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Kimberly Tucker (right), SFDPH nurse, gives Mayor London Breed (left) the Johnson and Johnson COVID-19 vaccine at a vaccine clinic at Maxine Hall Health Center on Tuesday in San Francisco. Some high-profile city leaders are calling for Mayor London Breed to resign. Who she dated is now impacting her political life. Jean Elle reports.
LATEST Dec. 23, 1:15 p.m. San Francisco Mayor London Breed took to Twitter on Tuesday evening to congratulate Alex Padilla on his appointment to the United States Senate.
'This is a historic day in California, esp for the Latino community,' she tweeted around 6 p.m., a few hours after her press conference. 'Congratulations @AlexPadilla4CA on your appointment to the Senate. We have a lot of work to do to advance the rights of immigrants & people of color in this country & I know you will be leading that fight in DC.'
Dec. 22, 2:00 p.m. San Francisco Mayor London Breed does not approve of California Secretary of State Alex Padilla's appointment to the United States Senate seat currently held by Vice President-elect Kamala Harris.
During a virtual press conference Tuesday a couple hours after Gov. Gavin Newsom announced the appointment, Breed called it an 'unfortunate situation,' hoping to see a Black woman appointed to replace Harris.
'The sad reality is [Harris] was the only African American woman in the Senate at this time, and when you think about the history of this country and the challenges that exist for African Americans especially ... this is a real blow to the African American community, to African American women, to women in general,' Breed said. 'I think it’s really challenging to put it in words.'
Breed was apparently taken aback by the pick despite Padilla being the reported front-runner for quite some time.
'It was definitely a surprise and it's an unfortunate situation as we are trying to move this country forward in making sure that Black lives truly matter and that African Americans have a seat at the table, especially African American women,' she said.
Breed's remarks are similar to those made by former S.F. Mayor Willie Brown, who had called for Newsom to appoint one of Reps. Barbara Lee or Karen Bass. Brown previously declared, 'There's no way that Gavin Newsom should allow anyone other than a Black woman to fill the seat of Harris,' and, 'Racial minorities should know they should not try to fill each other's vacancies.'
After Tuesday's announcement, both Lee and Bass were gracious and congratulated Padilla, who will become the state's first Latino senator.
'I congratulate Secretary of State @AlexPadilla4CA on his historic appointment to fill VP-elect @KamalaHarris’s seat in the United States Senate,' Lee tweeted. '[Padilla] has a track record as a skilled legislator and a steadfast advocate for justice, and I believe he will be a powerful voice in the Senate for those who continue to be denied our country's promise of equality. I look forward to working with him on behalf of all Californians to address the economic and public health crises we are facing, and to create a brighter future for our state and for communities across the country.'
'I want to congratulate Alex Padilla -- someone I've known dating back to when he served our city as the youngest-ever President of the Los Angeles City Council,' wrote Bass. '... Today, our state gains yet another champion following a distinguished line of individuals who have shattered glass ceilings and hurdled obstacles in their way. After then-Senator Harris’s historic election in 2016 as the first woman of color to represent California, we now have another historic barrier shattered as Alex will be the first Latino to serve California in the United States Senate.
SF Mayor London Breed went to a clinic in her home neighborhood, the Western Addition, to receive her COVID-19 vaccination today. Breed was one of a number of public officials receiving the one-dose Johnson & Johnson vaccine, following on a campaign by top health officials to convince the public that it is just as good as the other two vaccines at preventing severe illness.
'I know that some people in our communities have concerns about whether or not they should get a vaccine,' Breed wrote on Twitter. 'These vaccines are safe, they’re effective, and they can save your life.'
One year ago today I told San Francisco that we needed to stay home and save lives.
Today, I'm getting vaccinated with the new Johnson & Johnson vaccine to show that all the vaccines are safe and effective.
This is how we end the pandemic. When it's your turn, get vaccinated. pic.twitter.com/iypJCvHSf8
Breed also said that in San Francisco, vaccinations for the homeless population will likely use the Johnson & Johnson shot, because of the more complicated logistics of getting people to return in a specific timeframe for a second dose of the other vaccines. As the Chronicle reports, she said, 'It was important for me to make sure that I not only get this vaccine, but more importantly, that I demonstrate, as the leader of the city that it’s safe.'
And regarding the Johnson & Johnson shot and the homeless, she said, 'I want them to be able to say that this is the same shot that the mayor got.'
There has been a lot of misinformation going around about the Johnson & Johnson vaccine's efficacy — specifically the 66% figure cited in its Phase 3 trial results. But that is misleading. The vaccine is 85% effective at preventing serious COVID cases — and 100% effective at preventing hospitalization and death from COVID. And as the New York Times reported, the overall efficacy of the Johnson & Johnson shot may be equal to or greater than the efficacy rates of the other two if all three were put to real-world trials side by side — something that there was not time for due to the pandemic emergency.
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Breed scheduled her vaccination on the one-year anniversary of San Francisco's shelter-in-place order, at the Maxine Hall Health Center. Technically, she's been eligible for a few weeks now, as the Examiner notes — she qualifies as an emergency services worker who would be part of Phase 1B, which began in the city on February 24.
On Monday, March 15, the state of California expanded eligibility to include a list of serious underlying health conditions that could make people vulnerable to severe COVID cases. In San Francisco, the list of eligible conditions was expanded, and notably it includes people with less than severe obesity — those with a body mass index (BMI) of 30 or above, versus the state criterion of BMI greater than 40.
But given that food-service workers, teachers, emergency services workers and others just became eligible in recent weeks and have already had trouble finding available vaccine appointments, the expanded eligibility on Monday has only made appointments that much more scarce.
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Trust in the vaccines has been hampered, particularly in some communities of color, which has been a cause for concern nationwide as the vaccine rollout doesn't need anything else slowing it down. According to city data, 31% of the San Francisco's population has received at least one dose of a vaccine, and in the Western Addition, where Breed got her shot, about 30% of the neighborhood has gotten a shot.*
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In encouraging all San Franciscans to get vaccines when they can, Breed said, 'You've all done your part for the past year to keep each other safe. Let's do it again, together.'
Related:More of SF Eligible for Vaccine Monday: People With Health Issues, in Homeless Shelters, Incarcerated
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*This post has been corrected to show that the Western Addition's vaccination rate is about the same as the city's.
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