COVID Vaccines: San Francisco Doctor Opens Own Vaccination Site For His Senior Patients

San Francisco CA

30 April, 2021

4:19 PM

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By Sharon Chin, CBS San Francisco: SAN FRANCISCO (KPIX 5) – When the COVID-19 vaccine became available earlier this year, a San Francisco doctor realized many of his patients could be left out. This week's Jefferson Award winner worked with officials to open his own vaccination site. Internist Dr. Hans Yu was concerned that many of his elderly patients would not be able to get the COVID-19 vaccine because their limited English-speaking skills aren't enough to make an appointment online. "It's not just the language barrier, even any senior, it's difficult with this technology. So we said, 'There's got to be a better way,'" Yu told KPIX 5. CBS Local Digital Media personalizes the global reach of CBS-owned and operated television and radio stations with a local perspective.