Eligible San Diegans looking to get vaccinated against the novel coronavirus will have another place to do it after the province opened a vaccination superstation in La Mesa and a smaller clinic in San Ysidro on Feb. 2.
The La Mesa site, operated by Sharp HealthCare, will open at Grossmont Center Shopping Center, 5500 Grossmont Center Dr., Suite 212. Appointments are required.
The new walk-in clinic vaccinates from Monday to Friday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Up to 1,000 doses are administered daily, but the site capacity can be expanded to up to 5,000 vaccinations per day. This location replaces and expands the location where Sharp HealthCare operated on Wakarusa St. Arrangements have been made for the relocation of that location to the superstation in the mall.
This is the fourth vaccination superstation to open in the region. Three more are located in Petco Park in downtown San Diego, Old Sears in Chula Vista and California State University San Marcos. Many other smaller County clinics are also currently vaccinating people across the region.
A smaller, county-run vaccination clinic at Southwestern College Higher Education Center in San Ysidro, 460 W. San Ysidro Blvd. The site is open Tuesday through Saturday from 9:30 am to 3:30 pm and can provide up to 500 doses daily. Appointments are also required on this site.
“We are ready to shoot into the arms of as many San Diegans as possible if more doses come to the region,” said Wilma J. Wooten, MD. MPH, County Public Health Officer. “Getting vaccinated is the best defense we have against COVID-19.”
County only vaccinate people 65 and older
While the state has expanded eligibility for COVID-19 vaccination to all people in Phase 1B, provincial clinics are currently only vaccinating people in Phase 1A and people 65 and older in Phase 1B, given the limited number of doses available in the region.
Doctors, pharmacies, community clinics and other health care providers are working to provide vaccinations to San Diegans in the priority groups.
“We understand that some people want to get vaccinated right away, but unfortunately we don’t have enough vaccine to give a dose to all San Diegans who want one,” said Wooten.
All vaccination superstations and other County clinics require an appointment and can be booked at vaccinationsuperstationsd.com.
Status statistics:
- San Diego County’s state-calculated, adjusted number of cases is currently 49.6 cases per 100,000 residents, and the region is in Purple Tier or Tier 1.
- The test positivity rate is 12.6%, putting the county in Tier 1 or the Purple Tier.
- The district health equality stat, which looks at the test positivity for areas with the lowest healthy conditions, is 16.7% and is in the purple tier or tier 1. This metric does not move counties to more restrictive levels, but should progress to a less restrictive layer.
- The California Department of Public Health reviews counties on a weekly basis. The next report is scheduled for Tuesday February 2.
Outbreaks in the community:
- On January 31, 11 outbreaks were confirmed in the community: six in corporate settings, three in daycare / playgroups / daycare, one in a government setting, and one in a faith-based setting.
- On January 30, 10 new outbreaks were confirmed in the community: four in corporate settings, two in healthcare facilities, one in a TK-12th primary school environment, one in a distribution warehouse environment, one in a daycare / kindergarten / daycare environment and one in a construction environment.
- On January 29, five new outbreaks were confirmed in the community: two in a business environment, two in a food / beverage processing environment, and one in a retail environment.
- In the past seven days (Jan. 25 to Jan. 31), 57 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:
- 11,027 tests were reported to the County on Jan. 31, and the rate of new positive cases was 10%.
- The moving average percentage of positive cases over 14 days is 8.5%. Target is less than 8.0%.
- The 7-day, daily average of tests is 19,502.
- People at higher risk for COVID-19 who are with or without symptoms should be tested. People with symptoms should be tested. Caregivers and vital workers should also be tested, as well as people who have been in close contact with a positive cause or live in communities that are heavily affected. Those who have recently returned from a trip are also urged to get tested.
Cases:
- As of January 31, 1,082 cases were reported to the County. The total of the region is now 239,124.
- Hospitalization was required for 10,217 or 4.3% of all cases.
- 1,460 or 0.6% of all cases and 14.3% of hospitalized cases had to be admitted to an intensive care unit.
Deaths:
- No new COVID-19 deaths were reported on January 31. The total of the region is 2,619.
- 16 COVID-19 deaths were reported on Jan. 30. Twelve men and four women died between January 18 and January 28.
- Of the 16 deaths reported that day, seven people who died were aged 80 or older, two people were in their 70s, four people were in their 60s, two people were in their 50s, and one person was in their 40s.
- 11 had underlying medical conditions, one did not and four had a medical history pending.
- 32 COVID-19 deaths were reported on January 29. Seventeen women and 15 men died between January 5 and January 29.
- Of the 32 new deaths reported that day, 15 people who died were 80 or older, eight were in their 70s, five were in their 60s, and four were in their 40s.
- 31 had underlying medical conditions and one did not.
More information:
The more detailed data summaries on the county website coronavirus-sd.com are updated daily at around 5pm.