The Pandemic - Mission Local

When the virus began its spread in March 2020, the city’s Latinx communities became Ground Zero for The Pandemic.

Click here to re-live the year in headlines.

Latest on the pandemic

Unidos en Salud: The pandemic through the lens of Mike Chen

by Mike Kai Chen June 22, 2021June 23, 2021

Restaurant workers remain ambivalent about giving up masks and other restrictions

by Clara-Sophia Daly June 15, 2021June 23, 2021

Julien’s Story: A Year of Emotions

by Community Contributor June 15, 2021June 15, 2021

80 percent of San Francisco residents have their first Covid-19 vaccine

by Clara-Sophia Daly June 11, 2021June 14, 2021

Investigations

It’s ‘service and science’ at the community research hub in San Francisco’s Mission District

by Lydia Chávez and Annika Hom February 23, 2021February 24, 2021

UCSF/Latino Task Force BART Covid-19 testing site appears to be the most effective in San Francisco

by Lydia Chávez February 15, 2021February 16, 2021

Coping

Waiting out the pandemic at ZSFGH Adult Residential Facility

by Naomi Marcus February 21, 2021February 22, 2021

People We Meet: Joe Guerra, owner of The Mission’s Barbershop, blessed to be cutting hair, even during tough times.

by Clara-Sophia Daly December 9, 2020December 11, 2020

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The Lines

A year in: As Covid-19 food insecurity soared, the Mission fed thousands

by Annika Hom March 23, 2021April 14, 2021

A year into the pandemic, residents rely on faith and family to manage ongoing instability

by Juan Carlos Lara and Clara-Sophia Daly March 18, 2021March 19, 2021

Grand Rounds

UCSF Grand Rounds: Status updates and addressing vaccine hesitancy, passports and incentives

by Madison Alvarado June 3, 2021June 4, 2021

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Video and Graphic Stories

Gen’s Story: My Life During the Pandemic

by Community Contributor June 10, 2021June 11, 2021

Lily’s Story: Moving Forward

by Lily Larsen April 19, 2021June 9, 2021

Cielo’s Story: Empanadas and life in the pandemic

by Cielo Spini December 23, 2020May 25, 2021

Long reads

The Covid-19 warriors at UCSF are often female, always fierce and unusually diverse

by Lydia Chávez March 11, 2021March 13, 2021

Dr. Diane Havlir challenged the dogma on HIV, now she’s taking on Covid-19

by Lydia Chávez October 27, 2020December 7, 2020

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