i would not be pushing it if i were not advised by our department of public health that it is safe. and not to mention our community learning hubs, with staff from rec and park, with help from the department of children, youth, and family programs. they've been open for months now. no major outbreaks. 15,000 kids in our private schools are back in school. we have examples. we have data. we have information. and what we need to do is leave the excuses out of the way. we have the ability to do this and do this now. but what we don't have right now is a clear plan and a clear timeline and assurance to parents that these kids are returning to school on a date certain. we can do better than this. so i'm continuing to make my appeal to the school district that this is exactly what i'm here to do, to help, to support, to uplift, to bring together, and to stop -- let's stop pointing the fingers. let's just be better by doing better. these kids are counting on us. you know, this pandemic -- this pandemic has tested us like never before. we have tried to protect people's physical health, but i

collaboratives and the department of public health. it is entirely possible with the amendments that i'm offering today, that there may be additional amendments at the full board of supervisors on march 2nd, when this hits the full board of supervisors around the notification issue. >> chairman: thank you. supervisor peskin, do you -- can you take this time to describe the amendments. we can entertain a motion after public comment. but i think my preference is to have them out on the table so the public can comment on them. >> absolutely. let me just pull up the subject ordinance. i think -- >> chairman: and thank you for distributing these. >> yes. so they, as i said, are deminimous. you will see the strike through of section two. so that has been stricken. and you will see on -- i guess it now falls on to page seven, the new subsection two has additional language at the end "provide a list of city approved cleaning services." on the same page, page seven, at lines 21and 22, it strikes the provision that the city shall provide face cov

the department of health and _ private sector. the department of health and social— private sector. ment of health and social care _ private sector. the department of health and social care said - private sector. the department of health and social care said it - private sector. the department of health and social care said it was| health and social care said it was rightly considering where changes need to be made, and that full details would be set out in due course. labour has questioned the timing of plans to reorganise health and care services in the middle of a pandemic. nhs reorganisation rarely go smoothly, and, at a time when services are at breaking point, it may prove difficult to push through these the form that make these reforms. katharine da costa, bbc news. the new chair of the vaccine task force, dr clive dix, says he is "very optimistic" the uk will meet its target of offering a first coronavirus jab to all over 50s by may. almost 11 million people have now received their firstjab, but some — particularly those in ethnic minority communities — remain hesitant. our c

.— department of health. hat baby see - a theory that baby see everything upside down for the first few— everything upside down for the first few days of their life, their— first few days of their life, their brains haven't learned to flip their brains haven't learned to flip the — their brains haven't learned to flip the data. but how can you tell if the person you're watching on tiktok is the real deal? joining me now is hannah o'donoghue hobbs, social media expert. thank you very much forjoining me, hannah. good to see you. we have all become much more medically aware as a result of this pandemic, is that why you think these individuals have become such a lot more high? yes, definitely. ifeel become such a lot more high? yes, definitely. i feel like there could be a lot of misinformation that is coming out around the pandemic and people need reassurance and advice in a way that is accessible. i think that is where a lot of the medical influences have stepped into. looking at some of the numbers here. the has

i would not be pushing it if i were not advised by our department of public health that it is safe. and not to mention our community learning hubs, with staff from rec and park, with help from the department of children, youth, and family programs. they've been open for months now. no major outbreaks. 15,000 kids in our private schools are back in school. we have examples. we have data. we have information. and what we need to do is leave the excuses out of the way. we have the ability to do this and do this now. but what we don't have right now is a clear plan and a clear timeline and assurance to parents that these kids are returning to school on a date certain. we can do better than this. so i'm continuing to make my appeal to the school district that this is exactly what i'm here to do, to help, to support, to uplift, to bring together, and to stop -- let's stop pointing the fingers. let's just be better by doing better. these kids are counting on us. you know, this pandemic -- this pandemic has tested us like never before. we have tried to protect people's physical health, but i

