San Francisco ramps up vaccination effort with new neighborhood sites
By KTVU staff article
Mayor London Breed visits a new neighborhood COVID vaccination site in San Francisco s Mission District. April 15, 2021.
SAN FRANCISCO - San Francisco is expanding its network of neighborhood COVID-19 vaccination sites to coincide with the expanded statewide eligibility for everyone 16 and older on April 15.
SF Mayor London Breed on Thursday announced the opening of the city s fourth neighborhood vaccination site as part of an equity strategy to ensure low-barrier vaccine access.
New COVID vaccination site launches in SF Mission
San Francisco Mayor London Breed and the city s public health director Dr. Grant Colfax were at the opening of a new Mission District vaccination site on Thursday. It s part of the continuing effort to expand vaccination equity throughout the city to end the pandemic.
What to Know
Priscilla Chan and her husband, Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg, funded one of California s first large-scale COVID-19 testing labs, providing free testing to counties around the state
The lab at the Chan-Zuckerberg Biohub in San Francisco analyzed the genetics of virus samples from across California to learn how the coronavirus spreads, and also processed test results for an intensive study in San Francisco s Mission District
The study revealed startling realities about the disproportionate effects of the virus on the Latino community, and the barriers that need to be overcome to keep that community safe
On a windy January afternoon, a line of people snaked its way around the corner of 24th and Mission in San Francisco, meandering around street vendors and shop entrances in the heart of a bustling neighborhood.
Mission Critical: Priscilla Chan and the Fight Against COVID-19 in San Francisco s Latino Community nbcbayarea.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from nbcbayarea.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Are herd immunity, California coronavirus variant preventing West Coast spring surge?
Rong-Gong Lin II, Los Angeles Times
April 12, 2021
FacebookTwitterEmail
Hundreds wait in queue for the Janssen COVID-19 Vaccine (Johnson & Johnson) in Oakland. A tier just opened on April 1st for vaccinations of people from age 50 and above with exceptions of 16year-olds and above with severe health conditions, these can receive vaccination.Pat Mazzera/ SOPA Images via Getty Images
LOS ANGELES With coronavirus cases and related hospitalizations climbing nationwide, is California also headed for a fourth wave of the COVID-19 pandemic?
The Midwest, New England and the New York areas have faced troubling rises in coronavirus cases, and some have expressed concern that Los Angeles County has previously been only a few weeks behind trends coming out of New York. In the last week, average daily coronavirus cases nationally are up 5% over the previous week and the change in new COVID-19 hospitaliz
Is California coronavirus variant preventing spring surge? - The San Diego Union-Tribune sandiegouniontribune.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from sandiegouniontribune.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.