good because people are slowly starting to gather and travel and other parts of the country are seeing more new infections. >> we're also seeing that a growing trend of young, healthy, unvaccinated people, because they're not vaccinated yet, people are among some of the sickest. >> reporter: something that i found here in santa clara county through the sccfreevax.gov site is the form will require to you enter slashes in for your birth dates and dashes in for your phone number, but the keyboard doesn't necessarily let you do that on an iphone, so if you are having trouble b

santa clara county. stay strong. spread hope. >>> a look at today's coronavirus headlines. johnson & johnson's one does vaccine is back in circulation after ac/dc panel side the benefits outweigh the very rare risk of blood clots. >> this comes as santa clara county has had a huge vaccine milestone. 1 million county residents have now is the at least one dose. county health officials say it is more important than ever to keep up that's momentum. >> there expecting another 10,000 doses from the feds prident vid can vaccination events. >>> in contra costa county a drive-through vaccine events continues today in san ramon. the county also has walk up vaccine sites in antioch and richmond through the weekend. >>> with vaccination rates climbing, many people are wondering if it is still necessary to wear masks outside. >> metadata santa clara county public health officers read in crowds, you should err on the side of caution but the risk of after transmission is going down every day. >> if you're outside and there is someone around that is not wearing a mask, you are probably at

santa clara county says it was able to do this through a network of partnerships, county health officer dr sarah cody says this is a really big deal because with one million people vaccinated, the county can now see a clear path out of the pandemic. and while santa clara county officials say this milestone is worth celebrating the also recognize that they're still ah, lot more work to do ktvu the and ruben joining us now and really those who wanted to be vaccinated already are those who are not probably still need some more convincing, yes, but officials say they have a plan. it involves more outreach, education and expanded hours at some of those vaccination sites. wait and no problems. randy han couldn't believe how simple it was to get vaccinated it over felt high school in san jose. all today is the like, just like a breeze. it's very easy plenty of parking space, in fact, all over santa clara county. there's plenty of vaccine and for the first time officials are seeing appointment. go unused. we have enough vaccines to not only make sure that those big sites or taking care of but.

. >>> and santa clara county about to hit a huge vaccine milestone. >> tonight, the family of an oakland man while being arrested has died, and they are demanding answers. andrea nakano is live in alameda with more about why his family fears this may be similar to the george floyd case. >> reporter: this is the memorial that the family and many members set up tonight. the family says that the explanation from the alameda police department does not add up. lycc medical emergency while in custody. but his family says he was a healthy 26-year-old man. a crowd of more than 100 people gathered for a vigil tonight including his mother, four-year- old son and younger brother. >> no medical problems, 26-year- old healthy man. how the do you die? >> reporter: candles and flowers have been placed as a memorial to mario and this is where officers tried to detain him late monday morning. the family is telling us that officers were called to the area to investigate a possible theft. according to alameda police, as they tried to handcuff gonzales, a scuffle ensued and gonzales died while in police cus

." >>> this vaccine appointments are being released in santa clara county. those appointments are for anyone 16 and older who live or work in santa clara county. if this applies to you, you are urged to make an appointment at sccfreevax.org. among those appointments released are 10,000 for next week. >>> a big turn in the race to vaccinate. the cdc announcingose of the covid-19 vaccine, that translates to almost 131 million people. here in california more than 25.5 million have been administered, more than half of the state's population. >>> the peninsula doing quite well when it comes to the number of people vaccinated fully. you can see it here in green. 65% in san mateo county. marin approaching the 50% mark. most of the region in the mid-30s to the 40s. santa clara lagging a bit, just 31% of people in that county are fully vaccinated. if you are one of the people st a vaccine appointment we're trying to help. consumer investigator chris chmura is vaccine hunting, has tips on where to look and the most strategic times to logon and get the appointments. he

santa clara county also taking a big hit. this week they got 9,000 doses. next week the county is getting 3,000 doses of that johnson & johnson shot. >> the dwindling supply of vaccines is happening at the same time the bay area is preparing to vaccinate more people. next thursday, anyone 16 and older is eligible to get their shot. robert honda joins us from levi stadium to show us how the shortage will impact the south bay and beyond. >> reporter: it's sort of business as usual here at the levy stadium. but what's become more regular and unpredictable is the vaccine supply. addressed the johnson & johnson vaccine shortage and how to overcome it. congressman row came here as santa clara county workers and volunteers are in the midst of a strange dilemma and expect more people seeking vaccine shots while getting less vaccine overall. >> my understanding is we will see many more come over the next three weeks. it was a shortage two or three weeks ago, but the situation is improving. >>> but the congressman acknowledges the shortage is severe. it will get less