people who respond to hurricanes and storms and the like, and the other federal experts at the department of healthand human services and the department of agriculture who get vaccinators to make sure it gets in people's arms. when i got to office, there was no federal plan, none, to ship vaccines directly to local pharmacies. so, folks, folks who are allowed to get vaccination under the state rules as the allocation of who gets in line, are allowed to get one, can schedule an appointment now and get covid-19 vaccine shots like they would a flu shot from their pharmacy. and we'll start today, that program. and for folks who can't get to a pharmacy, we're deploying mobile units and sending vaccination -- vaccines to community health centers, federally run community health centers, to take care of the poorest of the poor, that reach the hardest hit, the most underserved areas in the country. black, latino, native american and rural communities. this is an important piece to ensure racial equity remains at the center of our covid-19 response, which is something i know dr. collins and dr. fauci are foc

who is here from the department of public health? >> supervisor haney, this is patrick with the department of public health in san francisco. we are the regulatory branch for the health department. we enforce laws, health codes, regulations. the question that you are asking is really beyond my branch -- it really gets into epidemiology. epidemiology is where you are going to see those kind of trends where -- it starts with somebody reporting an illness to their doctor. and then that doctor, if it is something along the lines of say radiation burn or something like that, that's going to trigger a number of things that happen within the department of public health. ultimately, though, what you are looking for is those clusters. if you think of what is going on right now with covid tracking in san francisco, you are looking at clusters of covid. we are tracking that on -- at different types of businesses looking for trends and ways of preventing that. and that's where you are going to catch some sort of an increase in disease incidents w

association, same people who respond to hurricanes and storms, and other federal experts at the department of health and human services and the department of agriculture to get vaccinators to make sure it gets people -- into people's arms. when i got into office, there was no federal plan to ship vaccine into local pharmacies. folks who are allowed to get vaccinations are allowed to get one, can schedule an appointment now and get covid-19 vaccine shots like they would a flu shot from their pharmacy and it will start today. for folks who cannot get to a pharmacy, we are deploying mobile units and sending vaccines to community health centers to take care of the poorest of the poor. that reach the hardest hit and underserved areas of the country. black, latino, native american and rural communities. this is an important piece to ensure racial equity. it remains at the center of our covid-19 response, which is something i know dr. collins and dr. fauci are focused on. another point of progress is we are deploying more vaccinators. we are allowing retired doctors and nurses to administer shots. where de

who is here from the department of public health? >> supervisor haney, this is patrick with the department of public health in san francisco. we are the regulatory branch for the health department. we enforce laws, health codes, regulations. the question that you are asking is really beyond my branch -- it really gets into epidemiology. epidemiology is where you are going to see those kind of trends where -- it starts with somebody reporting an illness to their doctor. and then that doctor, if it is something along the lines of say radiation burn or something like that, that's going to trigger a number of things that happen within the department of public health. ultimately, though, what you are looking for is those clusters. if you think of what is going on right now with covid tracking in san francisco, you are looking at clusters of covid. we are tracking that on -- at different types of businesses looking for trends and ways of preventing that. and that's where you are going to catch some sort of an increase in disease incidents w

who is here from the department of public health? >> supervisor haney, this is patrick with the department of public health in san francisco. we are the regulatory branch for the health department. we enforce laws, health codes, regulations. the question that you are asking is really beyond my branch -- it really gets into epidemiology. epidemiology is where you are going to see those kind of trends where -- it starts with somebody reporting an illness to their doctor. and then that doctor, if it is something along the lines of say radiation burn or something like that, that's going to trigger a number of things that happen within the department of public health. ultimately, though, what you are looking for is those clusters. if you think of what is going on right now with covid tracking in san francisco, you are looking at clusters of covid. we are tracking that on -- at different types of businesses looking for trends and ways of preventing that. and that's where you are going to catch some sort of an increase in disease incidents w

department of health. with our continued partnership, we are confident we will clear these initial hurdles, advance notice of allocation amounts for planning, and continue flexibility around the long-term care program. from the start of her planning we put our energy toward a low and wide strategy for distribution. we wanted our partners enrolled and comfortable with the logistics of vaccine receipt and administration. this allowed us to achieve equitable coverage. louisiana currently ranks 14th for doses administering. while we are proud of the progress we have made, we are not satisfied where we stand. we are determined to keep getting better, determined to be our best selves. louisianans deserve it. their lives are dependent upon all of us getting this done. today louisiana has been allocated over 505,000 doses across our state. more than 93,000 of those first doses were part of a long-term care program. 411,000 for in-state allocations. we allocated more than 90% of our doses in the community. we aim to

