peter chin-hong. thank you for joining us. >> my pleasure. >> big news day. jill biden tested positive again and is going back into isolation. didn't she test negative two consecutive days? >> we are trying to call it covid rebound now instead of paxlovid rebound. you can see this phenomenon with covid. we are not -- to look at it in people who have covid. when you look at the trials, is about 1% to 2%. both in the paxlovid group as well as the placebo group. studies show it is higher, maybe in the order of 10%. it seems that everybody is getting it, but that is not the truth when you look at the studies. kristen: the same thing happened to president biden. i understand we should maybe -- but given that it can make you recover more quickly and you are not fully over it and you are contending with it still, does this change who you think should be taking paxlovid at this point? >> i think that the absolute group that should be taking paxlovid is those unvaccinated. particularly if you are older. the next group would be somebody who is say 65 but with comorbidi

peter chin-hong, don't go away. you will be back after the break to address kristen: let's come back on tv. kristen: we are back with ucsf infectious disease specialist dr. peter chin-hong, winner of the carl sagan prize for science popularization. today, we are focusing on disease prevention as kids return to school, college campuses. we covered monkeypox in our last segment. now we will turn our attention to polio and covid. polio has been detected in new york city wastewater. what does this mean about means of spread and how widespread it may be? peter: a lot of people are worried, but not panicked. they are worried because the fact that all of these samples in four geographic locations now, orange county, new york, new york city -- they are all detecting the very similar genetic fingerprints of poliovirus, meaning that it may have been this individual who came from -- who is from auckland, when abroad, got polio, and is paralyzed. he might have transmitted it to a lot of other people. whatever happened, a lot of

peter chin-hong awarded the carl sagan price for signs popularization, presented every year by the beacon nonprofit dedicated to science education. dr. peter chin-hong is a professor of medicine specializing in infectious diseases. you have seen him on the nbc bay area news, he is a medical contributor helping us understand covid and monkeypox. >>> tonight, the heat is problematic for bart. after a heat related to rome in june we are asking the plan to keep trains on tracks in the next 48 hours and we will be joined by a harvard researcher about a major lesson we did not learn after the first outbreak of monkeypox. >>> next on nightly news, and inside look at the deaths of the western drought. the colorado river at >>> tonight several new developments in the search at mar-a-lago and the growing security concerns for federal law enforcement. donald trump in his first interview since the search saying the country's temperature must be cooled down or, quote, terrible things will happen it comes after that security bulletin warning of growing threats to federal law enforcement. also tonight,

how infectious disease expert ucsf doctor peter chin hot pit. peter chin-hong says that name is a misnomer. says the virus is found most often in small rodents and not in monkeys. >> the last thing you probably want is a way that immediately brings to mind images that have a historical context and association with racism. that actually is a horrible, make it just it sort of stigmatizing. it's even make sense that that was absolutely talking about changing. >> well, the world health organization, names, diseases, but the international committee of taxonomy of viruses. besides the formal names as of this week, there have been no official name proposals to replace monkeypox. the state monkeypox select committee held its first meeting on tuesday. members on both sides of the political aisle say they created this committee to learn more about monkeypox and hopefully find ways to slow and eventually stop the spread. you have data from the california department of public health shows that there are more than 1300 cases in california. that is an increase of 500 cases s

peter chin hong about so much more.he interview on roku, amazon fire, apple tv, and online, and you can find it under the must-see playlist. >>> this morning fans all over the world continue to mourn the passing of a hollywood star, olivia newton-john. the chart-topping singer passed away yesterday, born in england, she was raised in australia and moved to the united states in the 1970s to promote her singing career. as jessica aguirre reports she's remembered as a seemingly tireless performer who created magical moments for generations of fans. ♪ are you sure ♪ ♪ yes i'm sure down deep inside ♪ ♪ you're the one that i want ♪ >> reporter: she's always the one we wanted. 40 years after the prenear of "grease" olivia newton-john reunited with john travolta and talked about the film's legacy. >> we're grateful this is a part of everyone's life, they love it. ♪ let me be there in your morning ♪ >> reporter: newton-john's songs were part of america's soundtracks are decades. the 1973 u.s. debut album "let me be there" produc

all right, doctor peter chin, hong, thank you as always for your time. >> we'll be talking to you again, you know. thank you, peter, have a good evening. thanks to the bank. whether time is with a live look at right now over the golden gate bridge. hey, no fog. pretty clear out there. it actually a beautiful thursday night that makes you want to go outside. lauren's. yeah. do something. yeah. we've got some great weather ahead. 2 and really some summer. he looking like it's going to roll back into town out there tonight. mostly clear skies at this time. we are seeing just a hint of fog begin moving toward the golden gate bridge, but not much is yet more bays out there. but more that on the way. as we take you through the night tonight. >> and tomorrow morning, we still have that area of low pressure off the coastline that's really brought the muggy conditions, the bay area that southerly component to the wind and the higher humidity. we're seeing that again today, although not as extreme as it has been in. the monsoon has pushed a little further to the east. so that's good news for us.

