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

A life-changing email: During a difficult year, good news arrives

by Sindya Bhanoo, Molly Oleson and Hélène Goupil May 11, 2021May 11, 2021

UCSF Grand Rounds: Worldwide updates and questions regarding patients with weaker immune systems

by Madison Alvarado May 6, 2021May 11, 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: Regional updates and playing “Is it safe to … ?” with two UCSF medicine professors

by Madison Alvarado April 8, 2021April 10, 2021

UCSF Grand Rounds: Regional Updates, Treatments, and Covid-19 Variants

by Madison Alvarado March 25, 2021March 26, 2021

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Video and Graphic Stories

Lily’s Story: Moving Forward

by Lily Larsen April 19, 2021April 19, 2021

Cielo’s Story: Empanadas and life in the pandemic

by Cielo Spini December 23, 2020May 12, 2021

Lily’s Story: My Day

by Lily Larsen December 16, 2020December 21, 2020

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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