The
San Francisco Chronicle ran an excellent article on Sunday, January 31 about the failure of the California Public Health Department (CDPH) to abide by state law requiring the agency to disclose information about COVID-19 outbreaks in the workplace, and about the failure of county public health departments, including San Francisco, to disclose information about workplace outbreaks.
Of course the
Chronicle consigned this article to the business section, when it really belonged on the front page above the fold. And the reporters, Chase DiFeliciantonio and Shwanika Narayan, were a bit hobbled by the need to be “objective” and allow both sides to get their say, as if there is a side that has some reasonable excuse for hiding COVID-19 outbreaks from you and me.
San Francisco Department of Public Health s goal is to vaccinate all residents by June 2021
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SAN FRANCISCO - San Francisco Department of Public Health says their goal is to vaccinate every resident for the novel coronavirus by June 30, 2021. The news came Wednesday during a special hearing called by a city supervisor.
At the COVID-19 vaccine rollout hearing, District 6 Supervisor Matt Haney announced an emergency ordinance requiring the city to develop a mass vaccination plan, data reporting, and communications strategy.
The city s goal to vaccinate 900,000 people in San Francisco in a six-month timeline, would be achieved through mass vaccination sites and healthcare providers.
San Francisco mandates 10-day quarantine for travelers from outside Bay Area
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Traffic was slowing down during rush hour congestion on I-80 heading out of San Francisco on May 4, 2020.Douglas Zimmerman/SFGate
San Francisco s Health Director Dr. Grant Colfax announced Thursday a new travel order requiring a mandatory quarantine of 10 days for anyone traveling, moving or returning to the city from anywhere outside the Bay Area.
The order goes into effect on Friday and applies to both visitors and residents.
Colfax didn t give details on how the city will enforce the order but said anyone failing to comply could be hit with a misdemeanor.
San Francisco makes change to stay-at-home order
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To help with social distancing, the San Francisco Parks Alliance painted hearts with white chalk at Alamo Square in September 2020.SF Parks Alliance
If you live in San Francisco, you can now go on a walk with a friend and not be breaking the COVID-19 rules.
The SF Department of Public Health updated its stay-at-home order last week to allow two individuals from different households to spend time together outdoors, masked, and physically distanced and in certain outdoor recreation activities with safety protocols in place, officials said. This change was made to balance the risk of negative impacts on mental health for those in complete isolation of others and the risk of transmission between two masked, distanced individuals who are outdoors, the department said in a statement. Although it is safer not to have any interactions outside the household, people living alone especially need an outlet to maintain