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One-shot Johnson & Johnson vaccine arrives in county


SAN DIEGO   
The much-anticipated Johnson & Johnson vaccine has arrived in San Diego County, giving a third and more speedy option to protect area residents from COVID-19.
In a setback to the county’s vaccine efforts, however, Scripps Health announced Tuesday that the Del Mar Fairgrounds COVID-19 superstation will close from Friday through Sunday because of a glitch in the appointment system that led to a shortage of doses.
In encouraging signs, the county reported 473 cases on Tuesday, the 26th day in a row that cases were below the 1,000 mark.
While 10 times lower than they were just a few months ago, the case totals have not yet flattened enough to remove San Diego County from the most-restrictive purple tier of the state’s coronavirus reopening blueprint. Tuesday’s weekly report had the region at 8.8 cases per 100,000 residents, a number that, while still higher than the maximum of 7 that is the threshold for moving up to the less-restrictive red tier, ....

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