Johnson & Johnson’s COVID-19 Vaccine Arrives in San Diego | News

The arrival of the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine will facilitate the vaccination of San Diegans against the virus.

The single dose vaccine has arrived in the area and is distributed in the same way as the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines.

Some people have shown reluctance to get the latest COVID-19 vaccine given that it was 72% effective in research trials in the United States, compared to around 94% for Moderna and 95% for Pfizer after these vaccines were released. required two doses.

However, health officials say the Johnson & Johnson vaccine is just as effective as its counterparts in preventing serious illness from COVID-19 and has been tested against variants of the virus. In addition, all currently available vaccines were 100% effective in preventing hospitalizations and deaths during trials.

“The San Diegans should receive the available vaccine when it is their turn to get the vaccine,” Wilma Wooten, MD, MPH, county public health official. “All three vaccines are great for preventing people from getting seriously ill from COVID-19.”

Local vaccination sites are currently providing vaccines to the San Diegans in phase 1A and phase 1B. Supplies remain limited.

“No matter what vaccine you receive, you will be protected from serious complications from COVID-19 and be able to protect others who are waiting for their turn to be vaccinated,” Wooten said.

Progress of vaccination:

• Over 1.15 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine have been dispensed in the region and over 1.04 million have been recorded as administered. Of those vaccinated to date, nearly 342,000 people, or 12.7% of San Diegans aged 16 and over, are fully vaccinated.
• Overall, more than 643,000 county residents received at least one injection of the two-dose vaccine. That’s 23.9% of those who are eligible.
• The difference between the doses delivered and those used in a vaccination represents approximately what should be administered in the next seven days and the doses that still need to be entered into the recording system.
• For more information on vaccine distribution, see the county immunization dashboard. For details on currently eligible groups and vaccination opportunities, visit vaccinationsuperstations.dom.

Status measurements:

• The adjusted case rate calculated by the state of San Diego County is currently 10.8 cases per 100,000 population (as of March 2) and the region is at the purple level or level 1.
• The percentage of positive tests is 4.2%, placing the county at level 3 or orange level. While the test-positivity rate for the county qualifies it for Level 3, the state uses the most restrictive measure – in this case, the Adjusted Case Rate – and affects counties at that level. Therefore, the county remains in the purple level or level 1.
• The county’s health equity measure, which examines the positivity of testing for areas with the lowest health conditions, is 6% and is in the red level or level 2. This measure does not pass counties to more restrictive levels, but is necessary to move to a less restrictive level.
• The California Department of Public Health assesses counties weekly. The next report is scheduled for Tuesday March. 9.

Epidemics in community settings:

• No new community outbreaks were confirmed on March 7.
• Four community outbreaks were confirmed on March 6: two in businesses and two in retail stores.
• No community outbreak was confirmed on March 5.
• In the past seven days (March 1 to March 7), 24 community outbreaks have been confirmed.
• The number of community epidemics remains above the trigger by 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.

Test:

• 9,770 tests were reported to the county on March 7 and the percentage of new positive cases was 3%.
• The 14-day moving average percentage of positive cases is 3.2%. The target is less than 8.0%.
• The daily 7-day test average is 12,835.

Cases, hospitalizations and admissions to intensive care:

• 307 cases were reported to the county on March 7. The region’s total is now 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 required admission to an intensive care unit.

Deaths:

• No new deaths from COVID-19 were reported on March 7. The region’s total is 3,390.
• Five deaths from COVID-19 were reported on March 6.
• Three men and two women died between January 28 and January 30.
• Of the five deaths, one deceased was 80 or older, two deceased were 70 and two were 60.
• All of them had underlying medical conditions.
• 14 deaths from COVID-19 were reported on March 5.
• 10 men and 4 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 in their sixties, one in their sixties, two in their fifties and one in their forties.
• 12 had underlying health problems and two did not.

More information:

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