peter chin-hong. thank you for taking the time to explain this. i want to start with the covid reinfections. it used to be assumed you catch covid and you have immunity for a few months but that's not the case with the new variants? >> yes, unfortunately, because the new variants look so different even from ba.2 or ba.2.12.1. the antibodies don't recognize the enemy. once the enemy is inside of you, no matter what it looks like, they get kicked out if you are up to date on your vaccines. so this is i'm bringing back my old trusted -- the spike protein looks twweird and that's what ba.5's superpower is, escape artist of omicron. >> what do we know about the long-term health risks tied to reinfections? there is new research that raise your chances of getting long covid or more severe symptoms. >> there is one study from washington university suggesting that the more times you get reinfected, the higher your odds of getting one these chronic symptoms. however, i still go back to the fact that you probably reduce your risk the most by being vaccinated

peter chin-hong. >>> a teenager killed by police fighting for justice. why the city of fremont is now pushing for a new trial. >>> an incentive to give your lawn a drought friendly makeover. the rebate >>> you are watching kpix 5 news at 5:30. >> breaking news. a live look at the state capitol. minutes ago gavin newsome declared a state of emergency to deal with the monkeypox outbreak. the declaration is primarily meant to help expedite the state's vaccines efforts and covers outreach and education efforts and would allow emts to administer vaccines. the big issue has been just getting those doses. so far, the state says it has received 61,000, but san francisco alone needs that many as recently as last

that is basimally the premise, ucsf, infectious disease specialist doctor peter chin. honge strategy has been used with other vaccines and has proven to be effective. >> though there's only one study showing effective with this vaccine. still, he says, with limited supply in a high-risk population of 1.0, 7 million people who need 2 shots. this is the correct course of action. >> we to wait and see and more people suffer over the next few months because we are still on that curve going steep in points. all we try to immunize people with enough evidence was studying in the same time. i think it's an understandable strategy not opposed to it, but >> i want to be east and limited way. i want the u.s. to concentrate getting vaccine. ucsf infectious disease specialist doctor monica gandhi agrees. this is a tried and true strategy. >> but gandhi also serves director of general hospital's hiv clinic believes the smaller dose should not be used for those with hiv. >> 41% of people who are in this large 20,000 now, monkeypox outbreak across the planet are living with hiv. and so i w

peter chin-hong about the growing concerns amid the ongoing covid-19 pandemic. first i asked if we should be concerned about a twindemic >> we've cried wolf the last two years but this may be the year where we see a lot of flu cases, together with covid, and the reason why we are going to see a lot of flu cases is that we're seeing it already, australia, new zealand, argentina, brazil, parts of south america that are having winter and we haven't had a lot of immunity in the population for flu for the last couple years. >> lots of people get the flu. lots of kids get the flu. is it really necessary to get the flu shot then? >> yes, it's really, really necessary to get the flu shot. unlike covid, where kids are not really affected, flu causes a lot of illness, hospitalizations and even deaths in kids, as well as older adults. so it's really, really important to build that immunity. this year, it's more important than ever, just given the fact that we've been naive immunologically for the last couple years. >> google's los angeles campus areas are experiencing one

peter chin-hong. we have monkeypox resources on kpix5.com, including a away to track vaccines heading into california. >>> from the east bay, chopper 5 over people's park where construction on new student housing is on hold right now after a clash between protesters and police on wednesday. seven people were arrested. two officers got hurt. and now there is a debait over how law enforcement should handle the situation next time tensions flare there. kpix 5's anne makovec is live with more on a new controversy over an old law enforcement tool. >> tear gas. the berkeley city council was going to have an emergency meeting tonight, potentially to authorize the use of gas and pepper spray. it's been banned in berkeley since 2020. but then today, berkeley's mayor replied to a tweet about it saying i'm canceling the meeting. our policy stands, and shame on the sheriff for threatening to not provide emergency support to berkeley. so at issue here is two different law enforcement agencies and different policie

peter chin-hong who says doctors are not concerned at this point. >> i think we are most worried about kids with monkeypox if they also are with someone who has been diagnosed with monkeypox. in that setting, you definitely want to have separate utensils and bedding and towels and treat it the same way like covid. >> as for covid, with many schools not requiring masks anymore, dr. peters says families should consider their risk factors. for example, if a child is immunocompromised on unvaccinated, or if they live with grandparents or someone who is immunocompromised. he says kids only need to be tested if they're experiencing symptoms. kris sanchez spoke with dr. peter about various issues facing parents. if you want to see the full interview, you can watch it on roku, amazon fire, download the nbc bay area streaming app and find it under the must see play list. >>> in the tech world, if something is in need of fixing, they like to call it ripe for disruption. that's true of our housing market. and sure enough, there are now tech start-ups aiming to the way we save for and buy homes. o

