AAMG doctors and Self-Help for the Elderly in partnership offering COVID-19 vaccines to homebound seniors

(SAN FRANCISCO) Ten physicians from All American Medical Group (AAMG) and other healthcare organizations were in partnership with the Self-help for the Elderly Saturday on May 14 to provide another round of homebound COVID-19 vaccination service to the most vulnerable members of the community who are seniors and disabled.

It was the third time for both groups to organize a joint event to visit the most vulnerable members and get them vaccinated. Self-Help for the Elderly would gather the information of the homebound members in advance who need the COVID vaccinations. Then the staffers visit the seniors with the physicians who administer the vaccinations.

The latest event was held last Saturday on May 14 at the South Sunset Center in Sunset District. In addition to the homebound service, the doctors from AAMG also administered the vaccinations for the public who walked in the center for the service.

The COVID-19 confirmed cases have been on the rise in recent weeks. The second boosters are open for anyone who are age 50 and older.

Dr. Joseph Woo of AAMG encourages the public to get both booster shots. "Booster shots are different from the first and second primary COVID-19 vaccines. First two vaccines can give you protection from the COVID-19 virus. The booster shots are not the same as the primary COVID-19 vaccines. But the booster shots can help you to have milder symptoms once you get confirmed with COVID" Woo said.

The vaccination rate is high at almost 90% for the first two primary vaccines in San Francisco. Woo said the boosters are not as popular as the primary vaccines. He estimated only about 50% of San Francisco residents who have received the booster shots.

"The third primary COVID-19 vaccine has been developed. They can provide more protection from the virus. It is still waiting for FDA approval," said Dr. Han Yu who has organized a COVID-19 vaccination program with AAMG in his Sunset District clinic since the first primary vaccines were available in late 2020.

The oldest patient who received the COVID-19 vaccine last Saturday was 96 years old. In the past two homebound events, the record among the patients who received the vaccinations was 107 year old.