Saturday, March 20, will be the last day of operations at the Petco Park super vaccination station, UC San Diego Health confirmed.
The drive-thru site on K Street has been offering the first and second doses of Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine since mid-January, weather and supply permitting.
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UC San Diego Health asked people who received their first dose of the Moderna vaccine in the city center to have a second dose scheduled for this week. Those who don’t want to can check their MyUCSDChart account or call 800-926-8273.
Last week, county leaders said the site would need to be closed forever before baseball returns to Petco Park. The Padres said they would allow fans with limited capacity at the stadium if San Diego County moves to the red level, which county leaders hope will happen on Tuesday.
In early March, San Diego Mayor Todd Gloria announced that shelter operations for homeless people at the convention center, launched at the beginning of the pandemic, were declining. County supervisor Nathan Fletcher said the convention center was a candidate for a super location, but only if the county saw an increase in vaccine supplies.
“A significant increase in vaccines will be pending,” said Fletcher. “So, we don’t know when it will be, but we are making the arrangements and preparations to be able to manage them.”
The Petco Park superpost was the county’s first large-scale vaccination site and started with the goal of administering 5,000 vaccines a day. The site served more than 2,500 health professionals on its first day of operation.
The municipality operates five other vaccination super stations in partnership with several health networks, in addition to dozens of smaller satellite sites. A list can be found here.
On Monday, the county expanded the vaccine’s eligibility to include anyone aged 16 or older with specific health conditions. The county’s eligibility details can be found here.
So far, more than 430,300 San Diego County residents have been fully vaccinated. That total is expected to increase with the arrival of the Johnson & Johnson one-shot vaccine last week.