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What's the risk of dropping your mask now that S.F. and Marin loosened mandates?

San Francisco Chronicle |

Peter Chin-Hong was quoted in the San Francisco Chronicle supporting the end of mask mandates in San Francisco and Marin counties. 

Person getting tested

Covid-19 Rapid Testing at Home Will Get Easier, but Test Wisely

Wall Street Journal |

Bob Wachter was featured in the Wall Street Journal about how early detection of Covid is the biggest benefit of rapid testing.  

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Bay Area Health Officials Release Plans for Lifting Indoor Mask Requirements

KQED |

Peter Chin-Hong spoke with KQED about how having clear guidelines about when to lift mask mandates helps Bay Area health officers make decisions. 

Putting on PPE

San Francisco to lift some mask rules Oct. 15; other Bay Area mask mandates likely to remain for months

San Francisco Chronicle |

Monica Gandhi and Peter Chin-Hong were quoted in the San Francisco Chronicle, looking ahead to normalcy and applauding making mask mandate criteria more transparent. 

Vaccines

Joe Biden overstates how well vaccines prevent person-to-person virus spread

PolitiFact |

Babak Javid and Monica Gandhi were quoted by PolitiFact about how Biden’s assertion that the vaccinated cannot spread the virus is an exaggeration. 

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Goodbye mask mandate? Bay Area health officials to announce criteria for lifting requirement

Mercury News |

Monica Gandhi and George Rutherford  were quoted in the Mercury News discussing the metrics used to lift mask mandates.  

NBC Bay Area

Bay Area Health Officials Discuss Dropping Mask Mandate

NBC Bay Area |

Monica Gandhi was interviewed on NBC Bay Area saying that she agrees with dropping mask mandates once case rates have dipped below certain levels. 

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Vaccines may have prevented a quarter-million Covid-19 cases and 39,000 deaths among seniors

CNN |

Louise Aronson was quoted by CNN about how vaccines prevented tens of thousands of deaths among seniors. 

Person getting vaccinated

Flu shots and COVID: Do you need to worry about vaccine timing? What about a 'twindemic'?

San Francisco Chronicle |

Peter Chin-Hong was quoted in the SF Chronicle saying the timing of this year’s flu season may be atypical. 

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First Oral COVID-19 Treatment Shows Promise

KQED |

Monica Gandhi was interviewed on KQED explaining how a new oral treatment for Covid works and when it may become available.  

Newsweek

Natural COVID Immunity vs Delta Variant: Is It Enough To Protect You?

Newsweek |

Peter Chin-Hong was quoted by Newsweek warning that natural immunity is not enough to protect against Covid. 

KPIX5

COVID: UCSF Doctor On Johnson & Johnson Boosters

KPIX5 |

Peter Chin-Hong was interviewed by KPIX5 about when Johnson & Johnson booster shots could become available, how most infections in children are from community spread and not from schools, and the possible timing of approval for children’s vaccines. 

Checking into clinic

Vaccinated or not, everyone is likely to get COVID-19 at some point, many experts say

Orange County Register |

Monica Gandhi and George Rutherford were featured in the Orange County Register saying that everyone will likely be exposed to Covid at some point. 

Getting tested

How to celebrate Halloween safely, according to a doctor

ABC 7 News |

Peter Chin-Hong spoke with ABC7 about how, while surfaces are not a big issue with Covid, those who want to play it safe can follow vaccination and testing requirements at Halloween gatherings.  

Person getting vaccinated

Here's what medical experts and ethicists say about healthy people getting COVID booster shots

SF Gate |

Monica Gandhi was interviewed in the SF Gate saying that only those who meet the CDC’s guidelines should get a booster shot, and that healthy people under age 65 do not need one.