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In-Depth on the Johnson & Johnson vaccine’s safety and effectiveness Single dose is 85% effective against severe COVID By: Derek Staahl SAN DIEGO (KGTV) — Johnson and Johnson says its single-dose vaccine provides strong protection against severe cases of COVID-19, but it is somewhat less effective overall than the two mRNA vaccines currently in use. …

San Diego County Board of Supervisors Approves Needle Exchange Program By City News Service January 26, 2021 The San Diego County Board of Supervisors voted 3-2 Tuesday in favor of developing a needle exchange program, nullifying a 1997 board decision. In reversing the county’s 23-year-old ban, the board directed the chief administrative officer to present …

Why potentially life-saving monoclonal antibodies are going unused Overburdened hospitals storing hundreds of thousands of doses By: Derek Staahl January 21, 2021 SAN DIEGO (KGTV) — There is only one authorized treatment designed to keep high-risk COVID-19 patients out of the hospital, but hundreds of thousands of doses of the same experimental therapy given to …

By Brooke Ruth, Tarryn Mento Thursday, January 21, 2021 Dr. Christian Ramers responds to your questions about vaccine storage, distribution and when certain groups will be eligible to get the vaccine. Ramers is the assistant medical director with Family Health Centers of San Diego and an adjunct assistant professor specializing in infectious diseases at San …

By JEFF MCDONALD, LYNDSAY WINKLEY January, 17, 2021 San Diego County supervisors last week formally defined racism as a public health crisis, acknowledging for the first time that a broad and baked-in prejudice underpins virtually every aspect of public policy. The unanimous declaration came days ahead of the national holiday honoring the Rev. Dr. Martin …

Available data suggests low refusal rates By: Derek Staahl Health experts in San Diego County cautioned that refusal data is often more complex than it appears. SAN DIEGO (KGTV) — In some pockets of the country, large numbers of healthcare workers have turned down the COVID-19 vaccine, raising concerns about the rollout and the prospect …

A nuestros valiosos pacientes: Family Health Centers of San Diego (FHCSD) se dedica a garantizar que tenga la información más actualizada sobre la vacuna COVID-19. En el condado de San Diego, la vacuna está actualmente disponible para los trabajadores del área de la salud, así como para los empleados y residentes de centros de cuidados …

To our valued patients: Family Health Centers of San Diego (FHCSD) is dedicated to ensuring you have the most up-to-date information on the COVID-19 vaccine. In San Diego County, the vaccine is currently available to health care workers, as well as employees and residents of long-term care facilities, since they have a higher-than-average risk of …

Some San Diego health care workers getting second doses of Pfizer vaccine By: Leah Pezzetti SAN DIEGO (KGTV) — The first doses of the Pfizer vaccine made it to San Diego County the week of Dec. 14, 2020, and now that it’s been three weeks, those hospitals that started vaccinated early can start giving out …

Dr. Christian Ramers says it is possible to contract COVID-19 after receiving the vaccine Posted by: KUSI Newsroom SAN DIEGO (KUSI) – A California nurse has reportedly tested positive for the coronavirus after receiving the Pfizer vaccine. Chief of Population Health for Family Health Centers of San Diego, Dr. Christian Ramers, joined KUSI’s Lauren Phinney …

Vaccines Take a While to Kick In. Experts Say That Means the Body Is Doing Its Job. Reports of Covid-19 cases that appeared shortly after a single shot of a two-dose vaccine shouldn’t cause concern. By Katherine J. Wu A flurry of headlines this week flooded social , documenting a seemingly concerning case of Covid-19 …

What would you do if you found out your mother had become homeless? I know many of us feel this could never happen to us, but it’s the disheartening reality individuals like John have had to face. Before finding Family Health Centers of San Diego, John watched his mother Sharon grapple for years with an …