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A coalition of six United States subsidiary companies and San Diego County public officials sponsored a COVID-19 mobile clinic to vaccinate 10,000 maquiladora workers employed in Baja California, Mexico. (Scott Anderson/Patch)
SAN DIEGO COUNTY, CA A coalition of six United States subsidiary companies and San Diego County public officials Tuesday sponsored a COVID-19 mobile clinic to vaccinate 10,000 maquiladora workers employed in Baja California, Mexico. We started, six to eight months ago, talking to the private sector on how to help our people with their health and the economy of our state, said Luis Lutteroth, president of Consejo de Desarrollo de Tijuana, speaking on behalf of Camara Nacional de la Industria de la Transformacion Tijuana and the coalition. We have to accelerate the pace of recovery from this pandemic because our health and our economy are hurting.
As per San Diego County’s request, Johnson & Johnson’s COVID-19 vaccine will be administered at the site. The vaccines are being provided by the state since California has an “excess supply of vaccines at the moment,” according to Board of Supervisors Chair Nathan Fletcher.
“We’re in a position as a state to be a good neighbor and good partner,” he said.
Participating companies were selected by the Baja California Chamber of Commerce, according to González Gutiérrez.
“The reality is a border is a line on a map but a line on the map does not stop your humanity, a line on the map does not stop our shared economy, a line on the map does not stop our shared culture and community,” Fletcher later added.
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County leaders estimate that there are nearly 176,000 San Diegans ages 12 to 15 who can now get their Pfizer vaccine, following the FDA s authorization earlier this week.
For at least one of those young people, this has proven to be life-changing. It really opens up a lot, said 15-year-old Lola Ferguson, who got her first Pfizer shot Wednesday afternoon.
For her, this was more than just a run-of-the-mill vaccination It is the beginning of an amazing start for her and for our family, said her mother, Jennifer Ferguson. Just to be able to go out in the world.