ucsf infectious disease expert doctor peter chin. hong explains he's updates based on what we have come to learn about the disease and the cdc is meeting people where they are. >> in the downside is if give up everything and the cdc is not saying that they're seeing, you know, let's focus ventilation is that's focus on the right type of masks. let's focus on being up to me and vaccines. let's do testing when it's really most important wishes in the setting of an exposure or when people have symptoms but not randomly test except in certain situations. >> well, doctor peter chin-hong says what people should instead continue to do is focus on better ventilation, which helps prevent all sorts of illnesses. meanwhile, more than 10,000 americans have now tested positive for monkeypox. the cdc reports every state except wyoming has reported cases of the virus. a large numbers are in new york, florida and california. there's been no deaths reported in the u.s. so far. california's health department just released the latest numbers of monkeypox ca

ucsf, infectious disease specialist doctor peter chin-hong says this strategy has been used with other vaccines and has proven to be effective, though. there's only one study showing its effectiveness with this vaccine. still, he says, with limited supply. >> and a high-risk population of more than a million and a half people who need 2 shots. this is the proper course of action in a public health emergency. well, we don't have enough vaccines and infections and diseases spiraling out of control with risk of going into the general population that it is enough evidence to make a public intervention. and that's what is happening right now. it's an ok idea. i'm not opposed to it actually. >> i just don't want it to be used to people with hiv. ucsf, infectious disease specialist doctor monica gandhi agrees. >> this is a strategy that's worked before. but gandhi who also serves as director of general hospital's hiv clinic believes the smaller dose should not be given to those with hiv. we don't usually kind of go out on a limb with vaccine strategies and immunocompromised patients not the h

doctor peter chin-hong said that prolong skin to skin contact is the most common way. that monkeypox does spread a high-risk scenario into the contact is very efficient. >> because making middle cuts in the skin of the is not infected and the virus from the open saucon and some very easily another way that monkeypox is spread is through shared bedding and clothing, not as likely but still possible. but mean, somebody who's i don't know. billie slept in the bedding and then it's a buy-in that way with the high low tide call that like. >> maybe medium doctor chin-hong says monkeypox can only be spread from the time someone feel sick to the time the rash scabs off casual interactions such as a simple handshake are low risk and would require very specific scenarios for spread. you could be shaking. somebody's stein have a cloud in the ohio and the person has an open sore and they didn't know. i do recognize it. that's possible. but unlikely as far as events like outside lands, the doctors more concerned about what happens behind closed doors. the knee is about music lovers

peter chin-hong. thanks for joining us. there has been a lot of criticism on the federal response to monkeypox so far. can you explain how this declaration will help? and is it coming too late? >> well, i think, ryan, the main criticism is speed. i think this declaration should have been made a long time ago. and the reason why is we need everyone coming together to share data. i think everyone thinks this is actually the tip of the iceberg. we actually have more cases. because jurisdictions and states don't have an obligation to report to it the cdc until it's a national emergency. number two, i think it will help with the three ms. so money, first of all, medicines. we have t-pox i think will be great if we have it under emergency use authorization instead of having to fill out all that paperwork to get it -- a patient treated. and the third m is of course metadata, because we need these communities to talk to the cdc so we know what's going on. you know, everyone is focused on vaccines, but we're limited by the actual nu

ucsf infectious disease expert doctor peter chin-hong will be part of that town hall. and doctor peter chin. hong joins us right now. thank you as always for being with us. so we were just talking about this. we're hearing more about the spread of monkey paschall hearing. maybe about 7 babies or infants across the nation have contracted in the jail. flight attendants are expressing concern about where is this heading? do you think? >> well, i think time that at an inflection point right this been problems in the 3 boxes out ways that we can control. this are great. diagnostics. i think it's very challenging to diagnose really disease. i think like a pimple or and then going here, we're not sending enough pcr test. we have the opposite problem. the covid right now. well, we don't have a lot of demand. surprise in the 5th test. we have a lot of capacity. you commissioner laps. the second bucket of is, of course, drugs. we too hard to get drug still with lots of people with follow-up. ointments needed because it's not under misuse authorization yet. and the 3rd bucket and

