Response to COVID-19

Brie Williams, MD, MS was interviewed by the San Francisco Examiner for an article entitled “SF moves to release inmates fearing coronavirus outbreak behind bars” regarding releasing individuals at risk of infection in the county jail to reduce the possibility of a coronavirus outbreak.

Anna Chodos, MD, MPH was interviewed for the LAist article "A Guide For Seniors On Coping In The Age Of Coronavirus".

Louise Aronson, MD was interviewed in a San Francisco Chronicle article discussing Why Presidential candidates needed to stop holding big rallies in the pandemic which was also highlighted her earlier appearance on the It's All Political podcast discussing How Old Is Too Old to be President.

Louise Aronson, MD was on a KQED forum discussing How the Elderly are Handling the Coronavirus Outbreak on March 19th, 2020.

Louise Aronson, MD was interviewed in a Bloomberg Media's CityLab article entitled "The Ageism That's Making Covid-19 So Lethal".

Carla Perissinotto, MD, MHS and Anna Chodos, MD were interviewed in a Kaiser Health News article entitled: "Amid Pandemic, Programs Struggle To Reach Vulnerable Seniors Living At Home".

John Newman, MD, PhD received a Hero Award from Ken McQuaid, MD for stepping in at the last minute to cover a medicine ward team at SFVAHC whose attending was pulled to cover COVID-19 activities.  

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The following plan to minimize exposure to COVID-19 was developed by Michi Yukawa MD, MPH and Sheilah Cornelio RN for the Community Living Center of San Francisco VA Medical Center following the guidelines from the VA Central Office.

Carla Perissinotto, MD, MHS is providing evidence-based pragmatic advice and solutions for loved ones over age 60 during this tenuous and confusing time of the COVID-19 pandemic. Please read articles "Coronavirus will also cause a loneliness epidemic" and "Worried about coronavirus?