To make it easier for san diegans to make an appointment to get vaccinated against the new coronavirus, the county today launched a new interactive map showing all vaccination sites.
People in Phase 1A and 65 and older can now make inquiries via the new website in English and Spanish, which, when fully developed, will be very similar to the one used to locate test sites.
The new map allows users to choose a location and connect them to the scheduling system on that site. You can access the map by visiting www.vaccinationsuperstationsd.com.
“We are trying to make it easier for people to make an appointment and get vaccinated when it is their turn,” said Wilma J. Wooten, MD, MPH, county public health officer. “The vaccine is safe and effective and is the best tool we have to slow the pandemic.”
County to open vaccination clinic in San Marcos
From January 31, a new COVID-19 vaccination super station will be installed and operating on the California State University campus in San Marcos.
The new pedestrian location will be vaccinating people, by appointment, from 9:30 am to 3:30 pm Sunday through Thursday at the Sports Center and Clarke Field House, located at 333 South Twin Oaks Valley Road in San Marcos. Free parking will be available at Parking Structure 1 on levels 2 and 3 and handicapped parking at Lot L near the Sports Center,
The county-run facility is a collaboration between the county and CSU San Marcos, with support from the Palomar Health, UC San Diego Health and Tri-City Medical Center staff. It will offer 250 to 1,000 doses daily depending on the availability of the vaccine, but may increase to vaccinate 5,000 people daily when more vaccine is available. Appointments are mandatory and can be booked at www.vaccinationsuperstationsd.com. Bookings for this site will be available on Saturday afternoon.
In Borrego Springs this weekend, a CAL FIRE team as part of “Operation Collaboration” will deliver 250 doses of COVID-19 on Saturday and Sunday. Appointments are necessary.
Operation Collaboration is a consortium of local firefighters who use the County vaccine. CAL FIRE and other groups will also be going to other communities soon, especially to vaccinate people in nursing homes and long-term care.
All county clinics are vaccinating people in Phase 1A and people 65 and over in Phase 1B and require consultations, which can be done at vaccinationsuperstationsd.com. People aged 75 and over who do not have access to a computer or the Internet can call 2-1-1 for help in scheduling an appointment.
San Diegans residents without transportation can use the Metropolitan Transit System to travel to a vaccination site free of charge, providing proof of their appointment.
Vaccination appointments fill up quickly, so county health officials are asking san dieganos to wait their turn and get vaccinated when more doses are available.
“Be patient. Your time will come,” said Wooten.
The county plans to open two more super vaccination stations in East and North County in February.
Some doctors, pharmacists and other health professionals may administer vaccines to people aged 65 and over, if doses are available.
As of January 27, about 486,000 doses have been sent to the region and more than 269,000 have been entered into the immunization database as having been administered. More information on vaccine distribution can be found on the county’s vaccination panel.
State metrics:
- The rate of adjusted and calculated cases by the state of San Diego is currently 49.6 cases per 100,000 residents and the region is in Purple Layer or Layer 1.
- The test’s positive percentage is 12.6%, placing the county at Level 1 or Purple Level.
- The county health equity metric, which analyzes test positivity for areas with the lowest healthy conditions, is 16.7% and is at Purple or Level 1. This metric does not move counties to more restrictive levels , but it is necessary to proceed to the less restrictive layer.
- The California Department of Public Health evaluates counties weekly. The next report is scheduled for Tuesday, February 2.
Community configuration outbreaks:
- Eight community outbreaks were confirmed on January 26: five in commercial environments, two in food / beverage processing environments and one in a government environment
- In the past seven days (January 21-27), 54 community outbreaks have been confirmed.
- The number of outbreaks in the community remains above the trigger of seven or more in seven days.
- An outbreak in a community setting is defined as three or more cases of COVID-19 in an environment and in people from different households in the past 14 days.
Test:
- 22,162 tests were notified to the county on January 27, and the percentage of new positive cases was 7%.
- The 14-day moving average percentage of positive cases is 9.3%. The target is less than 8.0%.
- The daily average of 7-day tests is 24,403.
- People at higher risk for COVID-19 with or without symptoms should be tested. People with any symptoms should get tested. Health professionals and essentials should also be tested, as well as people who have had close contact with a positive case or live in communities that are being highly affected. Those who have recently returned from a trip must also take the test.
Cases:
- 1,489 cases were reported to the county on January 27. The total for the region is now 232,970.
- 9,725 or 4.2% of all cases required hospitalization.
- 1,395 or 0.6% of all cases and 14.3% of hospitalized cases had to be admitted to the intensive care unit.
Deaths:
- 69 new deaths from COVID-19 were reported on January 27, the second highest total for a day. The total for the region is 2,534.
- 38 men and 31 women died between 8 and 26 January.
- Of the 69 deaths reported today, 31 people who died were 80 years old or more, 19 people were in their 70s, 12 people in their 60s, five people in their 50s and two people in their 40s.
- 65 had underlying medical conditions and four had pending medical history.
More information:
The most detailed data summaries found in the County coronavirus-sd.com website are updated around 5pm daily.