Saturday, March 20, will be the last day of operations at Petco Park’s super vaccination station, UC San Diego Health confirmed.
The access point to K Street has been offering the first and second doses of Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine since mid-January, weather and supply allow.
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UC San Diego Health urged people who received the first dose of the Modern vaccine at the center site to make sure they had a second dose planned for this week. Anyone who does not can check their MyUCSDChart account or call 800-926-8273.
Last week, county leaders said the site should close permanently before baseball returns to Petco Park. The Padres said they will allow fans with limited capacity at the stadium if San Diego County moves to the red level, which county leaders expect to happen Tuesday.
In early March, San Diego Mayor Todd Gloria announced that homeless operations at the convention center, which began at the start of the pandemic, were coming to an end. County supervisor Nathan Fletcher said the convention center was a super-site candidate, but only if the county saw increased supply of vaccines.
“It will be pending the arrival of a significant increase in vaccines,” Fletcher said. “So we don’t know when that will be, but we’re making arrangements and preparations to be able to manage them.”
Petco Park Superstation was the county’s first large-scale vaccination site and began with the goal of administering 5,000 shots each day. The site treated more than 2,500 health workers on the first day of operation.
The county operates five other vaccination superstations in collaboration with various health care networks, as well as dozens of smaller satellite sites. You can find a list here.
On Monday, the county expanded eligibility for the vaccine to include anyone 16 years of age or older with specific underlying health conditions. You can find county eligibility details here.
To date, more than 430,300 San Diego County residents have been completely vaccinated. That lottery is expected to increase with the arrival of Johnson & Johnson’s unique vaccine last week.