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Fact Check-Memes comparing being vaccinated and being unvaccinated are missing context
Reuters |
Monica Gandhi was quoted in Reuters explaining how a popular meme is spreading misinformation about the vaccines.
3 reasons the Bay Area and California aren't planning new lockdowns even amid delta surge
San Francisco Chronicle |
Warner Greene was quoted in the SF Chronicle describing why a Bay Area lockdown at this point seems unlikely because indoor mask mandates and vaccine availability can protect everyone.
Why the CDC recommends wearing masks indoors even if you’ve been fully vaccinated against COVID-19
PBS News Hour |
Peter Chin-Hong was quoted in PBS regarding the CDC's recommendation on masking indoors, regardless of vaccination status.
Breakthrough infections among staff at SF General Hospital, UCSF stir concerns
San Francisco Chronicle |
Lukejohn Day and Lisa Winston were quoted in the SF Chronicle describing breakthrough infections among staff at Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital and encouraging people to wear masks and get vaccinated.
‘The war has changed’: Internal CDC document urges new messaging, warns delta infections likely more severe
Washington Post |
Bob Wachter was quoted in the Washington Post about his concerns on the Delta variant and its increased risk of transmission.
How are Bay Area doctors keeping their unvaccinated children safe from the delta variant? We asked them
San Francisco Chronicle |
Sarah Doernberg was quoted in the SF Chronicle about the spread of the delta variant, describing how she is keeping her kids safe by wearing masks indoors in all public spaces and avoiding situations that are at higher risk.
Why should vaccinated people wear masks? UCSF expert gives his take.
SF Gate |
Bob Wachter was quoted in SF Gate about the delta variant and why vaccinated people should consider continuing to mask up indoors.
Hopeful News on Delta
New York Times |
Bob Wachter was quoted in the New York Times about the Delta variant and how an increase in caseloads can lead to an increase in hospitalizations and deaths.
COVID-19 long haulers
Nature |
Timothy Henrich was quoted in Nature about the difficulties in finding treatments for long-COVID patients.
Yes, the delta variant is taking over. But the vaccines still work.
Washington Post |
Monica Gandhi wrote an op-ed in the Washington Post describing how the delta variant is spreading among unvaccinated communities and encouraging all eligible people to get vaccinated.
Some vaccinated people still fear COVID: Their weakened immune systems may not respond
San Francisco Chronicle |
Brian Schwartz was quoted in the SF Chronicle describing how antibody and T-cell tests assess immunity only at a single point in time, stating that it is unknown if protection wanes more quickly among immunocompromised people who have been vaccinated.
How to know if the delta variant might return COVID restrictions to the Bay Area
San Francisco Chronicle |
Peter Chin-Hong, Monica Gandhi, and Warner Greene were quoted in the SF Chronicle about the delta variant, recommending continual monitoring of key metrics in hospitalizations, ICU admissions and death caused by Covid-19 to determine if further restrictions are needed in the Bay Area.
As worries emerge about the delta variant and the J&J shot, health officials — and, so far, the research — say the vaccinated are still protected
Market Watch |
Bob Wachter was quoted in a Market Watch article explaining that if he had the J&J vaccine, he would not get another shot since vaccination rates are high in California.
Doctors Are Puzzled by Heart Inflammation in the Young and Vaccinated
The Atlantic |
Vinay Prasad was quoted in The Atlantic on heart inflammation in the young and vaccinated, suggesting dose-reducing revisions for at-risk populations.
No need for now to mask up indoors again, California says
San Francisco Chronicle |
Peter Chin-Hong, Monica Gandhi, and Bob Wachter were quoted in the SF Chronicle about masking indoors in lieu of the increasing spread of the Delta variant.