San Diegans aged 65 and over are the next priority group for the COVID-19 vaccination. However, due to the limited supply of doses in the region, only a few health care providers have vaccines available for their patients in this group.
San Diegans in this age group can be vaccinated if their health care professionals have doses available.
The municipality is planning to make the vaccine available to more people when more doses are delivered in the region.
Currently, the only people who are being vaccinated are the 620,000 health professionals and other priority groups in Phase 1A. Vaccination for the more than 600,000 people in Phase 1B, which includes those aged 65 and over, will begin to be available later this month, provided that doses of COVID-19 vaccination are available.
“We understand that older San Diegans want to be vaccinated, but there are now a very limited number of doses for people aged 65 and over,” said Eric McDonald, MD, MPH, County Medical Director of Epidemiology and Immunization Services Health and Human Service Agency. “We are asking the San Diegans to be patient, more vaccine is expected in the region soon.”
When county sites start vaccinating san diegans aged 65 and over, the public will be informed in a variety of ways, including coronavirus-sd.com/vaccine.
The region expects more doses of the COVID-19 vaccine to arrive, but a number and a date have not been released by the California Department of Public Health and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
The “Super Vaccination Station” that opened at Petco Park this week is currently only open to healthcare professionals and requires an appointment.
Beginning in February, the county plans to open three more super vaccination stations in other parts of the region and people in Phase 1B are expected to start making appointments in late January.