Updated on April 1, 2021 at 1:10 pm
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March 2021. A whole year into the coronavirus pandemic and the virus still impacted so many parts of our lives. In San Diego County, March 2021 brought the return of the red tier and more vaccination sites. Here s a look back at what happened in San Diego County this month as the pandemic continued.
COVID-19 Patients in San Diego County
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San Diego County Health and Human Services Agency (HHSA) officials have reported
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Five-Hundred vaccine doses were given during Sunday s clinic. Among the recipients was Francine Howell.
“I want to travel, but I’m still kind of scared but at least I’m vaccinated,” said Howell.
There are several factors that have led to low rates of vaccinations in the Black and Latino communities. Among them is access to technology and transportation.
“It’s everything because you have people who can’t get around. You have people who don’t have transportation and if you have to drive out to La Jolla or something to get a shot it’s not gonna happen,” said Webb.
Schooley said the range of risk can vary greatly even within the same disease.
“If we make this too complicated we could find ourselves slowing down this process instead of speeding it up, Schooley said.
This month the American Diabetes Association sent a letter to the CDC Immunization Advisory Committee urging the agency to include Type 1 diabetes in its list of high-risk diseases, saying in part, It would be problematic for any state to differentiate between Type 1 Diabetes and Type 2 Diabetes in their prioritization of access for vaccines.
People with Type 1 diabetes are 3.9 times more likely to be hospitalized with COVID-19 and are three times more likely to die from the virus than people with Type 2. according to the letter.
The San Diego County Office of Education has set up a separate vaccine appointment system for school employees in hopes of streamlining the process, but supply.
Their hunt for a coronavirus vaccine is centered almost entirely on their parents, Blanca and Juan Manuel Rodriguez, who lost their lives to the coronavirus.