Updated on August 3, 2021 at 6:49 pm
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Public health leaders have been under pressure to get more people vaccinated in order to lower the COVID-19 case rate.
NBC 7 took a closer look at the vaccination rate in San Diego County and compared it with other parts of the nation where cases are higher.
“If enough people get vaccinated, it’s going to slow down the rate of transmission,” said Mar Pines, who was visiting San Diego from Santa Maria, California.
Pines said she was relieved to hear that more than 70% of San Diegans have been fully vaccinated. While cases are climbing nationwide, San Diego County’s positivity rate, which is averaged over a seven-day period, is less than other counties. New numbers, released Tuesday evening, show that San Diego s positivity rate at 8.8%.
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In response to the proliferation of “ghost guns,” the San Diego City Council this week approved a ban on the sale and possession of gun frames and firearms that lack a serial number.
“Today we are here to take action to combat the proliferation of non-serialized, nontraceable ghost guns because we have had enough,” Councilmember Marni von Wilpert, who introduced the ordinance, said at Civic Center Plaza before the council meeting. She was joined by advocates of gun violence prevention, who urged the City Council to approve the measure.
In recent years, the number of ghost guns San Diego police have confiscated has skyrocketed. By July 28, police had recovered 255 ghost guns, more than the 211 ghost guns seized all of last year.
The F-35C is a top-of-the-line fighter jet, and about 60 of them are stationed at MCAS Miramar. Author: Brian White Updated: 7:21 PM PDT August 3, 2021
SAN DIEGO “This jet is made for that high-end fight,” said F-35 fighter pilot Major Mark Dion. “It really gives you a lot of situational awareness.
The F-35C is a top-of-the-line fighter jet, and about 60 of them are stationed at MCAS Miramar.
“The mission systems we have with the radars and the antennas on the wings,” said Major Dion. “The more information you have, the better decisions you can make, and the more lethal you can be out on the battlefield.”
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San Diego Mayor: No vaccination or mask mandates for general public
With Delta variant cases on the rise across the country, federal and local leaders issued vaccination and mask requirements for government employees this week. Author: Heather Hope (Reporter) Updated: 5:47 PM PDT July 31, 2021
CHULA VISTA, Calif Weighing in on a week of new COVID-19 protocols, San Diego Mayor Todd Gloria said the city is not requiring the general public to do anything different in terms of mandating vaccination or wearing masks. Public Health orders are the jurisdiction of the county and state governments, and neither have indicated to us that a mandate of that nature is coming. In terms of mandates for the general public, I don t foresee those anytime soon,” Gloria said.