Starting tomorrow, San Diegans, who works in emergency services, child care and education, food handling and agriculture, can sign up for COVID-19 vaccination appointments. Those taking an appointment must show a photo ID and proof of eligibility. Keep in mind that the supply of vaccines is still limited, so be patient over the next few weeks.
Eligibility documents vary by sector, but include a pay stub or timesheet issued within the last 90 days, an employee ID card, or a letter from the employer.
Each of the recently eligible sectors includes a wide variety of occupations and there are employer-coordinated vaccination plans for certain subsets of these groups.
For example, police officers will have their vaccination appointments coordinated by Scripps Health, regardless of their insurance provider. Educational staff working in the traditional tradition until 12th which are covered by California Schools VEBA, must use vebavaccinates.com and should not appear at any vaccination site prior to a confirmed appointment via VEBA. Educational staff working in daycare centers or higher education institutions should make appointments at any county distribution point (POD), Super Station, or any other vaccination site.
Those who are not covered by specific vaccination plans for their occupation should contact their primary care physician or make an appointment at vaccinationsuperstationsd.com. Appointments are required at county-operated sites and people will not be able to get the vaccine without a confirmed appointment.
“We are asking for patience from anyone trying to make a vaccination appointment,” said Wilma J. Wooten, MD, MPH, county public health officer. “The level 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 additional doses of vaccine arrive in the region.”
Vaccination site updates
A new appointment-only vaccination site opens Sunday at the Copley-Price YMCA located at 4300 El Cajon Boulevard in City Heights. The mobile clinic is open Tuesday to Friday from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., and on Saturdays from 9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
Due to the national Modern vaccine shortage, the UC San Diego Super Station in Petco Park will be closed from Saturday, February 27 to Tuesday, March 2. People by appointment will be notified via MyChart.
Progress of vaccination
To date, more than 938,000 doses of COVID-19 have been administered in the region with nearly 833,000 administered. The difference between the two numbers represents roughly what is expected to be administered over the next seven days and the doses yet to be entered into the registration system. More than 8,500 doses were administered and complete documentation is pending.
Vaccines to date include nearly 233,000 fully vaccinated San Diego residents, while more than one in five San Diego residents over the age of 16 has received at least one dose.
Following a positive meeting of Johnson and Johnson’s COVID-19 vaccine advisory committee, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration said Friday it would work quickly to finalize and issue an emergency use authorization for that vaccine. . The county expects to receive an unknown amount of the vaccine sometime next week.
You can find more information about the distribution of vaccines at County Vaccine Board.
Status metrics:
- The adjusted case rate calculated by the state of San Diego County is currently 15 cases per 100,000 residents (as of February 23) and the region is at the Purple or Tier 1 levels.
- The test positive percentage is 5%, placing the county at level 2 or at the red level. Although the positivity rate of county tests qualifies it for the red level, the state uses the most restrictive metric (in this case, the adjusted case rate) and assigns the counties to that level. Therefore, the County remains at the Purple or Tier 1 level.
- The county health equity metric, which analyzes test positivity for areas with the lowest health conditions, is 7.4% and is at the red or level 2 level. This metric does not move counties to more restrictive levels, but progress to a less restrictive level.
- The California Department of Public Health evaluates counties on a weekly basis. The next report is scheduled for Tuesday, March. 2.
Community configuration outbreaks:
- Three new outbreaks in the community were confirmed on February 25: two in business settings and one in a business setting.
- In the last seven days (February 19-25), 29 outbreaks of the community were confirmed.
- The number of community outbreaks stays above the trigger for seven or more 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 February 25, 15,987 tests were reported in the county and the percentage of new positive cases was 4%.
- The average percentage of 14-day positive cases is 4.4%. The target is less than 8.0%.
- The average daily test for 7 days is 14,630.
Cases, hospitalizations and ICU admissions:
- On February 25, 662 cases were reported in the county. The total for the region is now 259,644.
- 13,107 or 5.0% of all cases required hospitalization.
- 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 deaths from COVID-19 were reported on 25 February. The total for the region is 3,271.
- Five women and six men died between 16 and 24 February.
- Of the 11 deaths reported on February 25, five people who died were 80 or older, three were 70, one was 60 and two were 50.
- Ten had underlying medical conditions and one has 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.