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Covid on the Run. The pandemic may now be in permanent retreat in the U.S.
New York Times |
Matt Springer was quoted in the New York Times recommending states should report Covid deaths and hospitalizations by vaccination status to highlight the value of the shots.
One of the Bay Area's biggest hospitals has hit a huge milestone: Zero Covid patients
San Francisco Chronicle |
Monica Gandhi was quoted in the SF Chronicle describing how San Francisco General Hospital has reported zero Covid-19 patients, commending the event as a huge milestone in the pandemic to demonstrate the effectiveness of vaccines.
Expert: CDC’s looser mask guidelines rely on compliance, personal responsibility
KCBS Radio |
Bob Wachter was quoted on KCBS Radio expressing concerns about relying on individual compliance regarding the CDC’s indoor masking guidelines.
San Francisco Giants announce major changes to fan attendance rules
SF Gate |
Monica Gandhi and George Rutherford were quoted in SF Gate commenting on the change in San Francisco Giants fan attendance rules, where fans will no longer have to show proof of vaccination or a negative COVID test to enter the park.
The science is clear: Masks worked, but vaccinated people don't need them now
Washington Post |
Monica Gandhi wrote an op-ed in the Washington Post urging the public to embrace the CDC’s mask guidance because other interventions are no longer needed when immunizations can suppress the virus.
The risk that you'll become a 'breakthrough' Covid case is lower in the Bay Area than elsewhere. Here's why
San Francisco Chronicle |
Bob Wachter and Monica Gandhi were featured in the SF Chronicle discussing the lower risk of infections in the Bay Area, and how the CDC’s recommendations were premature given that young children and immunocompromised people have yet to be vaccinated.
Some Pandemic Health Habits Deserve to Stay
Scientific American |
Monica Gandhi was quoted in a Scientific American article about how the pandemic has taught us to take community health more seriously and to recognize our personal responsibility to avoid sickening others.
California will wait until June 15 to lift indoor mask mandate for vaccinated people
San Francisco Chronicle |
Bob Wachter and Monica Gandhi were quoted in the SF Chronicle agreeing with California’s move in waiting to lift indoor mask mandates, calling it sensible.
California nurses' union wants the state to keep its mask mandate, against CDC directives
SF Gate |
Monica Gandhi was quoted in SF Gate describing the need for schools and businesses to loosen up mask mandates for people who are vaccinated.
Bay Area ICU hospitalizations back at pandemic low - experts cite 'marvelous vaccines'
San Francisco Chronicle |
Peter Chin-Hong was quoted in the SF Chronicle explaining how high rates of vaccination and natural immunity from the winter surge have contributed to the dramatic decline in Covid-19 hospitalizations in the Bay Area.
CDC's mask guidance may come as a 'psychological shock.' But here's the data behind it
San Francisco Chronicle |
Monica Gandhi and Kirsten Bibbing-Domingo were quoted in the SF Chronicle about the CDC’s relaxed mask guidelines, where some experts recommend waiting a few more weeks until more people are vaccinated, and infection rates drop even lower.
UCSF expert: California, San Francisco should 'immediately' lift mask mandates for vaccinated
SF Gate |
Monica Gandhi was quoted in SF Gate calling on officials in California and San Francisco to ease mask mandates to align with the new CDC guidance.
What you need to know about the CDC's new mask guidelines
SF Gate |
Bob Wachter was quoted in SF Gate about how the CDC’s new mask guidelines could encourage people to get vaccinated.
California ending mask mandate June 15? Newsom softens earlier remarks
San Francisco Chronicle |
Monica Gandhi and George Rutherford were featured in the SF Chronicle commenting on Newsom’s remarks regarding the state’s mask mandate and updated guidelines.
How will historians remember the coronavirus pandemic in San Francisco?
San Francisco Chronicle |
Bob Wachter was quoted in the SF Chronicle describing how hundreds of thousands of lives would have been saved if San Francisco’s low rate of Covid mortality was mirrored across the nation.