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As warm temperatures push Bay Area residents outside, UCSF doctor says sunlight may kill COVID-19 on surfaces
ABC 7 News |
Peter Chin-Hong was quoted in an ABC 7 News article discussing that sunlight may kill Covid-19 on surfaces, but social distancing should still be practiced when outdoors.
Language interpreters prove crucial in Bay Area Covid-19 cases
San Francisco Chronicle |
Alicia Fernandez, Lev Malevanchik, and Nick Iverson were featured in the SF Chronicle discussing how medical interpreters’ services have taken on deeper importance during the coronavirus pandemic.
Coronavirus: Educating ID Learners
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Brian Schwartz was interviewed in an Infectious Diseases Society of America podcast discussing how ID medical educators are adjusting teaching curriculums during the Covid-19 pandemic
Is risk of coronavirus transmission lower outside? What to know before going outdoors
San Francisco Chronicle |
Peter Chin-Hong was interviewed in the San Francisco Chronicle discussing the different levels of risk in coronavirus transmission when being outdoors.
San Francisco VA Health Care System
U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs |
Michi Yukawa was quoted in a US Department of Veterans Affairs article discussing how residents in community living centers are susceptible to the spread of the coronavirus.
Why has coronavirus taken such a toll on SF’s Asian American community? Experts perplexed over high death rate
San Francisco Chronicle |
Tung Nguyen was quoted in the San Francisco Chronicle discussing the potential reasons why there are higher coronavirus death rates in San Francisco’s Asian American community.
Coronavirus: Trump predicts vaccine delivery by end of 2020. Experts say that’s not likely
Mercury News |
Joel Ernst and Melanie Ott were quoted in a Mercury News article discussing potential coronavirus drug and vaccine delivery in 2021.
UCSF studies how coronavirus attacks the human heart
ABC 7 News |
Greg Marcus was interviewed by ABC7 News about the expansion of the COVID-19 Citizen Science research study, which has 20,000+ participants to date.
‘Age is a sloppy proxy’: Older adults push back on idea that staying safe from coronavirus means staying isolated
San Francisco Chronicle |
Louise Aronson was quoted in the San Francisco Chronicle discussing age and its relation to risk of contracting coronavirus.
Experts expect more prison COVID-19 deaths without more testing
Carolina Public Press |
Brie Williams was quoted in a Carolina Public Press article discussing how prison depopulation and testing can stop the spread of Covid-19.
Doctors Are Tweeting About Coronavirus to Make Facts Go Viral
Wall Street Journal |
Bob Wachter was interviewed in a Wall Street Journal article discussing the use of social media to disseminate credible information about coronavirus.
Coronavirus crisis shows need for scientists to be social media influencers
San Francisco Chronicle |
Sona Chowdhury wrote an op-ed in the SF Chronicle advocating for scientist to be social media influencers to combat the spread of Covid-19 misinformation.
There Is Only One Way to Prevent Mass Deaths in Prisons: Let Them Out
The Nation |
Brie Williams was featured in The Nation discussing the need for mass decarceration of prison populations to prevent possible outbreaks of SARS-CoV-2.
How UCSF is training 10,000 new pandemic detectives to fight the coronavirus
San Francisco Chronicle |
Mike Reid was quoted in the San Francisco Chronicle discussing the training of 10,000 civic workers to aid with coronavirus contact-tracing efforts.
For many San Franciscans, Covid-19 recalls the HIV crisis — and that may have helped the city respond
CNBC News |
Molly Cooke, Paul Volberding, and Bob Wachter were featured in a CNBC News article discussing how the HIV/AIDS epidemic has informed San Francisco’s preventative response to the coronavirus pandemic.