City College Eases COVID-19 Restrictions, Lifts Mask Mandate, Effective Feb. 6, and Proof of Vaccination Requirement

The City College Board of Trustees has approved the removal of the mask mandate on campus, effective Feb. 6, and the removal of the proof of vaccination mandate for the upcoming summer 2023 registration cycle. The policy of requiring proof of vaccination or an allowable exemption for in-person classes is still in place for spring 2023. The college will still strongly recommend wearing masks.

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The Vigil: Vaccinate the Children

Recently, Pfizer was approved by the FDA for children ages 5-11 to receive in defense of COVID, and in San Francisco, they will also be required to show their vaccine cards to gain entry to businesses. California has been given 1.2 million doses, enough to vaccinate all children five to eleven years old, a vital step in building herd immunity, as all children in the state will now be required to have received the vaccine to attend school.

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Crowds Long for Live Entertainment, but Barriers Remain

With operations that draw together large and mostly indoor crowds, theaters and music venues have suffered enormously since the pandemic’s onset. And now entertainment establishments struggling to get back into business face fresh uncertainties with the Delta variant surging in San Francisco.

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Vaccination Sites Close Due to Lack of Supply

The City announced on Feb. 14 that they would be shutting down two out of three vaccination sites, and the third at SF Market in the Bayview would be upholding their existing appointments, but at reduced capacity.

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