Gerard Jenkins

A close up of a person wearing PPEE and holding a COVID test swab

Concerted effort between UCSF, Black organizations, hope to test 1,000 people this Friday and Saturday in Oakland

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September 17, 2020

Two upcoming pop-up test sites hope to test 1,000 African Americans in Oakland, the population with most devastating COVID effects in Alameda County.

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Dr. Gerard Jenkins, Chief Medical Officer of Native American Health Center, talks COVID-19, health inequities in Oakland

By Brandy Collins

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COVID-19

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September 16, 2020

"One of the things I’ve tried to emphasize to my friends and others is by getting tested and knowing, you’re doing yourself a favor and helping reduce that risk for others."