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San Francisco board condemns naming of local hospital for Facebook s Mark Zuckerberg and wife Priscilla Chan after they gave $75m toward a new trauma center
San Francisco supervisors approved resolution Tuesday condemning the naming of city s public hospital for Mark Zuckerberg and wife Dr Priscilla Chan
The San Francisco General Hospital was renamed for the couple in 2015 after they couple donated $75million to help fund a new treatment center
Resolution doesn t have force of law and does not require hospital to do anything
But officials said it sends the message that San Francisco is not for sale
Officials said hospital that caters to poor shouldn t have name of anyone whose platform endangers public health, spreads misinformation and violates privacy
Tuesday, Dec. 15. Here’s what’s happening with the coronavirus in California and beyond.
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They were the shots heard ‘round the state. Five healthcare workers in Los Angeles became the first in the area Monday to receive the COVID-19 vaccine developed by Pfizer and BioNTech outside of a clinical trial. In San Francisco, Dr. Anthony Gomez, medical director of critical care at Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital, and Phung Ngyuen, a registered nurse in intensive care there, were the first in their city to roll up their sleeves for a jab.
California braces for mass fatalities despite COVID vaccination efforts
Maureen Naylor reports.
SAN JOSE, Calif. (KTVU) - California s top leader Tuesday provided an update that was both hopeful and grim.
Gov. Gavin Newsom announced hundreds of thousands of more vaccines are headed to the state at the same time they re taking new steps to prepare for mass fatalities.
Santa Clara, Santa Cruz and Contra Costa counties were among those that received their first shipment of Pfizer s COVID-19 vaccine Tuesday.
Officials said 24 total locations were expected to get a shipment Tuesday, with five more locations planning to receive doses Wednesday.
Four locations, including Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital, were the first to receive the COVID-19 inoculations on Monday.
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