infectious disease expert at ucsf doctor peter chin. hong says the name is a misnomer since the virus is found most often in small rodents, not monkeys. >> the last thing you probably want is a way that immediately brings to mind images that have a historical context in association with racism. that actually is a horrible make. it just gets stigmatize ing. it's even make sense that that which was absolutely talking about changing the name. >> so as of this week, there have been no official name proposals to replace monkeypox of doctor peter chin. hong, who you just heard from, says that the name change won't be fast since the virus has been around for more than half a century. >> the state senate's monkeypox select committee held its first meeting today. members on both sides of the political aisle say they have created this committee to try to learn more about monkeypox and hopefully find ways to slow it eventually stop it. according to the california department of public health are now more than 1300 cases in the state. that's an increase

peter chin-hong says we shouldn't celebrate yet. >> i predict cases go up in the wintertime, you see microenvironments coming back with mask mandates. >> reporter: the district made it clear they'll reconsider a mask mandate if local community levels go back up. certain parents like sean say they're ready to fight that in the court. for "today in the bay." >>> we are continuing to follow a pair of bizarre break-ins on the san jose state campus. they recently happened at the school's administration building. on thursday, police said someone snuck through a window before going through the offices, stealing items and even urinating in containers. the person also propped furniture against the door to avoid being caught. police say this break-in is similar to another one that happened about two weeks ago. police have not yet named any suspects. >>> and we are moving you forward this morning with new guidelines on monkeypox isolation. the california health department now says people should wait 48 hours before going back to normal activities after their rash and other symptoms go away. als

peter chin-hong. we want to start talking about masks. we know that a lot of our local communities have lifted mandates. i know my kids' school district doesn't require masks anymore. what do you think kids should do. >> well it all depends on the kid. if the kid is immune compromised, specifically speaking if the kid hasn't been vaccinated and is not eligible for a booster, it may be a right time to wear a mask, if the levels of community transmission are high which many of the bay area still is and ultimately it depends on who the kid lives with. if the kid lives with grandma who might be immune compromised or somebody else in the family, that might be reason to think about being a little more cautious in school. >> what should we be doing at home? should we be testing our kids regularly? >> no, i think that my recommendation is really only to test if you have symptoms at this moment. i think what we found over time where at least the data suggests that a high proportion of kids already have had some exposure is to do symptomatic testin

. >> that's ucsf infectious disease expert doctor peter chin-hong. now at 3, it's official. monkeypox is now a nationwide public health emergency. we're following today's declaration from president biden addressing the federal response to this disease. thanks so much for joining us here on the kron. 4 news at 3. i'm stephanie lin. more than 6600 americans have tested positive for the virus in the u.s. today's declaration for president biden is meant to help make it easier for local health agencies to tap into federal funding and improve access to vaccines, treatment and testing. officials say in the past week they've distributed more than 600,000 doses across the country and are now able to perform as many as 80,000 tests per week. now the white house has been criticized for responding too slowly to the monkeypox outbreak. we've heard that from several bay area lawmakers, some of whom we've spoken with right here live on kron. 4 news. a local doctors hope today's announcement from the white house, as you just heard again from doctor peter chin-hong. we'll get critical resour

doctor peter chin hong with ucsf said it's good news that people at highest risk are paying attention doing what they can at this time. i mean, i think >> you know. it is a actually a positive sign that people are looking at what's going on in the community. >> but he laments that. it's also an indicator that people are resorting to individual risk reduction because there aren't enough vaccines to go around. i still think that people should be in the community until they're more people vaccinated. >> so there as much breakthrough infections. because, again, we haven't been able to vaccinate people in the and the gold standard way, but hopefully we will soon as we get more and more vaccines. he went on to say that the more precise the messaging is about the health risks and prevention. >> the better off everyoee will be when preventing m pox from spreading to the general population. >> doctor chin-hong also said that this week san francisco can expect 5 times more and pots vaccines to become available. so that is the best when protected with 2 doses and people either getting immunized

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kron four's rob has been went to infectious disease expert doctor peter chin. hong for answers and has details on what he found out. >> from the start of the current monkeypox outbreak, doctor peter chin-hong said that prolong skin to skin contact is the most common way. that monkeypox does spread a high-risk scenario. intimate contact is very efficient because making middle cuts in the skin of the is not infected. >> and the virus from the open saucon and some very easily another way that monkeypox is spread is through shared bedding and clothing, not as likely but still possible. but it mean somebody who's i don't know. billie slept in the bedding and then it's a buy-in that way with the high low tide call that like maybe medium doctor chin-hong says monkeypox can only be spread from the time someone feel sick to the time the rash scabs off casual interactions such as a simple handshake are low risk and would require very specific scenarios for spread. you could be shaking. somebody's stein have a cloud in the ohio and the person has an open sore and they didn't k

