Bay Space well being leaders are urging folks to take precautions within the midst of the most recent COVID-19 surge.
Two months in the past, San Francisco was seeing a mean of 79 reported new instances every day. Now, the common is 400.
The optimistic information is that the surge might have nearly run its course.
“I think this may peak in a single or two weeks and it’ll not be almost as spectacular because the surge in December and January and even the delta surge final fall,” mentioned Dr. George Rutherford of UCSF.
In San Rafael, one sufferer of that winter surge, says she’s not involved concerning the present one.
“I used to be vaccinated and boosted and nonetheless obtained it and it was a foul chilly for a pair weeks and it sucked however I survived,” mentioned Stephanie Summer season.
Dr. Rutherford says the surge is the results of waning pure immunity and the present vaccines not detecting the newer variants all that properly.
Nonetheless, he says there’s sufficient immunity and an growing provide of antiviral medication to maintain hospitalizations down.
“We simply obtained to face our floor, be protected as we will,” mentioned San Rafael resident, Juan Ascensio. “Wash our palms, cowl our faces when we’ve got to and maintain our eyes open, you already know?”
Well being leaders predict one other surge within the fall when folks as soon as once more begin gathering extra indoors.
When it arrives, folks ought to be able to roll up their sleeves once more.
“There can be in all probability new vaccines by then and one other spherical of re-vaccinations within the fall,” mentioned Dr. Rutherford. “Anticipate to maintain getting vaccinated in opposition to this for a number of years, a minimum of yearly.”
