Only 5 nursing homes in San Diego County have fully vaccinated staffs
Facilities are required to meet state mandate for health care workers by Thursday
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Facilities are required to meet state mandate for health care workers by Thursday
Some of San Diego’s first nursing home residents to receive a COVID-19 vaccine got their shots Monday, while 20,000 doses of a second coronavirus vaccine from Moderna flowed into the county. The mood was festive at Birch Patrick Convalescent Center, where Carlos Alegre, 72, was the first resident vaccinated at the nursing home, which is part of Sharp Chula Vista Medical Center. More than a dozen nurses and staff members cheered when Alegre got his shot. “This means a new chapter and a very happy, exciting moment,” said Dr. Daniel Castro, medical director of Birch Patrick. The moment did...