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Hundreds of police officers in San Diego County rolled up their sleeves to get COVID-19 vaccines before they were officially eligible under loosely coordinated efforts that matched unused shots with those who wanted protection against the coronavirus.
For weeks, police agencies directed officers interested in getting the shots to vaccine sites, including hospitals and a community college, where they were given leftover doses after scheduled appointments were completed. One North County hospital determined police officers were eligible because they transported behavioral health patients.
Vaccine providers are allowed to administer shots to people outside eligible tiers under county and state guidelines that seek to ensure no doses are wasted.
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A 28-year-old woman and a 29-year-old man, both from central San Diego and with other underlying health conditions, are among the 44 COVID-related deaths announced by the county health department Wednesday.
The pair in their 20s illustrate the true cost of so many infections piling up in late December and early January which, according to the county’s official tally, is now the deadliest month of the pandemic. A total of 751 lives have been lost since the first day of 2021, 83 more than in December and nearly four times as many as were recorded during the summer surge in July.
Hospitals and funerals continue to struggle to keep up with the sheer number of newly-deceased, reaching out to the county medical examiner’s office for “mobile facilities” refrigerated semi tractor trailers to handle the overflow.