SAN DIEGO (KGTV) – UC San Diego Health is expanding its vaccination efforts and began vaccinating 65 and older patients against COVID-19 on Thursday, marking the beginning of a new phase in the region’s vaccination of vaccines.
UC San Diego Health has now moved on to Phase 1B Tier 1, which includes people 65 and older. And those who run the risk of being exposed to work in education, childcare, emergency services, food and agriculture.
The plan is to immunize 500 patients a day. And due to a limited amount of vaccines, the doses will receive patients whose medical history makes them particularly vulnerable to COVID-19.
Eligible patients will receive a direct invitation to be vaccinated through their electronic medical record or a direct call from their healthcare provider. Patients are asked to wait for their vaccination invitations to avoid overwhelming phone lines and to provide ongoing services and care accommodate, “according to a statement from UCSD.
At a press conference Wednesday, San Diego County leaders said the county is still trying to get everyone vaccinated in phase 1A, which consists of health workers and staff.
The chairman of the board of supervisors, Nathan Fletcher, said the country also needs to set up a competent large-scale distribution system and staff enough people to administer vaccines. There are plans to add superintendent sites in South Bay, North County and East County.
At present, doses of vaccinations still mostly go to San Diego County residents and residents of health care, the vaccination group of the state’s highest priority.
Scripps Health, Sharp Healthcare and Kaiser have all said they are still working on the qualifying health workers in Phase 1A.