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Bay Area Health Officers Urge Boosters to Protect Against Omicron Variant (12/17/2021)
First Confirmed Case of Omicron Variant Detected in the United States (12/1/2021)
San Francisco Ready to Roll Out COVID-19 Vaccines for 5 to 11 Year Olds (11/4/2021)
San Francisco Seniors Should Get COVID-19 Boosters as Hospitalizations Occuring Among Vaccinated (11/1/2021)
San Francisco to Open COVID-19 Testing Site for SFUSD Students and Staff (9/29/2021)
San Francisco Health Care Providers to Deliver COVID-19 Vaccines to Children Under 12 and Booster Doses (9/24/2021)
Data Shows COVID-19 Cases Among San Francisco Children is Low and Schools Remain Safe Settings (9/9/2021)
Bay Area Health Officers Reaffirm Support for Full In-Person School (8/26/2021)
COVID Vaccine Event in the Tenderloin Serving Latino Families to Support a Safe Return to School (8/20/2021)
San Francisco Offers Third Dose of Pfizer or Moderna Vaccines to Immunocompromised People (8/18/2021)
San Francisco to Open High Volume Testing Site in Response to Rise in COVID-19 Cases (8/16/2021)
Department of Public Health Launches New Vaccine Confidence Campaign (8/11/2021)
San Francisco Launches New 'Vax to You' Program (8/3/2021)
Department of Public Health Data Reinforce that Vaccines are Highly Effective Against New Delta Variant (7/30/2021)
City Officials Encourage Residents to Get Vaccinated to Combat COVID-19 Variants (7/15/2021)
New Milestone for San Francisco Latinx Community: 70% Have Received at Least One COVID-19 Vaccine Dose (6/28/2021)
San Francisco Reaches Milestone: 80% of Eligible Population Have Received at Least One Vaccince Dose (6/11/2021)
San Francisco to Streamline COVID-19 Testing as Demand Continues to Decline Amidst Historic Vaccine Roll Out (6/11/2021)
Mayor London Breed Proposes New Street Overdose Response Team to Stem Rise of Overdose Deaths (5/21/2021)
San Francisco Allows More Flexibility for Open Activities (5/20/2021)
Mayor London Breed Announces Opening of New Hummingbird Behavioral Health Beds in the Mission (5/18/2021)
People 12 and Older are Now Eligible to Receive the COVID-19 Vaccine in San Francisco (5/13/2021)
San Francisco Reopens and Expands Businesses and Activities as it Moves into the State's Yellow Tier (5/4/2021)
San Francisco Department of Public Health Adopts New Public Health Guidelines on Masking Outdoors (5/3/2021)
San Francisco Opens Prayer Rooms at High Volume Vaccination Sites For Ramadan (4/26/2021)
Statement on the Safe Administration of the Johnson & Johnson Vaccine (4/25/2021)
San Francisco Expands Access to Vaccines in Hard Hit Visitacion Valley Neighborhood (4/21/2021)
San Francisco Expands Network of Neighborhood COVID-19 Vaccine Sites as Part of Equity Strategy (4/15/2021)
San Francisco to Reopen and Expand Additional Businesses and Activities (4/14/2021)
People 16 and Older are Now Eligible to Receive the COVID-19 Vaccine in San Francisco (4/13/2021)
Mayor London Breed Announces Lease for Drug Sobering Center in San Francisco (4/13/2021)
San Francisco Announces Plans for Indoor Live Ticketed Events (4/8/2021)
People Age Fifty and Older are Now Eligible to Receive the COVID Vaccine in San Francisco (4/1/2021)
San Francisco Reopens and Expands Businesses and activities as it Moves into the State's Orange Tier (3/23/2021)
San Francisco Reopens Some Businesses and Activities as it Moves into the State's Red Tier (3/2/2021)
Outdoor Youth Sports to Return to San Francisco with Safety Precautions (2/26/2021)
San Francisco Lifts Local 10-Day Quarantine Order but Urges Against Non-Essential Travel (2/23/2021)
San Francisco Launches COVID-19 Vaccination Site at the SF Market in the Bayview(2/6/2021)
Health Officer Statement on Indoor Religious Services (2/6/2021)
City of San Francisco and Health Care Consortium to Provide COVID-19 Vaccinations at Moscone Center (2/4/2021)
