Chinatown is lagging behind every other SF neighborhood in terms of vaccinating its senior population.
As of March 16, 32% of Chinatown’s residents were at least partially vaccinated, but 35% of its population is elderly. (1/x)
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As of March 16, 32% of Chinatown’s residents were at least partially vaccinated, but 35% of its population is elderly. (1/x)
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In response to our analysis, @SF_DPH told us it’s been monitoring the situation since mid-February. “We are absolutely aware of Chinatown,” said Dr. Albert Yu, SFDPH’s chief health information officer. (2/x)
However, the department doesn’t have enough data yet to explain why Chinatown has slipped, including whether seniors are choosing to wait to be vaccinated, are being overlooked or some combination of the two.
“We don’t have that level of granularity in our data," Yu said. (3/x)
“We don’t have that level of granularity in our data," Yu said. (3/x)
Meanwhile, with the spate of high-profile attacks on Asian Americans this week, Yu and other sources we spoke with fear Chinatown’s seniors won’t want to leave their homes and may fall even further behind. (4/x)
In terms of solutions, SFDPH told us they have "a list of senior housing facilities and SROs in Chinatown" and are reaching out to building operators in an attempt to reach all eligible residents. (5/x)
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