. >> reporter: today as the school officials announced the department of health has begun inspections of some of the san francisco schools including this one. sunset elementary. the headlines of an agreement reached sounds great but parents should have realisticho that most middle and high school students will not return to the classrooms for ink this year. onto the agreement last week, these are the two scenarios. one if san francisco moves into the red tear from the current purple classrooms can reopen with staff getting vaccinated. the second scenario if it enters the orange tear, they can reopen without vaccines. another big if is how they test every two weeks? . >> we need to find a provider who is going to be able to do both the staff and students testing every two weeks. a heavy left and a big extents. >> other cities like new york city have reopened. >> that's right and it is unfortunate that it really has become a political play. attention on pointing fingers er tsuppor>> we so ask wh paren should expect for the elementary school students. the goal is to have at least is is s

the department of public health led by dr. colfax, the healthcare providers that are a part of this consortium, we have all come together, because we know how important this is to reopening our city. we've saved lives, yes. but we know there are still challenges, not just our economy but around mental health. our children are not back in school. people are not back at work. folks have lost their job. we know how critical the rollout of this program is. and the reason why it's going to be a success, is because of each and every one of you. so i'm grateful that all of you are joining us here today. and i want to take an opportunity to recognize a few members of the consortium. because sites like this don't just open because we say we want them to open. they open because of people who helped to put together refrigeration system, transport system, doctors, nurses, the clinicians, the people who are going to check folks in. there's so much that goes into setting up even a small site. and we have to make sure the logistics are just r

communities most highly impacted by covid-19 receive equitable access to the back c sf department of public health officials say the bayview hunters point has had the highest rate of covid-19 cases throughout the pandemic and one of the highest did mortality rates due to the virus. the city's additional efforts include neighborhood vaccination sites has stepped department of public health community clinics, mobile vaccination teams and partnerships with local pharmacies now to get vaccinated at the bayview location there or go walk you must have an appointment it is open to anyone to meet the eligibility requirements whether you have health coverage or not. has it made kron 4 news. >>today vaccination clinic at sfo will now offer covid-19 vaccine to san mateo county residents too are 65 and older regardless of their health insurance. drive through site is open wednesdays and fridays at sfo at the long-term parking garage. the city of millbrae shared this picture with us fights on twitter up until now it only offered appointments to residents covered under the health plan of sam, a tail, eligible r

but this same department of public health is the department of public health that had advised me as the mayor in the beginning of this pandemic that we had to shut this city down so that we could save lives. it's the same department of public health that led the efforts during the aids crisis where san francisco was left on its own. it's the same department of public health that i am working with to roll out the vaccine distribution. because not only do they know and understand the importance of what this means to save lives in san francisco, i understand the importance of what this means to save the lives in san francisco, to get our city reopened, and to get our economy going again. nothing is more important. i trust and support and work closely with the department of public health to make the hard decisions to get this vaccine out to the public as quickly as possible. so i want you to understand that we are in a better place, we are not where i want us to be, because we don't have sufficient supply of vaccines to distribute to the public. but i will guarantee you that as soon as we g

part of our success as a whole government approach with the colorado department of public health and environment and unified commands with the colorado department of public safety, the governor's office and using the national guard to support covid-19 testing and vaccine distribution. colorado received the first shipment of vaccine on december 14 with the governor signing for it himself. were moving as fast as a federal supply chain allows an grateful for every vaccine we receive. when the pandemic began if you would've asked me or if you would've told me we would have not only one but several vaccines in clinical trial within the year the distribution starting before 2021 i would've been very skeptical but here we are in this is simply unprecedented. operation warp speed deserves our praise for the private ship in developing these vaccines which will be a game changer and supporting the long-term health and well-being of our schools, our families and our communities. general and his team there is credit for distribution, he has told me the vaccine is going from thein conveyor belt di

health care in america. what strategy do you have to reinforce these offices that surntly exist so that the legacy of dealing with health disparities will be institutionalized within the department of health and national institutes of health to have an ongoing commitment to deal with the disparities in this country? >> senator, thank you for the question. it is great to see you again and brings back great memoies of our work together. the office of minority health is a critical operation within hhs. i swend to make it a more important office than in the past because covid has exposed what many of us already knew, that we have failings when it comes to approaching all of our communities in america and giving them the same access and so the office of minority health prove indispensable if we want to tackle this beyond covid. i look forward to working with you and others interested in this because there are several office within hhs that deal with minority health and certainly the principle office i want to empower them. if i'm fortunate to be confirmed i think everyone in hhs has heard this that the office of minority health will have real program nens under my tenure if i'm frnt

