CA will be aligning with the new CDC guidelines.
If you're fully vaccinated, outdoors, and not in a large crowd -- you do not need to wear a mask.
We've administered 29+ million vaccines & have the lowest positivity rate and case rate in the nation.
Let's do this. Vax up, CA!!
BREAKING: Vaccinated people can ditch the mask outdoors in many cases, CDC says—but should still wear one in crowds and indoor public spaces. abcn.ws/2RZeWD8
Went to the @MFMSac for the first time in maybe 8 months or more. I wanted to cry seeing so much life, hearing live music, buying veggies from actual people. It's been a hard year. Saw some nice art by @SprdLuvNotCovid. We will get through this. Today I felt hopeful.
Joshua demonstrated what it means to be a great baseball fan on Friday night.
Tonight, along with @Braves, we were thrilled to present Joshua and his father, @iamjamesscott1, with a baseball signed by @bryceharper3 and @FreddieFreeman5.
Friday: @iamjamesscott1 and his son Joshua gave their @FreddieFreeman5 home run ball to a Braves fan.
Tonight: Freddie surprised Joshua with a baseball autographed by both Freddie and @bryceharper3!
The inconsistencies of vaccine eligibility throughout the Bay Area has caused “unnecessary confusion” for residents, @MattHaneySF said to The Chronicle — especially for individuals who live or work in counties where they are not eligible yet. trib.al/7ANTQJk
Story of a 66-year-old researcher, an immigrant, who rarely got grants, never got her own lab, never earned more than $60K. For four decades, she kept working on mRNA—a path considered foolish. Her work is the basis for the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines. nytimes.com/2021/04/08/hea…
President Biden: "I call on every governor, mayor, and local leader to maintain and reinstate the mask mandate. Please, this is not politics. Reinstate the mandate if you let it down."
CDC Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky goes off script with an emotional plea to the public about an “impending doom” following rise in COVID cases:
“Right now, I’m scared.”
Earth Day is Thursday, April 22nd this year, but like most national and international celebratory days, they are actually so important we should honor and practice them everyday. So, here’s our #SpreadLove Earth Day Every Day custom mask and a poem to get things kicked off
Big vaccine announcement from President Biden: “Tomorrow, 58 days into our administration, we will have met my goal of administering 100 million shots to our fellow Americans.”
(Biden had promised 100 million in 100 days.)
Former presidents and first ladies urge Americans to get vaccinated in new PSA released by The Ad Council and COVID Collaborative.
Former President Trump did not appear.
Hooray! Blanche returned home with a clean BILL of health. You can be a wildlife steward:
1. Don’t throw coins in the pond
2. Don’t feed her
3. Don’t approach her when she’s on shore, it stresses her out
Thank you to @sfzoo and @SFACC Happy swimming Blanche! 🦢