It’s taking a week for contact tracing to reach COVID-19 patients
The lag “negates the point of contact tracing,” Cal expert says Sushi is in the news...
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UCSF Grand Rounds: Harvard expert Jha says U.S. response spelled failure
Dr. Ashish Jha, the director of Harvard’s Global Health Institute, does some 20 to 25 interviews a...
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Sunnydale locals flatten a public housing COVID-19 outbreak
The party in Sunnydale in late June was a lively affair, with strippers and people from several...
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Openings roll back as San Francisco goes on COVID-19 watchlist
City’s actions come with mixed messages on gatherings and testing as hospitalizations put SF...
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San Francisco delays planned reopening of hair salons, zoos, museums, outdoor bars as COVID-19 cases rise (update 4:05 pm.)
Update, June 26, 4:04 p.m.: “We’re taking a pause here,” Colfax said at the start of this...
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To mask or not to mask: The evolving science and policy recommendations on masks
When COVID-19 began to crawl across the United States, Americans watched as it transformed the...
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Keep your distance, SF’s health director advises as the city reopens
San Franciscans are entering a new phase of social interaction. As restrictions ease and some...
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Ninety-five percent of businesses can reopen on Monday, as retail allowed to resume with curbside pickup and delivery
‘This may lead to breakage among the six counties. We don’t know yet.’ If...
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Board of Supes ban rent increases during pandemic through emergency legislation
The Board of Supervisors unanimously passed legislation Tuesday to temporarily prohibit rent...
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New map shows Mission District with highest number of COVID-19 cases and 4th highest in cases per 10,000 residents
A new map published by the San Francisco Department of Public Health shows the Mission District...
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San Francisco to require residents wear face coverings in public
San Franciscans will now have to wear face coverings outside, while seniors and those with...
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SF Mayor and health officials offer updates on COVID-19: more public bathrooms, hotel rooms and, alas, Pride unlikely
Mayor London Breed and a phalanx of other city officials offered an update Wednesday on the city’s...
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California’s cunning plan to bankrupt local pharmacies and keep drugs from AIDS patients
People’s lives will be ruined and the back-end costs will soar. And places like Mission Wellness will struggle to stay in business, which is also a net loss for the community.
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SF Health officials step up efforts to vaccinate homeless residents against Hepatitis A
As Hepatitis A outbreaks have appeared among homeless residents elsewhere in the state, San...
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Signs placed in McCoppin Hub as fence goes up
Contractors began installing a permanent fence around the perimeter of McCoppin Hub last week,...
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Crash Victims’ Families Call for Better Traffic Safety
Half of the patients seen at San Francisco General Hospital’s Trauma Center are there because they...
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Tue
11
GLBT History Museum: No More Silence: Digital Community Histories of HIV / AIDS
August 11 @ 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm
