On April 17, 2020, Dr. Grant Colfax will share new details about the COVID-19 pandemic in San Francisco.
SAN FRANCISCO – The San Francisco Department of Public Health announced Friday that it is joining the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for those fully vaccinated against COVID-19.
The announcement contains guidelines on the indoor meeting and follows after the state also agreed with the CDC on what permissible behaviors for vaccinated people were allowed.
‘We’re now at a point in this pandemic where vaccinated San Franciscoans can attend small indoor gatherings with other friends and loved ones who have been fully vaccinated, without wearing masks or bodily distance, or with inexperienced people from one household who have a low risk of having serious illnesses. COVID-19, “reads the statement from San Francisco Director of Health Dr. Grant Colfax.
The city’s health department explains that being fully vaccinated means that two weeks have passed since you shot your second dose of Pfizer-BioNTech or Moderna. Or that two weeks have passed since you received the single-dose Johnson & Johnson vaccine. However, the J&J vaccine was discontinued due to rare cases of blood clots.
Colfax points out that although you may be fully vaccinated, you can still carry and transmit the disease, adding that you need to be aware of the risk that exposure to the people around you may have. He also emphasizes the importance of wearing a mask, exercising physically and washing hands properly, as well as limiting indoor activities in people from outside your household, especially with reports of more contagious variants.
According to state guidelines, you should definitely wear a mask and physical distance if you are visiting a person who has not been vaccinated with a high risk of serious COVID disease.
The health department said on Friday that 50% of people aged 16 and older now had their first dose of the vaccine.
City health officials cite compliance with health orders for San Francisco with the lowest COVID mortality rate for any major U.S. city.
As of Thursday night, the city had reported 35,667 COVID cases and 513 deaths due to the disease.
You can read the full health statement here.