i would not be pushing it if i were not advised by our department of public health that it is safe. d not to mention our community learning hubs, with staff from rec and park, with help from the department of children, youth, and family programs. they've been open for months now. no major outbreaks. 15,000 kids in our private schools are back in school. we have examples. we have data. we have information. and what we need to do is leave the excuses out of the way. we have the ability to do this and do this now. but what we don't have right now is a clear plan and a clear timeline and assurance to parents that these kids are returning to school on a date certain. we can do better than this. so i'm continuing to make my appeal to the school district that this is exactly what i'm here to do, to help, to support, to uplift, to bring together, and to stop -- let's stop pointing the fingers. let's just be better by doing better. these kids are counting on us. you know, this pandemic -- this pandemic has tested us like never before. we have tried to protect people's physical health, but it

. >> six elementary schools have been given the green light by the department of health. 72 are in the city. >> do you believe that students in san francisco, the majority will be in person and in classes , in person before the end of the year? >> i can tell you we will do is much as we can to get them back as quickly as we can pick >> one of the terms between the district and the union is about proper and elation. some schools have enough windows but others may not. >> to prepare schools for reopening, we have inspected 15,000 windows across over 1600 classrooms. >> part of the agreement includes two scenarios. if san francisco moves into the right ear from the current purple, classrooms could reopen with staff getting vaccinated and if it improves and enters the orange tier i could reopen without vaccines. >> the mayor can get the vaccine to us that we have been asking for, all of these issues are burn on the school district and we are not the department of health. >> class-size, hours of in- person instruction and how many days of hybrid. another recent hurdle at his regular testing

that will be department of public health as well as emergency management department that will be in the hot seat today. that meeting happens at the board of supervisors meeting at 11:00 a.m. emily turner, kpix5. >>> the second california vaccination site, part of biden administration partnership is at cal state l.a. governor newsom says the goal is to have two sites each administer about 6,000 vaccinations per day. happening tomorrow, a mass vaccination site will open at golden gate field's racetrack for people 75 and older. berkeley and alameda residents can sign up for limited drive thru appointments. the site will be in the north parking lot off bucanan street. appointment only vaccinations available for people seeking first dose. >>> looking live to san jose where city leaders are calling on governor newsom to prioritize equitable proportionate vaccinations. leaders who represent hardest hit areas in santa clara will discuss the topics and urge the governor to help with a plan. satisfy than a clara is joining seven other bay area counties and recommending patients ages 65 and older

the department of public health led by dr. he healthcare providers that are a part of this consortium, we have all come together, because we know how important this is to reopening our city. we've saved lives, yes. but we know there are still challenges, not just our economy but around mental health. our children are not back in school. people are not back at work. folks have lost their job. we know how critical the rollout of this program is. and the reason why it's going to be a success, is because of each and every one of you. so i'm grateful that all of you are joining us here today. and i want to take an opportunity to recognize a few members of the consortium. because sites like this don't just open because we say we want them to open. they open because of people who helped to put together refrigeration system, transport system, doctors, nurses, the clinicians, the people who are going to check folks in. there's so much that goes into setting up even a small site. and we have to make sure the logistics are just right, so

however, listening to this meeting, we've seen that the department of public health -- you know a lot of policies make a lot of sense in theory. however, in working and practice, some of the work that steve are doing in the community is true -- it's policies that truly work. we need to have more options and different treatment for individuals in san francisco can get the treatment that they need. and i definitely know that the work that they are doing, it works. you know, me as a young person that experiences substance abuse and in the criminal justice system, i've seen how a community-centric program helped me. the supervisor and everyone made great points. hopefully you're taking it into consideration so we can have a program that truly helps the community that helps the african american community. that understands the need of the community. and not people who have -- don't really understand the community, is not giving the community what they need. we need more options. and more opportunities to serve our community. programs that are led by african americans and led by the african

the department of public health led by dr. care providers that are a part of this consortium, we have all come together, because we know how important this is to reopening our city. we've saved lives, yes. but we know there are still challenges, not just our economy but around mental health. our children are not back in school. people are not back at work. folks have lost their job. we know how critical the rollout of this program is. and the reason why it's going to be a success, is because of each and every one of you. so i'm grateful that all of you are joining us here today. and i want to take an opportunity to recognize a few members of the consortium. because sites like this don't just open because we say we want them to open. they open because of people who helped to put together refrigeration system, transport system, doctors, nurses, the clinicians, the people who are going to check folks in. there's so much that goes into setting up even a small site. and we have to make sure the logistics are just right, so that we d

