Saturday, March 20 will be the last day of surgery at the Petco Park vaccination superstation, UC San Diego Health confirmed.
The drive-thru site on K Street has been offering first and second doses of Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine since mid-January, depending on the weather and supply.
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UC San Diego Health urged people who received their first dose of the Moderna vaccine in the city center to make sure they had a second dose appointment scheduled for this week. Anyone who doesn’t can check their MyUCSDChart account or call 800-926-8273.
Last week, district leaders said the site should eventually close for good before baseball returns to Petco Park. The Padres said they will allow limited-capacity fans into the stadium if San Diego County moves to the red level, which district leaders expect on Tuesday.
In early March, San Diego Mayor Todd Gloria announced that homeless shelters at the convention center, which had begun at the start of the pandemic, were winding down. County Supervisor Nathan Fletcher said the convention center was a great candidate, but only if the county saw an increase in vaccine supply.
“It will be awaiting the arrival of a significant increase in vaccines,” said Fletcher. “So we don’t know when that will be, but we are making arrangements and preparing to administer it.”
The Petco Park superstation was the province’s first large-scale vaccination site and began with the goal of administering 5,000 injections every day. The site served more than 2,500 health workers on the first day of work.
The province operates five other vaccination superstations in conjunction with various health care networks, as well as dozens of smaller satellite sites. A list can be found here.
On Monday, the county expanded its vaccine options to anyone 16 and older with specific underlying health conditions. County eligibility data can be found here.
To date, more than 430,300 San Diego County residents have been fully vaccinated. That fate is expected to soar with the arrival of Johnson & Johnson’s one-time vaccine last week.