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DPH says San Francisco has no hepatitis A outbreak but urges vaccination and sanitation measures
Summary
DPH officials briefed the commission on hepatitis A risk after large outbreaks elsewhere, saying San Francisco is not experiencing an outbreak but is ramping vaccinations (shelters, street medicine, clinics, jail) and monitoring sanitation and public‑toilet availability.
Department of Public Health communicable-disease staff told commissioners that San Francisco is not currently experiencing a hepatitis A outbreak but remains at risk given recent large outbreaks in other California counties.
"We have no outbreak in San Francisco at this time, but we believe that we could be at risk for an outbreak," Dr. Cora Hoover, communicable disease controller, said as she outlined the department's response. She and Dr. Thomas Aragon…
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