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the department of public health. the leading force around this pandemic, the department of public health that has been the most conservative putting out health orders, they issued guidance to this school district will safety precautions needed to open schools last september. it's been five months since then. and there's not even an agreement or a plan in place to start reopening. in fact, there were a number of agreements put into place, and then, they changed. during that time, the school board has alienated parents and made national news for renaming 44 of our schools, all while there wasn't a plan to reopen those very same schools? all while even the children who are a part of these schools have not necessarily been able to participate in the discussion, which could be an incredible learning opportunity. look, i'm committed to working with the school district and the school board. we've been providing support for months. we've been prioritizing the schools and rolling up our sleeves in the city and doing everything

i think that has probably galvanised thinking within the department of health to crack on with this sorturing now. and some, of course, might say that the success of the vaccination programme demonstrates that, doesn't it? in terms of that and when lockdown might be lifted, we know that there is a small number of conservative mps who are keen for lockdown restrictions to be lifted sooner rather than later but others are much more cautious, so how difficult a balancing act is it for boris johnson? it's been tricky all the way through, of course, rebecca. although the rebellion by tory mps in january to the current lockdown restrictions was very small, only a dozen tory mps opposed them and yet there have been grumblings from them over the last five or six weeks. they are increasing, certainly, as the vaccination programme rolls out at speed. they want these restrictions lifted as quickly as possible. they are saying may should absolutely be the moment they have all gone once all the over—50s are vaccinated. but the watchword in no 10 seems to be caution. we know that there will be a revie

doses in question from the tept of public health have attested they were eligible health care workers. we had permission from the department of health to vaccinate this group and were transparent with the department of health about our process and protocols to do so. one medical was allowed to retain enough doses to provide second shots to people who already received the first dose. that according to the county. reporting live bob redell, "today in the bay." >>> i'm kris sanchez in santa clara county at one of the rite aid stores where people can start to get covid-19 vaccinations if there is supply available. the good news, supply could be going up very soon. as we mentioned as early as tomorrow johnson & johnson could be adding 4 million doses to the nation's supply immediately. the fda will consider emergency use approval for that one shot vaccine. what happened yesterday is that fda staff endorsed it for approval. several steps there. it is lesshathe moderna and pfizer vaccine at 72%, but consider that it is still much more effective than the seasonal flu shot and it doesn't require special refrigeration. >> it's super

but this same department of public health is the department of public health that had advised me as the in the beginning of this pandemic that we had to shut this city down so that we could save lives. it's the same department of public health that led the efforts during the aids crisis where san francisco was left on its own. it's the same department of public health that i am working with to roll out the vaccine distribution. because not only do they know and understand the importance of what this means to save lives in san francisco, i understand the importance of what this means to save the lives in san francisco, to get our city reopened, and to get our economy going again. nothing is more important. i trust and support and work closely with the department of public health to make the hard decisions to get this vaccine out to the public as quickly as possible. so i want you to understand that we are in a better place, we are not where i want us to be, because we don't have sufficient supply of vaccines to distribute to the public. but i will guarantee you that as soon as we get the

health. the director of the community health equity promotion branch, which is part of the population health division of the health department. i'll be joined by marla simmons who's the acting director for behavioral health service from the department of public health. thank you so much, good afternoon supervisors. we're grateful for this opportunity to share with you for work that d.p.h. to meet the health needs of the community. we'll be talking about what the department provides. the program in the community and other community programs that serve the residents at lakeview, merced and ingleside. we'll talk about the population division program that works on population level to reach -- to work with community to identify needs and plan a response. in all cases, the priority area has been the focus of many of our programs. i'm going to turn it over to mar marla. she'll begin conversation about the programs funding in d11 specifically lakeview, merced and ingleside. >> hello supervisors. good afternoon. tracy, if you can go to the next slide please. while you're moving the slides, just to provide context how the department o

