Covid-19 Tracker: Rain Doesn't Wash Away The Virus

San Francisco CA

27 October, 2021

5:55 PM

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By Mark Rabine, Mission Local October 27, 2021 Good morning, Mission, and welcome to Virus Village, your (somewhat regular) Covid-19 data dump. The recent rains did little to dampen the virus, which continues to circulate around town at relatively low levels. Will The Vaccine for kids five to 11 make us all safer? The FDA Vaccine committee seems to think so, approving emergency use based on a Pfizer trial of 2400 kids. UCSF researchers agree and think it will be safe and effective. Bay Area public health officials will base a decision to remove adult masks after 8 weeks of child vaccinations. Sorry, kids — masks off in bars, but not in schools, which rankles some local doctors. To read the full article, click here. Mission Local covers San Francisco from the vantage point of the Mission, a neighborhood with all of the promise and problems of a major city. You can support Mission Local here.