The arrival of Johnson & Johnson’s COVID-19 vaccine will facilitate vaccination against the San Diego virus.
The unique vaccine has reached the region and is distributed in the same way as the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines.
Some people have shown hesitation in getting the latest COVID-19 vaccine, as it was 72% effective in research trials in the United States, compared to approximately 94% for Modern and 95% for Pfizer after these vaccines needed two doses.
However, health officials say the Johnson & Johnson vaccine is as effective as its counterparts in preventing serious COVID-19 disease and has been tested against virus variants. In addition, all vaccines currently available were 100% effective in preventing hospitalizations and deaths during trials.
“St. Diegans should get any vaccine available when it’s their turn to get vaccinated,” said Wilma Wooten, MD, MPH, county public health officer. “All three vaccines are excellent at preventing people from getting seriously ill with COVID-19.”
Currently, local vaccination sites provide vaccination in San Diegans in phase 1A and phase 1B. Supplies remain limited.
“Regardless of the shot you get, you will be protected from serious complications of COVID-19 and you will be able to protect others waiting their turn to be vaccinated,” Wooten said.
Vaccination progress:
- More than 1.15 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine have been administered in the region and more than 1.04 million have been administered. Of those vaccinated to date, nearly 342,000 people, or 12.7% of San Diegans aged 16 and over, are fully immunized.
- Overall, more than 643,000 county residents have received at least one two-dose vaccine. It is 23.9% of those eligible.
- The difference between the doses administered and those used in a vaccination represents approximately what is expected to be administered in the next seven days and the doses that are yet to be entered into the registration system.
- You can find more information about vaccine distribution on the county vaccine board. For information on currently eligible groups and vaccination opportunities, visit vaccinationsuperstations.dom.
Status metrics:
- The adjusted case rate calculated by the state of San Diego County is currently 10.8 cases per 100,000 residents (as of March 2) and the region is at the Purple or Tier 1 levels.
- The positive test percentage is 4.2%, placing the county at level 3 or Orange level. Although the positivity rate of county tests qualifies it for level 3, 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 6% and is at the red or level 2 level. This metric does not move counties to levels. more restrictive, 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. 9.
Community configuration outbreaks:
- No new outbreaks from the community were confirmed on March 7th.
- Four outbreaks in the community were confirmed on March 6: two in business settings and two in retail settings.
- No community outbreaks were confirmed on March 5th.
- In the last seven days (March 1-7), 24 outbreaks were confirmed in the community.
- The number of community outbreaks remains 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 March 7, 9,770 tests were reported in the county and the percentage of new positive cases was 3%.
- The average percentage of positive cases of 14 days is 3.2%. The target is less than 8.0%.
- The average daily test for 7 days is 12,835.
Cases, hospitalizations and ICU admissions:
- On March 7, 307 cases were reported to the county. The total for the region is 263,275.
- 13,259 or 5% of all cases required hospitalization.
- 1,613 or 0.6% of all cases and 12.2% of hospitalized cases had to be admitted to an intensive care unit.
Deaths:
- No new deaths were reported for COVID-19 on March 7. The total for the region is 3,390.
- Five deaths were reported by COVID-19 on 6 March.
- Three men and two women died between January 28 and 30.
- Of the five dead, one person who died was 80 or older, two people who died were 70, and two were 60.
- They all had underlying medical conditions.
- On March 5, 14 deaths were reported from COVID-19.
- 10 men and four women died between January 16 and March 4.
- Of the 14 deaths reported on March 5, four people who died were 80 or older, six were 70, one was 60, two were 50 and one was 40.
- 12 had underlying medical conditions and two did not.
More information:
The most detailed data summaries can be found at The county coronavirus-sd.com website they are updated around 5pm daily.