this map shows where d.p.h., the department of public health, vaccines are being administered, and it shows that the majority of the approximately 1300 daily doses that we are administering is in the southeast sector of the city. next slide -- oh, sorry. that's it for slides. before closing, i want to say a few words about variants. now, variants are a natural part of how all viruses evolve. some of the covid-19 variants that have emerged worldwide, and some that have been detected in the bay area, have the potential to spread faster. now, across the nation, we have little laboratory capacity to detect variants. but studies do show that certain ones are spreading quickly in the united states and are likely to become common, if not the dominant strain. now, i know that this can be a scary idea. and there is reason for concern. but we know what to do to slow the spread of these variants. it's even more important to wear those masks, socially distance, and avoid gatherings outside of your household. and it's so important to emphasize that vaccines remain our ticket out, including with va

you coming on to talk about it, doctor vanilla, saying former chief medical officer with the department of health and human services. thanks for your time, thank you. great to be here. another coronavirus variant has been found here in the bay area, a case of the california variant was detected in marin county. back in mid december, according to the press, democrat for war cases were found in lake county researchers tell the paper that the variant, which was first found in los angeles county, back in july, maybe more contagious, but more studies are needed yesterday, health officials said two cases of the south african strain which is more easily transmitted have been found in alameda. and santa clara counties. daily cases of the coronavirus were below 10,000 for a second day now in a row about 8500 new cases were reported yesterday. at the peak in december and january. we were seeing 40,000 cases on average day 460 more 61. more people died as deaths are continuing to decline from a high of more than 500. desperate day. hospitalizations and icu admissions also each down about 4% from the day bef

will the department of health said that the safety of front line staff is an absolute priority.as like intensive care so they can really protect staff from covid. in a million were circulated into hospitals and into the store rooms of hospitals as well. but the department of health got extra information that led them to believe that there may be safety issues with these masks, and they don't meet the standards. they have called for them to be withdrawn from hospitals and to stop using them while they investigate. the department says this is only around 2% of the amount of the masks that a use and 4% of the masks in the store cupboard but the british medical association say it's very worrying that these masks got into hospitals in the first place if they are not safe enough to use. and they want to know how many have been used and whether there's any safety implications about that. the department said in a statement that the safety of front line staff and patients is our absolute priority, and we have a resilient supply of these masks. it's worth saying for anyone reading this on

this funding is for -- i'm the acting director at the department of public health. this funding in the amount of $242,472 is funding for an infection control nurse to support our covid-19 outbreak management effort. and it's funding passed through the state [inaudible]. >> thank you. are there any questions? seeing none, is there a b.l.a. report on this the item? >> no, chair rainy, there is no report from that office. >> any members of public that would like to speak on this item? >> mr. chair, operation is assessing to see if there are any callers in the queue. operations, please let us know if there are any callers that are ready. please press star 3 to be added to the queue if you haven't already done so. please continue to wait until the system indicates you have been unmuted. please let us know if there are any callers who wish to comments on item number 4. >> operator: we have no comments in the queue. >> public comment is now close v closed. any questions by my colleagues? seeing none, i want to move this item to the full board with a positive recommendation.

it should be the department of health and the _ should be the department of health and the scientific let's talk about the guardian front l and the scientific offices. let�*s talk about the guardian front page. really interesting. talking about the dangers to front—line staff and basically a study that found that coughing to my pretty unsurprising really coughing generates at least ten times more infectious aerosol particles then speaking or breathing. interesting point in this article was that health workers and general wars has doubled the infection rate of those working on covid—19 wars and the d difference here is ppe. —— the key difference. that was a big crisis at the beginning. now the government got their act together. it is quite an interesting debate about why you're seeing different rates of covid—19 or hospitals.

