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Public urges mask mandate as DPH reports rising COVID cases and hospitalizations
Summary
Members of the public repeatedly urged the Health Commission to reinstate indoor mask mandates and distribute N95s as Director Grant Colfax reported rising cases, increasing hospitalizations, low bivalent booster uptake (≈28%) and ongoing work on wellness hubs and overdose-prevention programs.
Several callers urged the San Francisco Health Commission on Dec. 6 to reinstate an indoor mask mandate and provide free N95s as Director of Health Grant Colfax presented a COVID update showing rising cases and increasing hospitalizations.
Multiple members of the public — including Alyssa Matross and several members of Senior Disability Action — told commissioners that test positivity in San Francisco was “about 10.9 percent” or near 11% and said that officials must act promptly to protect children, seniors and people with disabilities. “Masks would protect my toddler grandchildren,” Alyssa Matross said during general public comment.…
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