that is basically the premise, ucsf, infectious disease specialist doctor peter chin. honge strategy has been used with other vaccines and has proven to be effective. >> though there's only one study showing effective with this vaccine. still, he says, with limited supply in a high-risk population of 1.0, 7 million people who need 2 shots. this is the correct course of action. >> we have to wait and see and more people suffer over the next few months because we are still not curve going steep in points. all we try to the blanket immunize people with enough evidence was studying in the same time. i think it's an understandable strategy not opposed to it. but i want to be east and limited way. i want the u.s. to concentrate getting more vaccine. ucsf infectious disease specialist doctor monica gandhi agrees. this is a tried and true strategy. >> but gandhi also serves director of general hospital's hiv clinic believes the smaller dose should not be used for those with hiv. >> 41% of people who are in this large 20,000 now, monkeypox outbreak across the planet are living with

peter chin, hong and other questions tonight. all you have to do is call the number on your screen is starts at 5 o'clock tonight in the number is 8, 3, 3, 2, 6, 1, 6, 1, 6, 4. you can ask the questions that you need to the experts live. and if you didn't get a chance to write down that number, we put it on our website. kron 4 dot com. i'm sarah stinson reporting in the newsroom. back to you. >> thank you, sarah. 7.10, is the time for your health this morning. san francisco's getting better at giving out the monkeypox vaccine. we haven't seen any massive lines outside san francisco general hospital didn't see him yesterday. the city's public health director says they are still giving out the same number of vaccines each day, but they've improved how they do it. so they really shorten the wait time in line. in fact, the clinic is now doubling its hours and is now open for walk-ins and appointments monday through friday from 8 in the morning until 4. >> take those numbers to continue to increase. we are not not seen a plateau, whic

peter chin-hong and i talked about so much more. watch the interview on roku, amazon fire, apple tv, and download the nbc bay area streaming app, you can find it under the must-see playlist. >> i think i'll do that. >>> let's take a live look outside this morning. >> oh. >> this is a look at the golden gate bridge from sausalito. beautiful shot there. >> that's nice. >> always nice when you can see the going going, when you can see it. >> when you can see it. it is fogust after all. >> meteorologist kari hall is monitoring what we can expect. i like the clear conditions and weather wise it's been pretty nice. >> it has and that fog and the morning clouds that we've seen have kept those temperatures down as well, and also we've been able to get rid of the high humidity that we had last week, but it will be coming back. as we're starting out this morning, temperatures in the upper 50s and low 60s, it is a nice, mild start to the day and the first day of school for castro valley. as you're headed out the door at about 7:00, it will be

peter chin, hong and other questions tonight. all you have to do is call the number on your screen is starts at 5 o'clock tonight in the number is 8, 3, 3, 2, 6, 1, 6, 1, 6, 4. you can ask the questions that you need to the experts live. and if you didn't get a chance to write down that number, we put it on our website. kron 4 dot com. i'm sarah stinson reporting in the newsroom. back to you this great, sarah. i don't know if you know anybody like this, but a lot of my friends. >> so many questions about one yeah, right. there will be out opportunity. you know, am i going to get it? if i get a some want to touch it. you know it have you found that? and these are people who are quite up to date on the news. yeah. there's some people who just heard misinformation from friends and there's a lot of confusion about, as you said, how you get monkeypox. >> and that stigma, too. so this will give people the opportunity to ask the questions that they have. 2 real experts, not names are not friends, right? not to face >> all right. 6.10 is

doctor peter chin hong with ucsf said it's good news that people at highest risk are paying attention and doing what they can at this time. i mean, i think >> you know. it is a actually a positive sign that people are looking at what's going on in the community. >> but he laments that. it's also an indicator that people are resorting to individual risk reduction because there aren't enough vaccines to go around. i still think that people should be in the community until they're more people vaccinated. >> so there as much breakthrough infections. because, again, we haven't been able to vaccinate people in the and the gold standard way, but hopefully we will soon as we get more and more vaccines. he went on to say that the more precise the messaging is about the health risks and prevention. >> the better off everyone will be when preventing m pox from spreading to the general population. the doctor also says that the best protection is to have 2 doses. and as more people are getting vaccinated or they're contracting and pox, the community will reach immunity at some point and that can l

peter chin hong there. we got a look at the filtration room.ks may look like a brewery, but they're mixing up a vaccine formula. vaccine vials are stocked in those freezers you see ready to be shipped. >>> mikhail gorbachev has died at the age of 91. he introduced greater openness and was known for working with then president ronald reagan and started the withdrawal of most weapons from eastern europe. gorbachev was credited. he remained active through his gorbachev foundation. >>> we're back in 60 seconds. cameras were rolling when it happened. new details about an apparent deadly mixup. >>> not just men, not just women. public restrooms could be getting a makeover. >>> and we will have a little built of smoke moving through the bay area tomorrow. the worstir quali >>> well, we have new details in that perplexing investigation on the peninsula. what appears to be an accidental poisoning of three elderly residents in an assisted living facility. an employee confirmed off camera that it happened at the memory care ward at this facility. they wer

