Starting tomorrow, San Diegans who work in emergency services, daycare and education, food processing and agriculture can sign up for COVID-19 vaccination appointments. Those making appointments must provide photo ID and proof of eligibility. Keep in mind that vaccine supplies are still limited, so patience will be required for the next few weeks.
Eligibility documents vary for the respective industries, but include a pay slip or timesheet issued within the past 90 days, an employee ID card, or a letter from the employer.
Each of the newly eligible sectors covers a wide variety of professions and there are employer-coordinated vaccination plans for certain subgroups of those groups.
For example, law enforcement officers will have their vaccination appointments coordinated by Scripps Health, regardless of their insurance company. Educational staff working in TK up to and including 12th grade covered by California Schools VEBA vebavaccinates.com and must not appear at a vaccination site prior to an appointment confirmed through VEBA. Teaching staff working in daycare facilities or higher education institutions must make arrangements at a County Point of Distribution (POD), Super Station, or other vaccination location.
Those not covered by specific vaccination plans for their profession should contact their primary care physician or make an appointment at vaccinationsuperstationsd.comAppointments are required at district-administered locations, and people cannot receive the vaccination without a confirmed appointment.
“We ask anyone trying to book a vaccination appointment for patience,” said Wilma J. Wooten, MD, MPH, County Public Health Officer. “The layer that opens tomorrow includes half a million people and not everyone will be able to get an immediate appointment this weekend. More time slots will be continuously released as more vaccine doses arrive in the region. “
Updates from vaccination sites
A new by appointment vaccination site opens Sunday at the Copley-Price YMCA at 4300 El Cajon Boulevard in City Heights. The walk-in clinic is open Tuesday to Friday from 9:30 am to 3:30 pm and Saturdays from 9:30 am to 1:30 pm.
Due to a national Moderna vaccine shortage, the UC San Diego Super Station in Petco Park will be closed from Saturday, February 27 through Tuesday, March 2. People with an appointment are notified via MyChart.
Progress of vaccination
To date, more than 938,000 COVID-19 doses have been delivered to the region, of which nearly 833,000 have been administered. The difference between the two numbers roughly represents what is expected to be administered over the next seven days and the doses remaining to be entered into the registration system. More than 8,500 doses have been administered and are awaiting full documentation.
To date, nearly 233,000 fully vaccinated San Diegans have been vaccinated, while more than one in five San Diegans over the age of 16 have received at least one dose.
Following a positive advisory committee meeting regarding the Johnson and Johnson COVID-19 vaccine, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration said Friday it would work quickly to finalize and issue an emergency permit to use this vaccine. The province expects to receive an unknown amount of the vaccine sometime next week.
More information on vaccine distribution can be found at the The province’s vaccination dashboard
Status statistics:
- San Diego County’s state-calculated, adjusted number of cases is currently 15 cases per 100,000 residents (as of Feb. 23), and the region is in Purple Tier or Tier 1.
- The test positivity rate is 5%, putting the County in Tier 2 or the Red Tier. While the test positivity rate for the county qualifies it for the red layer, the state uses the most restrictive measure – in this case, the adjusted number of cases – and assigns counties to that level. Therefore, the County remains in the Purple Level or Level 1.
- The district health equality statistic, which looks at test positivity for areas with the lowest healthy conditions, is 7.4% and is in the red or second tier. less restrictive layer.
- The California Department of Public Health reviews counties on a weekly basis. The next report is scheduled for Tuesday March. 2.
Outbreaks in the community:
- On February 25, three new outbreaks were confirmed in the community: two in corporate settings and one in a retail setting.
- In the past seven days (Feb. 19 to Feb. 25), 29 outbreaks were confirmed in the community.
- The number of outbreaks in the community remains above the trigger of seven or more in seven days.
- A community outbreak is defined as three or more COVID-19 cases in an environment and in people from different households in the past 14 days.
To test:
- 15,987 tests were reported to the county on Feb. 25, and the rate of new positive cases was 4%.
- The moving average percentage of positive cases over 14 days is 4.4%. Target is less than 8.0%.
- The 7-day, daily average of tests is 14,630.
Cases, hospital admissions and IC admissions:
- On February 25, 662 cases were reported to the County. The total of the region is now 259,644.
- Hospitalization was required in 13,107 or 5.0% of all cases.
- 1,580 or 0.6% of all cases and 12.1% of hospitalized cases had to be admitted to an intensive care unit.
Deaths:
- Eleven new COVID-19 deaths were reported on Feb. 25. The total of the region is 3,271.
- Five women and six men died between February 16 and February 24.
- Of the 11 deaths reported on Feb. 25, five people who died were aged 80 or older, three were in their 70s, one in their 60s, and two in their 50s.
- Ten had underlying medical conditions and one had a medical history pending.
More information:
The more detailed data summaries on the The county coronavirus-sd.com website are updated daily around 5pm.