Starting tomorrow, san diegans who work in emergency services, day care and education, food handling and agriculture can apply for vaccination appointments at COVID-19. Those who arrange a meeting must present a photo ID and proof of eligibility. Remember that vaccine supplies are still limited, so patience is needed in the coming weeks.
The eligibility documents vary for the respective sectors, but include a payslip or time sheet issued in the last 90 days, an employee identity card or a letter from the employer.
Each of the newly eligible sectors includes a wide variety of occupations and there are vaccination plans coordinated by the employer for certain subsets of these groups.
For example, law enforcement officers will have their vaccination appointments coordinated by Scripps Health, regardless of their insurer. Education team working in CT until 12º degree that is covered by California Schools VEBA, must use vebavaccinates.com and it should not appear at any vaccination site before an appointment confirmed by VEBA. Educational staff working in day care centers or higher education institutions must make appointments at any County Distribution Point (POD), Super Station or other vaccination location.
Those not covered by specific vaccination plans for their occupation should contact their primary care physician or make an appointment at vaccinationsuperstationsd.com. Appointments are required at centers operated by the county and people will not be able to get vaccination without a confirmed appointment.
“We are asking anyone who is trying to schedule a vaccination appointment to be patient,” said Wilma J. Wooten, MD, MPH, county public health officer. “The tier that is opening tomorrow includes half a million people and not everyone will be able to get an immediate consultation this weekend. More time slots will be continuously released as additional doses of vaccine arrive in the region. “
Vaccination site updates
A new appointment-only vaccination site opens on Sunday at the Copley-Price YMCA located at 4300 El Cajon Boulevard in City Heights. The mobile clinic is open from Tuesday to Friday from 9:30 am to 3:30 pm and on Saturdays from 9:30 am to 1:30 pm
Due to the national shortage of the Modern vaccine, UC San Diego Super Station in Petco Park will be closed from Saturday, February 27 to Tuesday, March 2. People by appointment will be notified via MyChart.
Vaccination Progress
To date, more than 938,000 doses of COVID-19 have been administered in the region, with about 833,000 administered. The difference between the two numbers represents approximately what is expected to be administered in the next seven days and the doses yet to be entered into the registration system. More than 8,500 doses have been administered and are awaiting complete documentation.
Vaccines to date include almost 233,000 San Diegans who are fully vaccinated, while more than one in five San Diegans over 16 have received at least one dose.
After a positive advisory committee meeting on the Johnson and Johnson COVID-19 vaccine, the Food and Drug Administration said on Friday that it would work quickly to finalize and issue an emergency use authorization for this vaccine. The county expects to receive an unknown amount of the vaccine next week.
More information on the distribution of the vaccine can be found at County Vaccination Panel.
State metrics:
- The rate of cases adjusted and calculated by the state of San Diego is currently 15 cases per 100,000 residents (as of February 23) and the region is at Purple Level or Level 1.
- The percentage of test positivity is 5%, placing the county at Level 2 or Red Level. Although the test positivity rate for the county qualifies you for the red level, the state uses the most restrictive metric – in this case, the adjusted case rate – and assigns counties to that level. Therefore, the Shire remains at Purple Level or Level 1.
- The county health equity metric, which analyzes test positivity for areas with the lowest healthy conditions, is 7.4% and is at the red or level 2. This metric does not move counties to more restrictive levels , but it is necessary to move to a less restrictive layer.
- The California Department of Public Health evaluates counties weekly. The next report is scheduled for Tuesday, March. two
Community configuration outbreaks:
- Three new community outbreaks were confirmed on February 25: two in commercial environments and one in a retail environment.
- In the last seven days (19 to 25 February), 29 community outbreaks were 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:
- 15,987 tests were notified to the county on February 25, and the percentage of new positive cases was 4%.
- The 14-day moving average percentage of positive cases is 4.4%. The target is less than 8.0%.
- The daily average of 7-day tests is 14,630.
ICU cases, hospitalizations and admissions:
- 662 cases were reported to the county on February 25. The region’s total is now 259,644.
- 13,107 or 5.0% of all cases required hospitalization.
- 1,580 or 0.6% of all cases and 12.1% of hospitalized cases had to be admitted to the intensive care unit.
Deaths:
- Eleven new deaths from COVID-19 were reported on February 25. The total for the region is 3,271.
- Five women and six men died between 16 and 24 February.
- Of the 11 deaths recorded on February 25, five people who died were 80 years old or more, three were 70 years old, one was 60 years old and two were 50 years old.
- Ten had underlying medical conditions and one has an outstanding medical history.
More information:
The most detailed data summaries found in the County coronavirus-sd.com website are updated around 5pm daily.