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Long lines for testing at many locations in San Diego County, driven by a more contagious coronavirus variant surging through the community, are prompting a return to the kind of high-volume centers that largely went away as vaccination campaigns significantly slowed the pace of the pandemic this spring.
The change was most visible Monday in a Cal State San Marcos parking lot where crews hurried to put up awnings, creating a new walk-up testing location capable of collecting at least 1,000 samples per day, starting Tuesday. A similar operation, said Dr. Denise Foster, the county’s chief nursing officer, is in the planning stages at San Diego State University and should be up and running by the end of the week, though no specific date has yet been set.
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All San Diego County run COVID-19 vaccination sites now accepting walk-ups
Beginning Tuesday, all County hosted sites are open for walk-up vaccinations without an appointment while supplies last each day.
Credit: KFMB Published: 1:13 PM PDT April 27, 2021 Updated: 1:13 PM PDT April 27, 2021
SAN DIEGO San Diego County will now begin allowing for walk-up, no appointment vaccines at all of the County hosted sites. These sites will continue to offer scheduled appointments through the county website: vaccinesuperstationsd.com to go along with doses set aside each day for individuals that choose to walk up.
San Diego County is currently in the vaccination phase that is open to anyone at no cost for anyone that is 16 and older and lives or works in San Diego County.
All San Diego County-hosted COVID-19 vaccine sites to allow walk-up vaccinations
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Frontline workers from the San Diego County Labor Council get their COVID-19 vaccinations at a special clinic Saturday.
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SAN DIEGO (KGTV) â Starting Tuesday, all San Diego County-hosted coronavirus vaccine sites are open for walk-up, no-appointment vaccinations.
Walk-up vaccinations will be available while supplies last each day at that site, according to the county. The county will still offer appointments that can be scheduled ahead of time online, but some doses will be set aside each day for walk-up patients.
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Citing waning demand for vaccination appointments at some of its distribution locations, the county threw the doors open wide Tuesday, announcing no-appointment-necessary, walk-in availability at a wide range of locations across the region.
The county health department announced the bold step midday Tuesday just after the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention tweaked mask-wearing guidance, stating that those who are fully vaccinated need not wear masks outdoors unless they are in crowds.
In an email, county communications director Mike Workman said that appointments have recently filled more slowly, influencing the decision to open up to walk-ins.
“In recent days, appointments have not filled until that same afternoon,” Workman said, adding that a site at San Diego State University had 1,000 open slots Tuesday.