Disease Prevention and Control, San Francisco Department of Public Health

Health Alerts

The San Francisco Department of Public Health sends out Health Alerts, Advisories, and Updates regarding communicable disease outbreaks, immunization updates, and emerging infectious diseases to San Francisco clinicians.

Clinicians can sign-up or submit updated contact information to receive Health Alerts. All contact information is kept confidential.

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Urgency Level Categories

Alert: Conveys the highest level of importance; warrants immediate action or attention.

Advisory: Provides important information for specific incident or situation; may not require immediate action.

Update: Provides updated information regarding an incident or situation; unlikely to require immediate action.

Date of Alert Urgency Subject
01-14-21 Advisory

Health Advisory: Re-admitting patients being discharged from a hospital back to health care or residential facilities
12-28-20 Advisory

Advisory: CDPH Health Alert – SARS-CoV-2 Virus Variant Identified in the United Kingdom
12-24-20 Advisory

Health Advisory: Becoming a COVID-19 Vaccine Provider: Information for SF Outpatient Providers
12-23-20 Advisory

Health Advisory: Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine Approval: Information for Clinicians
12-15-20 Advisory

Health Advisory Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine Approval: Information for Clinicians
11-25-20 Advisory

Health Advisory: Slowing COVID-19 Community Transmission: Role of Healthcare Providers
11-10-20 Advisory

Health Advisory: Priorities for COVID-19 Testing
08-10-20 Advisory

Health Advisory: Eye Protection for Health Care Personnel During Moderate-to-Substantial COVID-19 Transmission
06-18-20 Advisory

Health Advisory: Required Best Practices for Reopening Ambulatory Care, Including Counseling and Other Healing Arts
06-10-20 Advisory

Health Advisory: COVID-19 Testing for Children in Childcares and Summer Camps
06-02-20 Advisory

Health Advisory: Prioritizing Populations with Structural Barriers to Health in COVID-19 Care Response
05-18-20 Advisory

CDC Health Update for Health Care Professionals Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children (MIS-C) Associated with Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)
05-15-20 Advisory

Health Advisory: Blanket Isolation and Quarantine Directives for Patients with Suspected or Confirmed COVID-19; Healthcare Provider Responsibilities
05-05-20 Advisory

Health Advisory: Expanding COVID-19 Diagnostic Testing to Asymptomatic Frontline or Essential Workers
04-30-20 Advisory

Health Advisory: Clinicians Must Report Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Cases to Public Health
04-28-20 Advisory

Health Advisory: Recommendation to Expand COVID-19 Testing Criteria; and Testing Availability at CityTestSF
04-14-20 Advisory

Health Advisory: COVID-19 Testing Without Prior Approval at the SFDPH Public Health Lab
03-27-20 Advisory

Health Advisory: Prioritizing Testing for COVID-19 Novel Coronavirus Infection
03-16-20 Update

CDC Health Update: Health Care Professionals Updated Guidance on Evaluating and Testing Persons for Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)
03-06-20 Advisory

Updated San Francisco Public Health Laboratory Criteria for Testing Patients Who May Have COVID-19 Infection
02-28-20 Update

CDC Health Update: Updated Clinical and Laboratory Guidance for Managing Patients Who May Have COVID-19 Infection
02-04-20 Update

CDC Health Update: Interim Guidance on Outbreak of 2019 Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV)

Direct Link to the CDC Flowchart to Identify and Assess 2019 Novel Coronavirus
01-23-20 Advisory

Clinical and Laboratory Guidance for Managing Patients Who May Have Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) Infection
01-21-20 Update

CDC Health Update: Interim Guidance on Outbreak of 2019 Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) in Wuhan, China
01-08-20 Advisory

CDC Health Advisory: Outbreak of Pneumonia of Unknown Etiology in Wuhan, China