infectious disease specialist at ucsf doctor peter chin-hong says the risk of contracting the virus at events like gori. ali is very low. however, that risk increases based on intimate interactions with others, prolonged skin to skin contact and possibly through transmission, although skin to skin contact, it's a mean thing. so that large in terms of like. >> a medium that will be, you know. >> prolonged a kissing up through saliva, but it requires hours by itself, giving a high-five shaking somebody's time, you know, is not going to result in transmission. right now, monkeypox is predominantly spreading among and bisexual men. >> a large group that attends the fair event. organizers say they're working with the city's public health department to provide on site outreach and education. despite precautions, doctor chin-hong expects to see more cases after this weekend. us. i expect a lot of activity next week in terms of the late 90 pox is not confined to the and trans community and other large events can also pose risks. doctor chin-hong says it's less about the events themselves and m

doctor peter chin hong, i hear something. i always want to clear it with you. so i'm so glad we were able to have you on again this morning. thank you. thanks so much, guys, of course, always helpful information there . w n b a star brittney griner was sentenced to nine years in a russian prison as we know coming up after the break. we'll talk with the uc hastings law professor about what comes next . what is the white house doing in the hopes of securing her release? more retaliation from china following nancy pelosi's visit to taiwan welcome back. attorneys for brittney griner promised to appeal a russian judges decision to sentence the basketball star to nine years in prison grinders . lawyers called the sentence unreasonable. her agent says she's being used as a political pawn between russia and the us pleaded guilty earlier this year to possession of cannabis oil in her luggage. she addressed the court yesterday, saying she had no intention of breaking the law. i want to apologize to my teammates. my club goenka, the fans and the city of the cat. my mistak

peter chin hong is an infectious disease expert with ucsf and is advisory committee. >> saying it's a public health emergency makes everyone american realize that he or she is potentially impacted by what's hap pulation. eporter: the m men. but anyone can become infected by monkeypox. it can happen with skin-to-skin contact and exposure to contaminated bedding or clothing. there is still a shortage of availab available doses. >> reporter: on friday evening, the san francisco department of public health announced it will receive more than 10,000 doses of the vaccine available for distribution starting tuesday. max dario, kpix 5. >>> and the vaccine shipment couldn't happen at a better time. some are crossing the canadian border to get the shot. walk-ins will be accommodated at general hospital next tuesday through friday from 8:00 until noon and next saturday from 8:00 in the morning until 3:30 in the afternoon. we've got a monkeypox section on our website, kpix.com where you will find doctor interviews and the latest on how many vaccines are coming to the bay area. >>> in san francisc

. >> from the start of the current monkeypox outbreak, doctor peter chin-hong said that prolong skin contact is the most common way that monkeypox spread a high-risk scenario. intimate contact is very efficient because making middle cuts in the skin of the is not infected. >> and the virus from the open saucon and some very easily another way that monkeypox is spread is through shared bedding and clothing, not as likely but still possible. but it mean somebody who's i don't know. billie slept in the bedding and then it's a buy-in that way with the high low tide call that like maybe medium doctor chin-hong says monkeypox can only be spread from the time someone feel sick to the time the rash scabs off casual interactions such as a simple handshake are low risk and would require very specific scenarios for spread. you could be shaking. somebody's stein have a cloud in the ohio and the person has an open sore and they didn't know. i do recognize it. that's possible. but unlikely. whatever level of risk presented. the doctor says vaccines will be a game changer. the more shots into arms,

doctor peter chin-hong says those concerned about the delay should be put at ease knowing the effectiveness of first doses. >> the jumps out of the cars re the first shot and that boosters, just a reminder to the union says some in the same way, we think about boosters for covid vaccines. he expects second shots will be offered here within the next 6 months. cases continue to rise. but at slower rates. and the doctor says he's seeing a drop in serious cases crediting vaccines and those who have already tested because if you hot >> and parks, you not going to get it again. we think that you have. immunity for many years, if not lifelong. >> doctor colfax said today that the san francisco department of public health is expecting to get 8,000 more vaccine soon. but he did seem a bit skeptical of that promise from the feds referencing the last shipment of 1600 doses, which is far less than the 10,000 that came before that reporting in the newsroom. i'm rob nesbitt kron. 4 news. >> thank you, rob. a new study reveals pfizer's. >> paxlovid actually provides little to no benefit for middle aged ad