according to the maine department of health and human services, adjusted for population, maine ranks second lowest in the nation in total hospitalizations. third lowest in total number of cases, fourth lowest in number of deaths from covid-19. our testing volume is seventh best in the nation and our positivity rate over the last 14 days is second lowest in the country. and right now maine is in the top tier of states in the distribution of the vaccine. i'm pleased that we're beginning to see an increase in the supply of these vaccines. though demand everywhere continues to far outpace supply and that has compelled us to make some hard choices. like nearly every state, we started with frontline health care professionals, nurses and doctors who were working day in and day out to keep us alive and healthy. we vaccinated police, firefighters, emts and other first responders to make sure our emergency response system remains strong. we know that even if we experience another surge, our life-saving professionals will be there for us. in designating other categories eligible for the limited

the immediate past president of the association of state health officials and the nominee to serve of course as assistant secretary of health at the department of health and human services but i've no dr. levine for years. thanks to her previous service as both secretary of health as well as the physician general of pennsylvania eight position that is comparable to that of our distinguished nominee dr. murthy. in this terrible time of crisis for our country when we have tragically lost over a half million people to this terrible disease the need for expert experience and facts base as well as compassionate leadership could not be more critical. this is the type of leadership that dr. levine is demonstrated adin pennsylvania throughout the pandemic. dr. levine has strong rootss in academics, clinical care and protecting the most vulnerable among us. she has a distinguished career practicing pediatrics and adolescent medicine in new york and pennsylvania serving as director of pediatrics and the tory services and adolescent medicine at penn state mercy medical center and she was the founding director of the division of adolescent medicine and

immediate past president of the association of state health officials and the nominee to serve, of course, as assistant secretary of health at the department of health and human services. i've known dr. levine for years. thanks to her previous service as both secretary of health, as well as the physician general of pennsylvania. a position that is comparable to that of our other distinguished nominee today, dr. murthy. in this terrible time of crisis for our country when we have tragically lost over half a million people to this terrible disease, the need for expert experience and fact-based, as well as compassionate leadership could not be more critical. this is the type of leadership that dr. levine has demonstrated in pennsylvania throughout the pandemic. dr. levine has strong roots in academics, clinical care and protecting the most vulnerable among us. she has a distinguished career practicing pediatric and adolescent medicine in both new york and pennsylvania. serving as director of pediatric ambulatory services and adolescent medicine at penn state hershey medical center and she was the founding director of the division of adolescen

we do know department of public health as well as department of emergency services will be the ones answeringix5. >>> in santa cruz, 500 farm workers in watsonville have signed up to get their first dose of the vaccine. it's a month from berry harvesting season so a partnership between the county farm bureau, local hospital, california strawberry commission wants as many agricultural farm workers vaccinated before they go back into the fields. >>> a live look at san francisco after a year of covid and unprecedented challenges, one of the biggest celebrations will look a lot different. streets of china town may be quiet but year of the ox is making a strong vibrant entrance. the city has 11 life sized statues across san francisco. china town has been left devastated by pandemic with many businesses closed since march. >> i think it's the worse in my lifetime. i think the rhetoric from donald trump really set everything back for the community in china town because people thought, you know, you can get covid by coming around china town. >> there have been 257 reported covid cases in china town,

health department, it failed on both counts. one medical is say national health care provider based in san francisco that anyone can join for $199 per year. it agreed with the san francisco department ofth to provide vaccinations to those 65 and older. in-home care providers and health care workers such as emts, dentists and others who are unaffiliated with large health care providers. but tonight the county health department says it found people had received the vaccine who were under 65 and not health care workers. one medical's response indicates a number of doses were administered to patients who were under 65 who self-identified as phase 1-a health care workers but were not in-home support services workers. dph referrals or one medical health care worker employees. because of this and our inability to identify the 1-a status of the cohort, dph stopped allocating doses to one medical. not only that, the health department is taking back more than 1600 doses from one medical to distriblt to other health care providers. one medical said those we vaccinated within the notification in the sfdph specifically said they were eligible. we had permission to vaccine this group and were trans

but this same department of public health is the department of public health that had advised me as the mayor in the beginning of this pandemic that we had to shut this city down so that we could save lives. it's the same department of public health that led the efforts during the aids crisis where san francisco was left on its own. it's the same department of public health that i am working with to roll out the vaccine distribution. because not only do they know and understand the importance of what this means to save lives in san francisco, i understand the importance of what this means to save the lives in san francisco, to get our city reopened, and to get our economy going again. nothing is more important. i trust and support and work closely with the department of public health to make the hard decisions to get this vaccine out to the public as quickly as possible. so i want you to understand that we are in a better place, we are not where i want us to be, because we don't have sufficient supply of vaccines to distribute to the public. but i will guarantee you that as soon as we g