To make it easier for San Diego to make an appointment to get vaccinated against the new coronavirus, the county today released a new interactive map showing all the vaccination sites.
People in Phase 1A and over the age of 65 can now make appointments through the new Spanish and English site, which, when fully developed, will be very similar to what is used to find test sites.
The new map allows users to choose a location and connects them to the appointment system for that location. You can access the map by visiting www.vaccinationsuperstationsd.com.
“We try to make it easier for people to make an appointment and get vaccinated when it’s their turn,” said Wilma J. Wooten, MD, MPH, county public health officer. “The vaccine is safe and effective and is the best tool we have to curb the pandemic.”
County will open vaccination clinic in San Marcos
Starting Jan. 31, a new COVID-19 vaccination station will be in operation on the San Marcos campus of California State University.
The new pedestrian location will vaccinate people, by appointment, from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Sunday through Thursday at the sports center and Clarke Field House, located at 333 South Twin Oaks Valley Road in San Marcos. There will be free parking in parking structure 1 on levels 2 and 3 and parking for the disabled in lot L next to the sports center.
The county-administered site is a collaboration between the county and CSU San Marcos, with support from staff at Palomar Health, UC San Diego Health and Tri-City Medical Center. It will offer 250 to 1,000 daily doses depending on the availability of vaccines, but may increase to vaccinate 5,000 people daily when more vaccine is available. Appointments are required and can be scheduled at www.vaccinationsuperstationsd.com. Appointments from this site will be available Saturday afternoon.
This weekend in Borrego Springs, a CAL FIRE team, as part of “Collaboration Operation,” will provide 250 doses of COVID-19 on both Saturday and Sunday. Prior appointment required.
Operation Collaboration is a consortium of local fire agencies that use the county’s vaccine. CAL FIRE and other groups will also go to other communities soon, especially to vaccinate people in nursing homes and long-term care.
All county clinics vaccinate people in Phase 1A and people 65 and older in Phase 1B and require appointments that can be made at vaccinationsuperstationsd.com. People 75 years of age or older who do not have access to a computer or the Internet can call 2-1-1 for help scheduling an appointment.
San Diego without transportation can use the metropolitan transit system to travel for free to a vaccination site showing proof of their appointment.
Vaccination appointments fill up quickly, so county health officials are urging San Diegans to wait his turn and get vaccinated when more doses are available.
“Be patient. Your turn will come,” Wooten said.
The county plans to open two more super vaccination stations in eastern and northern county in February.
Some doctors, pharmacists, and other health care providers may administer vaccines to people 65 years of age or older if they have doses available.
As of Jan. 27, nearly 486,000 doses have been shipped to the region and more than 269,000 have been entered into the vaccination database as administered. You can find more information about vaccine distribution on the county vaccine board.
Status metrics:
- The adjusted case rate calculated by the state of San Diego County is currently 49.6 cases per 100,000 residents and the region is at the Purple or Tier 1 level.
- The test positivity percentage is 12.6%, placing the county at level 1 or purple level.
- The county health equity metric, which analyzes test positivity for areas with the lowest health conditions, is 16.7% and is at the purple level or level 1. This metric does not moves counties to more restrictive levels, but is required to move to less restrictive levels.
- The California Department of Public Health evaluates counties on a weekly basis. The next report is scheduled for Tuesday, February 2nd.
Community configuration outbreaks:
- Eight community outbreaks were confirmed on January 26: five in business environments, two in food and beverage processing processes, and one in a government environment.
- In the last seven days (January 21-27), 54 outbreaks in the community were confirmed.
- The number of community outbreaks remains above the trigger of seven or more in seven days.
- An outbreak of community environment is defined as three or more cases of COVID-19 in one environment and in people from different households during the last 14 days.
Tests:
- On January 27, 22,162 tests were reported in the county and the percentage of new positive cases was 7%.
- The average percentage of 14-day positive cases is 9.3%. The target is less than 8.0%.
- The average daily test for 7 days is 24,403.
- People at higher risk for COVID-19 with or without symptoms should be tested. People with any symptoms should get tested. Health care workers and essential workers should also be tested, as well as people who have had close contact with a positive case or live in communities that are being severely affected. Those who have recently returned from the trip are also urged to take tests.
Cases:
- On January 27, 1,489 cases were reported to the county. The total for the region is now 232,970.
- 9,725 or 4.2% of all cases required hospitalization.
- 1,395 or 0.6% of all cases and 14.3% of hospitalized cases had to be admitted to an intensive care unit.
Deaths:
- 69 new deaths were recorded for COVID-19 on January 27, the second highest of a day higher. The total of the region is 2,534.
- Between January 8 and 26, 38 men and 31 women died.
- Of the 69 deaths reported today, 31 people who died were 80 or older, 19 people were 70, 12 were 60, five were 50 and two were 40.
- 65 had underlying medical conditions and four had a pending medical history.
More information:
The most detailed data summaries can be found at The county coronavirus-sd.com website they are updated around 5pm daily.