in the 1950's infectious disease expert at ucsf doctor peter chin-hong says the name is a misnomer. it's really reservoir in right small rodents. squirrels. >> but not monkeys. more than 60 years later and we're experiencing a new outbreak of the virus in 99. countries. a large number of new cases are being reported among people of color. the world health organization is exploring a new name for the virus since there's a racist history of black people being referred to as monkeys. the last thing you probably want is a way that immediately brings to mind images that have a historical context in association with racism. doctor chin-hong says the name change won't be fast since the virus has been around for more than half a century. and will most likely be changed to a longer version of what already exists and will be probably something like poxvirus monkeypox. some aren't waiting for an official change. that actually is a horrible name. doctor. monica gandhi is the medical director of the ward. 86 hiv clinic at ucsf where the virus is referred to as mpx an abbreviation that many physi

ucsf infectious disease specialist doctor peter chin-hong says the wait times only 10 minutes, but that might not be a good thing if the wait time is only 10 it is consenting in a sudden accent because >> everything that the estimated population that needs vaccine is that the minimum? 35,000, if not 70,000 in san francisco county, we're not released. getting beyond the people who really want to get it at this point. he says the demand is still much higher than the supply. >> he's worried about communities that may be harder to reach like people who can't take off of work to attend a clinic or those who may not have the resources to find a clinic when it pops up. people who are hampered electronic divide because you kind of have to have a network of friends on a cell phone to go from place to place a it's not a set schedule. it's not a certain doctor. chin-hong says you need to search the web and look out for things like tweets or facebook posts from the department of public health to find a clinic. he says there's still not enough vaccine to give it to anyone who wants it. but you still

peter chin hong said it is unusual to have outbreaks traced to more than one site. >> they are connectedmmon factor. maybe they came from the same main, maybe. the water that fed both of these places are connected. >> reporter: napa county health officials are reporting that 13 people have been diagnosed with legionnaire's disease. one of them, a man in his 50s , died. right now, ten people have recovered. but two people are still in the hospital. >> napa, other counties usually see about one or two cases a year. very, very uncommon. so, to see more than 10 cases, 12 cases at once. time is very, very unusual. >> reporter: he says that is because legionnaire's disease cannot be transmitted person to person. you get it by inhaling small droplets of water that contain the bacteria. now, the source of the bacteria can be contained if before the outbreak becomes a problem. now, symptoms of legionnaire's could be fever, coughing or difficulty breathing. if caught early, it can be treated with antibiotics. reporting live in napa, i'm cheryl hurd, nbc bay area news. >> thank you. >>> today san f

. >> from the start of the current monkeypox outbreak, doctor peter chin-hong said that prolong skin to skin contact is the most common way. that monkeypox does spread a high-risk scenario. intimate contact is very efficient because making middle cuts in the skin of the is not infected and the virus from the open saucon and some very easily another way that monkeypox is spread is through shared bedding and clothing, not as likely but still possible. but it mean somebody who's i don't know. billie slept in the bedding and then it's a buy-in that way with the high low tide call that like. >> maybe medium doctor chin-hong says monkeypox can only be spread from the time someone feel sick to the time the rash scabs off casual interactions such as a simple handshake are low risk and would require very specific scenarios for spread. you could be shaking. somebody's stein have a cloud in the ohio and the person has an open sore and they didn't know. i do recognize it. that's possible. but unlikely as far as events like outside lands, the doctors more concerned about what happens behind close

infectious disease specialist at ucsf doctor peter chin-hong says the risk of contracting the virus at events like gori. ali is very low. however, that risk increases based on intimate interactions with others, prolonged skin to skin contact and possibly through transmission, although skin to skin contact, it's a mean thing. so that large in terms of like. >> a medium that will be, you know. >> prolonged a kissing up through saliva, but it requires hours by itself, giving a high-five shaking somebody's time, you know, is not going to result in transmission. right now, monkeypox is predominantly spreading among and bisexual men. >> a large group that attends the fair event. organizers say they're working with the city's public health department to provide on site outreach and education. despite precautions, doctor chin-hong expects to see more cases after this weekend. us. i expect a lot of activity next week in terms it's not. the pox is not confined to the and trans community and other large events can also pose risks. doctor chin-hong says it's less about the events themselves and mo

well, earlier i spoke to peter chin—hong who's a professor in the ucsf health division of infectiousthis announcement will make a difference in tackling the outbreak. it will make a difference, but the question is whether it was too late, and many people are worried that too little, too late, and maybe people were asleep at the driver's wheel. so, talk me through that a little bit. how — why do you think it is too late? well, in middle of may, we had ourfirst case. there were a trickle of cases after that. now we have 6,600. we are the highest grossing country in the world right now, and the longer you wait, the more expensive it takes. for example, if you imagine having a few cases and doing contact tracing around that, it is very manageable. you can nip it in the bud. if you wait for 6600, and many people think this is really the tip of the iceberg because it is so hard to diagnose clinically, not a lot of patients are going to get diagnosis, and not a lot of clinicians are recognising it in time to give a diagnosis, and apart from that it's stigmatising to say, "hey, doctor, can y

