FDA advisory committee votes to recommend emergency use of Moderna COVID-19 vaccine

A key advisory committee to the FDA on Thursday voted to recommend the approval of Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use, one of the final hurdles before FDA authorization.

San Francisco puts in place mandatory 10-day quarantine for those coming from outside Bay Area

The new order discourages unnecessary travel as San Francisco sees a surge in COVID-19 cases and ICU beds near capacity. Those who are traveling for critical needs or activities are exempt. 

Delay in deal on COVID-19 relief, 2nd stimulus check may force weekend sessions for Congress

Congressional negotiators are closing in on a $900 billion COVID-19 economic relief package that would deliver $300-per-week jobless checks and $600 stimulus payments to most Americans.

New coronavirus record set in California as death toll claims nearly 400 lives in one day

California’s pandemic death toll now stands at 21,860. The state has also seen the most cases in the nation with more than 1.7 million confirmed. Earlier this week, Gov. Gavin Newsom noted the need to buy more body bags statewide. 

US reports staggering 247,000 new COVID-19 cases and 3,600 deaths in single day

Nearly a quarter-million new COVID-19 cases, more than 3,600 deaths and 113,000 hospitalizations were reported in a single day in the U.S. on Wednesday, shattering previous records.

Coronavirus transfers from San Quentin prison now on indefinite pause

While the goal of prison rights advocates is ultimately to get medically vulnerable inmates to be released from prison, attorney Don Specter noted that transferring older and sick inmates to other prisons across the state could be an even deadlier disaster.

Study shows what people need to tackle mental health challenges
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Kelly Davis, the director of peer advocacy support and services at Mental Health America, joins Amanda Salinas to talk more about the key findings from her study.

Governor Abbott provides update on vaccine distribution in Texas
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Texas Governor Greg Abbott provided an update on the COVID-19 vaccine distribution in Texas at the UPS Distribution Center in Austin.

You're invited to the Zach Theatre's A Rockin' Holiday Concert
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Tierra Neubaum met up with Kenny Williams, a performer, and Drew Nebrig, the director of marketing and communications at the Zach Theatre, in South Austin to learn more about the A Rockin' Holiday Concert.

Abbott: Texas has distributed 224,000 doses of vaccine so far

Texas Governor Greg Abbott provided an update on the COVID-19 vaccine distribution in Texas at the UPS Distribution Center in Austin.

California judge extends strip club exemption from pandemic-related restrictions

Two San Diego strip clubs can remain open and make their own determinations about providing a safe environment for dancers and patrons during the pandemic, a judge ruled Wednesday, dealing a setback to Gov. Gavin Newsom's health order that calls for such establishments to be shuttered.