Mayor London Breed Announces New Director of Behavioral Health Services and Mental Health SF (1/27/2021)
San Francisco To Re-open Some Activities in Response to State Lifting Regional Stay at Home Order (1/25/2021)
San Francisco Launches First High-Volume Covid 19 Vaccination Site (1/22/2021)
Mayor London Breed Announces Plan to Create Network of COVID-19 Vaccination Sites in San Francisco (1/15/2021)
SF Extends Mandatory Travel Quarantine and Stay Safer at Home Health Orders (12/31/2020)
San Francisco Administers First COVID-19 Vaccine to Health Care Workers (12/15/2020)
SF Department of Public Health Funds $5.25M in Grants for COVID-19 Community Response
SFDPH Travel Advisory for Winter Holidays
San Francisco's 2019 Substance Use Annual Report shows impact of opioid fentanyl and methamphetamine
San Francisco Experiencing Data Impacts Due to Statewide Database System Delays (8/6/2020)
DPH Statement on Laguna Honda Hospital CEO Leadership Transition
Bay Area Health Officers' Indicators for Assessing Progress on Containing COVID-19 (5/18/2020)
Bay Area Health Orders Remain in Effect (5/7/2020)
Coronavirus (COVID-19) Outbreak at MSC South Homeless Shelter (4/2/2020)
New Bay Area Public Health Recommendation to Cover the Face (4/2/2020)
Mayor London Breed and Board President Norman Yee Convene COVID-19 Economic Recovery Task Force (4/2/2020)
Bay Area Health Officers Issue Updated Stay-at-Home Order with New Restrictions to Last Through May 3 (3/31/2020)
Seven Bay Area Jurisdictions to Update Shelter-in-Place Order in Coming Days (3/30/2020)
Mayor Breed Announces Three New Drive-Thru/Drop-In Covid-19 Testing Sites (3/27/2020)
UPDATE - New Developments at Laguna Honda Hospital (3/26/2020)
San Francisco Issues Guidance for Essential Businesses During Stay at Home Order (3/26/2020)
Increased protections Ordered for Laguna Honda Residents and Staff (3/25/2020)
Mayor London Breed and San Francisco Hospitals Unified in Preparation for Surge of Covid-10 Patients (3/25/2020)
San Francisco Announces First Death of a City Resident with Novel Coronavirus (3/24/2020)
Moratorium on Commercial Evictions for Small and Medium Size Businesses in San Francisco (3/18/2020)
Expedited Hiring of Health Care Professionals (3/18/2020)
Coronavirus (COVID-19) Daily Update - March 16, 2020
Mayor Breed Announces Plan to Provide Paid Sick Leave for Workers Impacted by Coronavirus
San Francisco Issues Moratorium on Gatherings of 100 or More to Slow Spread of COVID-19 (3/13/2020)
Mayor London Breed Announces Moratorium on Evictions Related to COVID-19 Pandemic (3/13/2020)
Mayor London Breed and City Administrator Naomi Kelly Announce GIVE2SF Fund (3/13/2020)
San Franciso Converts Public Libraries, Recreation Facilities to Emergency Child Care Centers (3/13/2020)
DPH Statement on SFUSD Closure Announcement (3/12/2020)
San Francisco Issues Rules Limiting Visitors to Long-Term Care Facilities (3/12/2020)
San Francisco Issues Moratorium on Large Gatherings of 1,000 or More (3/12/2020)
City to Provide Temporary Housing (3/10/2020)
San Francisco Increases COVID-19 Protections for Homeless Residents (3/9/2020)
DPH Statement on ICA School Closure (3/8/2020)
San Francisco Reports Additional Case of Coronavirus (3/7/2020)
San Francisco Announces Cases of Novel Coronavirus in San Francisco (3/5/2020)
COVID-19 Local Testing and Prioritization of Vulnerable Populations (3/2/2020)
Mayor Breed declares local emergency to prepare for COVID-19 (2/25/2020)
COVID-19 Case being treated in San Francisco
San Benito Patients Statement (2/3/2020)
Santa Clara Patient Statement (1/31/2020)
SFDPH Announces Aggressive Recommendations (3/6/2020)
Cancelling Events Statement (2/4/2020)
Coronavirus Preparedness Statement (1/27/2020)
Coronavirus Preparedness Statement (1/24/2020)
Media Availability Novel Coronavirus (1/24/2020)