earlier today on the floor, we spoke with dr peter chin hong, an infectious disease specialist at ucsfbout this change. so it's a finer, smaller needle and people might be used to this administration already, because if you've gotten a skin tv test is the same kind of administration which is right under the surface of the skin. so you see a little bubble when you get the vaccine. this is not a vaccine when you're getting a tb test, but it's the same idea. now between one point 6,000,001 1.0.7 million americans are considered to be at the highest risk for contracting monkeypox vaccinating that group would require more than 3.2 million shots. white house officials say these smaller doses will multiply the current supply to more than two million doses here in california lawmakers are working to improve the state's response to the monkeypox outbreak. today they held an oversight hearing as people in san francisco are still trying to secure a dose of a vaccine. ktvu tom baker spoke with people on their search for treatment. too many people are suffering in our communities. they are begging

peter chin hong is an infectious disease expert at ucsf. he says the bay area has received more vaccines in recent weeks and many counties are also trying new methods to expand supply but chin hong worries many people haven't gotten their shot yet simply because they still think not enough are available. people are afraid that it would go line up take time off work and not get it. it's based on the experience recently that there weren't enough vaccines while the majority of people infected in the current outbreak have been men who have sex with other men the virus can infect anyone dr. chinhong worries that unless the spread is brought under control. we run the risk of having monkeypox become an endemic disease among the wider population time is money when we think about controlling an outbreak. so that's why i'm a little bit nervous. that's why he's calling on city and statewide leaders to increase outreach to those most at risk expanding accessibility to make it as easy as possible for everyone. it's not really everywhere like the covid v

peter chin hong is an infectious disease expert with ucsf.

peter chin hong says it is not enough. >> i am very surprised that the feds issued a national, you know, public health emergency declaration yet. the more we wait, the more this is going to get out of control. >> on the front lines in san francisco, people continue to wait for hours for a vaccine as the outbreak spreads. california 786 monkeypox cases, 310 are in san francisco. that is nearly 40% of all the states cases. on monday, the governor declared a health emergency workout -- california. >> i think it will help a lot because san francisco can use money that is allocated to the state for discretionary emergencies. >> reporter: governor nuisances the declaration will also help establish statewide monkeypox testing and step on efforts to obtain more vaccines. today the state alerted san francisco it will receive more than 10,000 additional doses of the monkeypox vaccine. that is double what the city has received so far. no word yet on when they'll arrive. in santa clara county, there are now 55 confirmed cases of monkeypox. county health leaders say the vaccine shortage is the great

doctor peter chin-hong says those concerned about the delay should be put at ease knowing the effectiveness of first doses. >> the jumps out of the cars re the first shot and that boosters just a reminder to the immune system in the same way, we think about boosters for covid vaccines. expect second shots will be offered here within the next 6 months. cases continue to rise. but at slower rates, the doctor giving a positive update thursday when it comes to the sickest of the sick. we're seeing a drop in the number of serious cases right now crediting the vaccines and those who have already tested positive with because if you hot and parks, you not going to get it again. we think that you have. >> immunity for many years, if not lifelong doctor colfax said today. >> the san francisco department of public health is expecting to get 8,000 more vaccine soon, but he did seem a bit skeptical of that promise from the feds referencing the last shipment of 1600 doses, which is far less than the 10,000 that came before that reporting in the newsroom. i'm rob nesbitt kron. 4 news. >> 4 37 1 person is

doctor peter chin-hong says those concerned about the delay should be put at ease knowing the effectiveness of first doses. >> the jumps out of the cars re the first shot and the boosters. just a reminder to the union says some in the same way, we think about boosters for covid vaccines. expect second shots will be offered here within the next 6 months. cases continue to rise. but at slower rates, the doctor giving a positive update thursday when it comes to the sickest of the sick. we're seeing a drop in the number of serious cases right now crediting the vaccines and those who have already tested positive with m-pox because if you had and parks you not going to get it again. we think that you have. immunity for many years, if not lifelong. doctor colfax said today the san francisco department of public health is expecting to get 8,000 more vaccine soon. >> but he did seem a bit skeptical of that promise from the feds referencing the last shipment of 1600 doses which is far less than the 10,000 that came before that reporting live in the newsroom. i'm rob nesbitt kron. 4 news. >> thank you