In-Depth: How San Diego s vaccine super site compares to other cities and states
Efforts for mass vaccinations ramp up across U.S.
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and last updated 2021-01-13 11:11:44-05
SAN DIEGO (KGTV) - Local leaders are hailing the opening of San Diego s vaccination super station as a massive success after the first few days saw more vaccinations distributed than previously planned.
But as efforts to ramp up distributions at Petco Park to 5,000 doses per day continue, ABC 10News wanted to find out if San Diego is ahead of the game or only playing catch up. We want to rapidly and quickly learn the lessons from this and then plan more, says County Supervisor Nathan Fletcher, while adding that another Super Station is in the works for the South Bay.
SAN DIEGO (KUSI) – UC San Diego Health, San Diego County and the Padres are teaming up to vaccinate at least 5,000 healthcare workers per day against the novel coronavirus, starting Monday.
Those partners, along with the City of San Diego, will run the “Vaccination Super Station” near Petco Park in an effort to safely vaccinate the 500,000 healthcare workers in the region eligible for Phase 1A-Tier categories on California’s vaccine priority list.
“The Vaccination Super Station increases our ability as a county to administer the vaccine to healthcare workers,” said San Diego County Board of Supervisors Chair Nathan Fletcher.
“Opening this supersized vaccination site will be an important milestone in the state of California’s COVID recovery when it opens on Monday. With UC San Diego Health assisting this new regional partnership, we will get vaccines into the arms of healthcare workers much faster,” he said.
SAN DIEGO (KUSI) – The County’s COVID-19 Vaccination Super Station opened Monday at Petco Park, where about 3,500 health care professionals were scheduled to get their first dose of the vaccine in their vehicles.
The operation is the result of a partnership between the County, UC San Diego Health, San Diego Padres and the City of San Diego to help vaccinate thousands of the 500,000 people in Phase 1A of the COVID-19 vaccine distribution.
The Vaccination Super Station is open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. seven days a week for health care workers who have made an appointment online at www.VaccinationSuperStationSD.com. By Jan. 15, the site is expected to be administering about 5,000 COVID-19 doses per day.
Health professionals from dialysis centers, primary health clinics, dental facilities and more are eligible to receive the vaccine now. UCSD Health employees will be administering the vaccines on site. Opening this supersized vaccination site will be an important milestone in the state of California s COVID recovery when it opens on Monday,” San Diego County Board of Supervisors Chair Nathan Fletcher said last week. “With UC San Diego Health assisting this new regional partnership, we will get vaccines into the arms of healthcare workers much faster.
Participants told NBC 7 they were relieved to be able to take the vaccine in downtown.