Infectious illness skilled: San Francisco COVID vaccine mandate will create ‘power discipline’ of safety

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) – Infectious Disease Doctor Dr. UCSF’s Peter Chin-Hong joined the KRON4 Morning News team on Tuesday to share his thoughts on the latest COVID-19 developments.

He is responding to the potential COVID-19 booster that is expected to soon be available to all Americans, as well as San Francisco being the first city to require full vaccination to enjoy indoor dining and other indoor services.

Sources told the Associated Press that U.S. health officials may soon be recommending everyone get a booster vaccination eight months after their last dose. As of now, people who received the Moderna or Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine needed two doses about a month apart to be considered fully vaccinated. Johnson & Johnson vaccine recipients only needed one dose.

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Chin-Hong says this is not uncommon as some vaccines against other viruses come in three doses.

Last week, health officials gave the go-ahead for people with compromised immune systems to receive a booster vaccination.

With San Francisco leading the way in further vaccine enforcement, Chin-Hong says, “We’re going to get this force field in the Bay Area, especially as immunocompromised people are given an extra dose, and nursing home residents in particular, my next concern is my concern. receive an additional dose in September; I think that with these measures and further vaccinations we can hopefully ward off the next wave or the next coming variant. “

Chin-Hong says he thinks it will actually be good for business as a large Bay Area population is vaccinated and feels safer to visit.

Watch his full interview above for more insight from the infectious disease expert.