The county is knockings on the door of its vaccination goals. NBC 7’s Melissa Adan reviews how we got to this point.
San Diego County has moved to the least restrictive yellow tier, and while the loosening of business restrictions are only in place for a few more days before the tier system is scrapped entirely, the county is focused on what got San Diego here.
More than 2 million San Diegans 12 and older, or 74.3%, have received at least one shot of the vaccine and the county is on track to reach its goal of fully vaccinating 75% of all eligible residents.
"I chose the Johnson & Johnson vaccine, it's one shot only so you know I'm not coming back here," said Bud Swartz with a smile.
Swartz admits while he waited to get his shot he's hopeful the amount of vaccinated people keeps growing. But NBC 7 saw low turnout at the county-run mobile site at Grossmont College on Wednesday.
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"It's not really busy here. There were five people in front of me," Swartz said.
Over at the County Health & Human Services Agency office in El Cajon, NBC 7 saw more people coming to get the vaccine, including the Roman family taking their 15 and 12-year-old sons for their final doses.
A lot of people in a lot of countries wish they had as much vaccines as we did
Liam Roman, 12
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"A lot of people in a lot of countries wish they had as much vaccines as we did and a lot of people here don’t take the chances," said Liam Roman, 12. "When in a lot of countries a lot of people would want to take it and they're desperate for it."
San Diego County said almost 1.7 million or 60.6% of San Diegans are fully vaccinated.
