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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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.