COVID-19 vaccination clinics in La Mesa, San Ysidro | News

San Diegans who qualify and want to get vaccinated against the novel coronavirus will have another place to do so after the county opens a super vaccination station on February 2 in La Mesa and a smaller clinic in San Ysidro.

The La Mesa site, operated by Sharp HealthCare, will open at Grossmont Center, 5500 Grossmont Center Dr., Suite 212. Appointments are required.

The new walk-in clinic will vaccinate people from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday. Up to 1000 doses will be administered per day, but the capacity of the site can be expanded to provide up to 5000 vaccinations per day. This location will replace and expand the site Sharp HealthCare operated on Wakarusa Street. Appointment made for this site transfer to the shopping center super station.

This is the fourth super vaccination station to open in the region. Three more are located at Petco Park in downtown San Diego, at the former Sears in Chula Vista, and at California State University San Marcos. Many other smaller county clinics are also currently vaccinating people across the region.

A smaller county-run vaccination clinic at the Southwestern College Higher Education Center in San Ysidro, 460 W. San Ysidro Blvd. The site will be open from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Tuesday to Saturday and will be able to provide up to 500 doses per day. Appointments are also required on this site.

“We are ready to receive injections in the arms of as many San Diegans as possible when more doses arrive in the area,” said Wilma J. Wooten, MD. MPH, County Public Health Officer. “Getting vaccinated is the best defense we have against COVID-19.”

County only vaccinating people 65 and over

While the state has expanded COVID-19 vaccination eligibility to all people in phase 1B, clinics in the county are currently only vaccinating people in phase 1A and people 65 and over. more in phase 1B given the limited number of doses available in the region.

Doctors, pharmacies, community clinics, and other health care providers are working to provide vaccines to San Diegans in priority groups.

“We understand that some people want to get the vaccine right away, but unfortunately we don’t have enough vaccine to give a dose to all the San Diegans who want one,” Wooten said.

All county super vaccination stations and other clinics require appointments and can be made at vaccinationsuperstationsd.com.

Status measurements:

• The adjusted case rate calculated by the state of San Diego County is currently 49.6 cases per 100,000 population and the region is at the purple level or level 1.
• The test’s positive percentage is 12.6%, placing the county at level 1 or purple level.
• The county health equity measure, which examines the positivity of testing for areas with the lowest health conditions, is 16.7% and is in the purple level or level 1. This measure does not does not move counties to more restrictive levels, but is necessary to move to a less restrictive level.
• The California Department of Public Health assesses counties on a weekly basis. The next report is scheduled for Tuesday, February 2.

Community-based epidemics:

• 11 community outbreaks were confirmed on Jan. 31: six in business settings, three in daycares / preschools / daycares, one in a government setting and one in a faith-based setting.
• 10 new outbreaks in the community were confirmed on January 30: four in businesses, two in healthcare facilities, one in a TK-12^e in an elementary school setting, one in a distribution warehouse, one in a daycare / preschool / daycare and one in a construction environment.
• Five new community outbreaks were confirmed on January 29: two in commercial establishments, two in food and beverage processing establishments and one in a retail establishment.
• In the past seven days (January 25 to January 31), 57 community outbreaks have been confirmed.
• The number of community epidemics remains above the trigger point of seven or more in seven days.
• A community-based outbreak is defined as three or more cases of COVID-19 in one setting and in people from different households in the past 14 days.

Trial:

• 11,027 tests were reported to the county on Jan.31 and the percentage of new positive cases was 10%.
• The 14-day moving average percentage of positive cases is 8.5%. The target is less than 8.0%.
• The daily 7-day test average is 19,502.
• People at higher risk of COVID-19 who may or may not have symptoms should be tested. People with symptoms should get tested. Healthcare professionals and essential workers should also get tested, as well as people who have had close contact with a positive case or who live in heavily affected communities. People who have recently returned from a trip are also invited to get tested.

Case:

• 1,082 cases were reported to the county on January 31. The region’s total is now 239,124.
• 10,217 or 4.3% of all cases required hospitalization.
• 1,460 or 0.6% of all cases and 14.3% of hospitalized cases required admission to an intensive care unit.

Deaths:

• No new deaths from COVID-19 were reported on January 31. The region’s total is 2,619.
• 16 deaths from COVID-19 were reported on January 30. Twelve men and four women died between January 18 and January 28.
• Of the 16 deaths reported that day, seven people who died were 80 or older, two in their sixties, four in their sixties, two in their fifties and one in their forties.
• 11 had underlying health problems, one no and four had an outstanding medical history.
• 32 deaths from COVID-19 were reported on January 29. Seventeen women and 15 men died between January 5 and January 29.
• Of the 32 new deaths reported that day, 15 people who died were 80 or older, eight in their sixties, five in their sixties and four in their forties.
• 31 had underlying medical conditions and one did not.

More information:

The more detailed data summaries found on the county’s coronavirus-sd.com website are updated around 5 p.m. daily.