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SFIC ONLINE BRIEFING FOR COMMUNITY AND FAITH PARTNERS

SF DPH Seasonal Update on

COVID-19, Influenza, RSV & Recommended Precautions

Thursday, January 11, 2024

8:30 am - 9:45 am

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Since the end of last year's COVID-19 public health emergency, news concerning the virus has not been prominent. However, COVID-19, as well as Influenza (flu), and Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV), are still with us. The good news is, we have effective tools to fight them. This week's Online Briefing for Community and Faith Partners, hosted by the San Francisco Interfaith Council, welcomes San Francisco Department of Public Health (SFDPH) Director of Communicable Disease Prevention and Control Dr. George Han, who will provide an update on the status of COVID-19, flu, and RSV in San Francisco, and share recommendations on how to stay safe and healthy this winter.

INTRODUCTORY REMARKS BY ONLINE BRIEFING MODERATOR

READING OF SFIC STATEMENT

Michael G. Pappas, Executive Director

San Francisco Interfaith Council

REFLECTIVE MOMENT

Rev. Dr. Jonathan Butler

Executive Director

San Francisco African American Faith-Based Coalition

Assistant Professional Researcher

UCSF Department of Family and Community Medicine

Education Ministry, Third Baptist Church and

Board Member, San Francisco Interfaith Council

(Introduction of Guest Presenter and Presentation

by SFIC Executive Director Michael Pappas)

Dr. George Han

Director of Communicable Disease Prevention and Control

San Francisco Department of Public Health

Dr. George Han is the Director of Communicable Disease Prevention and Control at the San Francisco Department of Public Health (SFDPH). In his role, he leads the Department's efforts in responding to and preventing over 80 different communicable diseases of public health importance, including respiratory viruses such as COVID-19 and influenza. Before joining SFDPH, Dr. Han served as the Director of the Infectious Disease and Response Branch at the Santa Clara County Department of Public Health and as an Epidemic Intelligence Service officer and medical epidemiologist with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). He completed a Master of Public Health degree at the Johns Hopkins School of Public Health, medical degree at Baylor College of Medicine, and undergraduate degree at Harvard University, and trained in residencies in pediatrics at Baylor College of Medicine and in preventive medicine at the CDC.

RESPONDENT

Michael G. Pappas, Executive Director

San Francisco Interfaith Council

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