new effort in santa clara county to make sure we are proctdooran. getting money fwak you've been scammed. and the local docum oscar. >>> we begin with the changing levels of supply and demand for the covid-19 vaccine. last week we saw shortages. now it's a different story. depending on where you live. >> thank you for joining us. we learned today the vaccine supply in san mateo county is severely constrained. and san francisco and san mateo counties are seeing continued demand. contra costa, solano, and sonoma counties tell us that demand is levelling off there. in napa county today, a success story. >> reporter: root a brave new world for covid vaccinators, if they can get the word out. >> we've been blasting the word out everywhere. radio, tv, direct text messaging. >> just to get a shot? >> yes, just to get a shot. >> reporter: at the mertaj resort we have a gold min of doses from the federal government. at this location in the last three days, they have given 7,000 shots. they're aiming for 10,000 this weekend. no, you do not need an appointment

clara county. even though more things are opening back up, as the tears change, health officer sara cody says, just because it's legal to do something doesn't mean you should. >> keep wearing your mask, delay your travel. don't indoor dying, don't go to indoor bars. don't host an indoor gathering at your home. even if it is allowed under the state rules, don't do it. it is not safe, not yet. >> reporter: of course, the big difference from the last winter surge is that we do have the vaccine. though with the santa clara county regulation of 2 million people, only about 37% of the population has been vaccinated so far. that is according to the county's website. though they say that number could be underreported. now here in east palo alto over the sanitary line in san mateo county, that number is also quite low here. it's only 27% in east palo alto. so they are opening up this new site here at cesar chavez middle school with the johnson & johnson vaccine, hoping to get that number up quickly. reporti

i started looking mean santa clara county resident david cow, the santa clara county was acre to get into here levi stadiums, mass vaccination site now that his age group is elgible. he signed up. >> but. >> there was fury. just courage the county side to see no appointments to it no appointments. david is certainly not alone in his struggle. take a look at these contra. costa county spokesperson tells kron 4 news after they expanded eligibility opening it up to 16 up. they got 60,000 appointment requests right now. a waiting list hovers around 30,000. >> i actually ride my bike to work. sometimes i write tested by stadium and i see the people lined up to get and yes, the day was it that it is. so you know, that's how this all supply seem to have. they should closely by because. they can't do in sonoma county. these vaccines so scares. >> check this out. supervisor sending a letter to the state pleading for more doses writing here. quote, we urge you to increase counties overall vaccine allocation so that we can continue to guide equitable vaccinations in our community, unquote. in a

. >> and the south bay santa clara county has also joined other california counties and expanding vaccine eligibility to younger adults. again, this is all days ahead of the state's schedule, which is supposed to be an april 15th. but now everyone in santa clara county, 16 and older can sign up for an appointment at last check. there were more than 1 million vaccines that had been administered in santa clara county, which is the most and any bay area county. but as eligibility is expanding, it might be harder to get an appointment. santa clara health officials also pushing for people to continue being tested for covid. they say testing rates over the last 2 months have dropped by 34%. it's important they say, to continue testing so that health officials can know where the virus is spreading, especially since new variants continue to spread in the bay area. facebook has now turned a building at its headquarters into a covid-19 vaccination site. this clinic opened up today making doses available to underserved neighboring communities that have been hit hard by the virus during this pandemic

san francisco and santa clara county comparable to alameda. one 0.1 almost 1.2 million there in santa clara county. >> and over in the east bay, one of california's largest mass vaccination sites of the oakland coliseum will remain open for at least another month. kron four's charles clifford has the details. well, originally the vaccination site here at the coliseum was going to close down this week. but a deal was reached between the state alameda county. >> and contra costa county to keep it open. that's good news, especially as california expand its vaccination eligibility. >> under the new agreement. alameda county contra, costa county and cal. oh yes. will form a joint command to operate this site equipment, the tense and people working here will remain for at least 4 more weeks until may 9th the state will provide half of the weekly vaccine supply for the site. the counties will provide the other half with the goal of doing about 6,000 vaccinations per day contra. costa county health officials are confident they can keep that pace up fo