Treasure Island inoculations: Mobile clinic will be set up in San Francisco’s least-vaccinated neighborhood this weekend.
San Francisco’s least vaccinated neighborhood, Treasure Island, will get its first vaccination site this weekend, The Chronicle has learned.
Eligible residents will be vaccinated at a mobile clinic set up at the ShipShape Community Center the next three Saturdays from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., officials said Monday. Then the clinic will move to another location as the city continues to expand its mobile outreach, seeking to drive up vaccination rates in communities that are underserved and that thus far have had comparatively low rates of uptake on vaccines, health officials said.
Shots will be administered by city EMTs from the Fire Department, according to the Department of Public Health. Residents can either sign up for an appointment in advance through a community outreach referral or drop in to the site on a firstcome firstserve basis, said San Francisco Supervisor Matt Haney, who represents the island and plans to help register residents in advance. About 100 doses of the Moderna vaccine will be available the first weekend, and then supplies will be adjusted as needed, according to city health officials.
Starting Wednesday morning, Haney and
others will go doortodoor to sign up people for appointments and provide information about the vaccine, Haney said.
“Residents of Treasure Island have had among the least access to vaccines in the city for months. Having this lowbarrier vaccine site on the island is critical to the city’s recovery and meeting our equity goals,” said Haney.
Just 14% of the island’s 3,064 residents have received at least one shot thus far, compared to a rate of 37% citywide, according to San Francisco’s COVID19 vaccine dashboard. The city states, however, that among the highpriority 65andolder age group, 75% on Treasure Island have been vaccinated.
Treasure Island is also one of just two ZIP codes in San Francisco that California included on its list of the 400 lowestincome ZIP codes that the state was prioritizing for vaccine access.
The Treasure Island outreach “is a key part of our vaccination strategy to reach those that have been hardest hit by COVID19 who may have barriers to accessing vaccine at some of the other city sites,” said Dr. Grant Colfax, head of the city health department.
“In Treasure Island, there’s only one way on and off the island,” Haney said. “Treasure Island residents are uniquely isolated, many are older, and having a site on the island is really important.”
The mobile site will be run by San Francisco’s health department and COVID Command Center in partnership
with the Fire Department, Treasure Island Development Authority and One Treasure Island, with outreach support
from the Latino Task Force and Haney’s office.