San Francisco officials held a virtual town hall intended to inform LGBTQs in particular about the three authorized COVID-19 vaccines, while on the Peninsula, the San Mateo County Pride Center announced it hopes to set up a vaccination clinic for the queer community.
Dr. Susan Philip, San Francisco's acting health officer, said during the March 9 town hall that it is expected that beginning Monday, the state will allow health care providers to use their own clinical judgment in vaccinating individuals ages 16-64 who are "deemed to be at the very highest risk to get very sick from COVID-19" due to medical conditions.
Philip said San Francisco health officials will seek to ensure this includes people living with HIV. The city's Department of