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Mayor Breed says 26% of San Franciscans have received vaccine doses and urges push to reopen schools
Summary
Mayor London Breed told the Board of Supervisors the city has administered first doses to more than 196,000 residents and that the city is preparing to support SFUSD’s school reopening, with city staff ready to assist facility assessments and prioritization of educators for vaccination.
Mayor London Breed addressed the Board of Supervisors during a special 2 p.m. appearance on March 9, updating supervisors on San Francisco’s vaccination progress and school reopening plans.
Breed reported vaccination milestones to the board: “Today, we have 1901, 196000, over 196,000 people who have received at least a first dose of the vaccine in San Francisco and over 93,000 people who have received the first and their second dose. 26 percent, 1 in every 4 San Franciscans have now received the vaccine. 68 percent of people over the age of 65 years old have received at least their first shot.”
She said case numbers were dropping and the city’s test positivity rate was below 1 percent: “Our test positivity rate is now under 1 percent. Only 0.93 percent of tests came back positive yesterday. Our reproductive rate is down to 0.66. We're in the red tier, trending fast towards the orange tier.”
On school reopening, Breed said San Francisco is prioritizing educators and preparing to assist the San Francisco Unified School District (SFUSD) with facility assessments and operational support. She told the board city teams — including planners, architects, site inspectors and laborers — have been deployed or are ready to support reopening applications and safety plans, and that school staff and other school workers would receive vaccine priority codes.
“We are prepared to meet this timeline,” Breed said, noting that “April 12, we have a date” for some students returning to in‑person instruction if the district’s scheduling and the state’s tier guidance permit it.
Why it matters: Breed’s update underscores the city’s vaccination progress and signals an operational commitment to get SFUSD facilities inspected and cleared for a phased return to in‑person learning. Vaccinating teachers and school staff was presented as a key lever for expanding in‑person instruction.
Context and next steps: Mayor’s staff said the Department of Public Health will continue to assess and approve school facilities. Supervisors and school officials are working on scheduling and prioritization; the mayor’s office reaffirmed the city’s offer of personnel and technical assistance to help SFUSD submit reopening applications and to expedite facility assessments.
