Statewide Updates:

• • CDC Says It’s Safe For Vaccinated People To Do These Activities 03/08/2021 Specifically, the new guidance says, people who are fully vaccinated can visit indoors with other fully vaccinated people without wearing masks or social distancing. More
  • California OKs Reopening Of Ball Parks & Theme Parks 03/06/2021  California has cleared a path for fans to hit the stands at opening-day baseball games and return to Disneyland nearly a year after coronavirus restrictions shuttered major entertainment spots. New public health rules would allow live concerts at stadiums and sports arenas to reopen with limited attendance April 1. Amusement parks also will be permitted to reopen in counties that have fallen from the state’s purple tier — the most restrictive — to the red tier.  More

• • California Governor Signs $7.6 Billion Stimulus Package
    • Relief package will give at least $600 one time-payments to 5.7 million people and more than $2 billion in grants for struggling small businesses 
    • Businesses with annual revenues between $1000 and $2.5 million are eligible
    • California is also waiving millions of dollars in state business fees for licenses like cosmetology and alcoholic beverages 
    • For more info click [Here]

County Updates:

The County of San Diego is working closely with federal and state agencies and the local healthcare community to monitor and test for the COVID-19 virus in the region. For information about COVID-19 locally, visit the County’s LIVE Dashboard – updated daily.  For nationwide updates, visit the CDC website.

• • San Diego County Update 3-09-2021

Here is today’s COVID-19 update from the County Health and Human Services Agency with data through March 8, 2021.

• • San Diego County remains in purple tier, as new state data is released 03/09/2021  

According to state data released Tuesday, San Diego County has an adjusted case rate of 8.8 new daily COVID-19 cases per 100,000 people. More

• • Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 Vaccine Arrives in San Diego 03/08/2021

The arrival on the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine will make it easier for San Diegans to be vaccinated against the virus. More

• • County Surpasses 1 Million COVID-19 Vaccinations 03/05/2021 

More than a million doses of the COVID-19 vaccines have been administered in the region, the County Health and Human Services Agency reported today. More

Vaccination Information

• • COVID-19 Vaccine Videos
    • County Public Health Officer Wilma Wooten, M.D., M.P.H. : Common Questions About COVID-19 Vaccinations
    • Vaccine Facts: Dr. Burke Harris (English) | Dr. Aragón (Spanish)
    • Scripps Research : How vaccines work against COVID-19: Science, Simplified
    • Keck Medicine of USC: What Are the Side Effects of the COVID-19 Vaccine?
    • Cleveland Clinic: How Safe Is the COVID-19 Vaccine?
    • MEDSimplified: COVID-19 Vaccine Adverse effects & Allergy

• • Useful Links
    • San Diego County Vaccination Website
    • County of San Diego COVID-19 Vaccination Plan
    • COVID-19 Vaccine Communication Toolkit for Essential Workers: Getting Started
    • Fully Vaccinated Guidance
    • Benefits of Getting a COVID-19 Vaccine
    • Workplace SARS-CoV-2 Testing: Consent Elements and Disclosures
    • Workplace Vaccination Program  

• •  San Diego’s COVID-19 vaccine rollout:

Are you eligible for a vaccination?  For more information and to schedule an appointment visit the county’s vaccination dashboard here.

Not yet eligible?  Get notified when you are by signing up here: https://myturn.ca.gov/

COVID-Related Site for San Diego Business Sector

• • Business Resources for the County:

https://www.sandiegocounty.gov/content/sdc/hhsa/programs/phs/community_epidemiology/dc/2019-nCoV/CommunitySectors/Chambers_of_Commerce_and_Businesses.html