It’s proving to be a hopeful spring in California — the state has the lowest COVID-19 case rate in the United States. ••• California’s coronavirus hospitalizations hit all-time low ••• State officials are poised to loosen California’s mask mandate. ••• But younger Californians have the lowest vaccination rate, sparking concern. ••• And in other parts of the country and world the virus is surging — namely in India, where cases topped 18 million as gravediggers work around the clock. ••• The U.S. will restrict travel from India starting Tuesday.
- The TSA is extending the requirement that travelers in terminals and on planes, trains, buses and public transit wear masks.
- UC San Francisco said that a healthy and athletic Bay Area man in his early 30s developed rare blood clots after the Johnson & Johnson vaccine — showing that the disorder might not just be a problem for women.
- Californians could be skipping their second shots — but the state’s disjointed vaccination system makes it difficult to track people who don’t return to the same clinic for both doses.
- You still have to stick a long swab up your nose — but there’s a lot to love about a quick new at-home COVID-19 test now available at Bay Area retail pharmacies.
- Map of California COVID-19 tiers
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