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The first San Diegans to receive a COVID-19 vaccine got their shots Tuesday as thousands more doses poured into the county, marking a slow but steady shift from defense to offense in the fight against the coronavirus.
Naval Medical Center San Diego started vaccinating health care workers around 1 p.m. Tuesday, just an hour before Rady Children’s Hospital.
Rady received nearly 2,000 doses from Pfizer Tuesday morning in what may have been the hospital’s most anticipated FedEx delivery in recent memory. Hours later, about 100 doses were administered to doctors, nurses and respiratory therapists, as well as custodians and other staffers who have contact with COVID-19 patients.
Updated on December 16, 2020 at 10:20 am
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Naval Medical Center and Rady Children s Hospital have administered the first COVID-19 vaccine in San Diego County on Tuesday, Dec. 15.
The Balboa Park-based hospital will distribute a portion of its doses to Naval Hospital Camp Pendleton, which will begin to roll out the vaccine on Wednesday, Dec. 16
The military s doses are not part of San Diego County s 28,000 doses of the coronavirus vaccine arriving this week
After months of research and a roller coaster ride of a pandemic, the first COVID-19 vaccinations in San Diego County were scheduled to be administered Tuesday at Naval Medical Center San Diego and Rady Children s Hospital.
SAN DIEGO (KUSI) – The first batches of Pfizer’s long-awaited COVID-19 vaccine arrived in San Diego County Monday for both U.S. Department of Defense personnel and civilians, with initial vaccinations to begin as soon as Tuesday.
Naval Medical Center San Diego received an unspecified number of vaccines Monday, with front-line medical workers and essential mission personnel such as EMS, firefighters and gate personnel to begin receiving the first dose of the vaccinations Tuesday. Naval Hospital Camp Pendleton will take a portion of those doses for personnel north of San Diego.
“We are proud to support operation Warp Speed,” said Rear Adm. Tim Weber, commander of Naval Medical Forces Pacific. “This vaccine will strengthen our ability to protect our people. I am confident in the stringent regulatory process of the FDA.”
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On Monday, Dec. 14, Naval Medical Center San Diego (NMCSD) received its first shipment of the COVID-19 vaccine, some of which will be distributed to Naval Hospital Camp Pendleton (NHCP). Naval Medical Center San Diego expects to begin vaccinations Tuesday, Dec. 15 and Naval Hospital Camp Pendleton expects to begin vaccinations on Wednesday, Dec. 16. This shipment is part of the DOD allotment of vaccine and is separate from vaccine being shipped directly to State of California authorities.
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In accordance with the Department of Defense’s prioritization schema for administering the vaccine, which is consistent with guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the first doses of the vaccine will be given to frontline health care workers and first responders, including emergency medical services personnel, security forces, and other essential personnel.