SAN DIEGO —
About 40 homeless people at the temporary shelter in the San Diego Convention Center received COVID-19 vaccinations Wednesday as the county’s first step in protecting a vulnerable population from the disease.
“I want to try to get back to normal as much as possible,” said Robert Thompson, 66, after receiving the Moderna vaccine.
“I had a little concern in the back of my mind, but I’m grateful to be able to get the vaccine,” said shelter client Lucinda Shearer, 69.
The Shelter to Home program at the Convention Center opened last April and as of Monday had 934 clients. Of those, about 85 are eligible to receive the vaccine because they are 65 and older, said Dr. Lou Gilleran, a physician for the county and medical director at the shelter.