IMPERIAL BEACH, Calif. — The push to distribute the coronavirus vaccine throughout San Diego County is getting a boost in the South Bay. A new POD is opening in Imperial Beach to help vaccinate as many people as possible in an area that is really feeling the impact of the virus.
The director of this point of dispensing (POD) says they aim to vaccinate 300 people on Friday, but as the number of doses increases, they hope to eventually vaccinate 500 people each day. News 8 spoke with Supervisor Nora Vargas on the process of establishing this site. "I've known several people impacted by COVID-19. I think it's important for all of us to get vaccinated when our time is here,” said Vargas. She added, “We created additional testing sites, for me this is very personal. We want to make sure people have the services they deserve and make it easy and accessible for them."
You can go online to schedule an appointment at one of several vaccination sites by going to vaccinationsuperstationsd.com. The county does want to reiterate that because of the low number of doses available, only those in Phase 1A can get vaccinated -- that's health care workers and those in long-term nursing facilities.
On Friday morning the fire chief of Imperial Beach said his team of firefighters and paramedics will be trained to administer the vaccine. The mayor of Imperial Beach also renewed his call for retired nurses and physicians to come forward to help administer these vaccines as well.
The Imperial Beach pod will be open 9:30 am to 3:30 pm most days.