Kaiser Permanente, the largest healthcare provider in the North Bay, is now offering the new, updated COVID-19 vaccine to all its members six months and older, free of charge.
This decision goes against recent federal guidelines that restricted vaccine access. According to the Press Democrat, the move comes as California aligns its immunization policies with a new state law that bases vaccine guidance on scientific evidence.
Meanwhile, health officials report that the late-summer COVID-19 surge is now subsiding in both Sonoma and Napa counties.