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Board amends and adopts resolution for COVID coordination team as Omicron surge eases; DPH reports higher vaccination and falling case rates
Summary
At a Jan. 25 committee hearing and follow‑on resolution, supervisors heard health officials report Omicron cases have peaked and hospital capacity has held; the board unanimously adopted an amended resolution urging a renewed COVID coordination team, periodic updates and expanded testing and vaccination support for vulnerable communities.
San Francisco — Health department leaders told supervisors on Jan. 25 that the Omicron wave had peaked and that vaccination and booster coverage in the city remained high, and the board adopted an amended resolution calling for an interdepartmental COVID coordination team and regular reports.
On the data: Department of Public Health Director Dr. Grant Colfax said Omicron is more transmissible but less likely to cause severe disease than Delta; he emphasized vaccines and boosters as the primary defense and cited CDC data showing large reductions in hospitalization risk for boosted older adults. In San Francisco officials reported higher testing…
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