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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 …

DEC 21, 2020 | BY AMITA SHARMA This is part two in a three-part series. Click here to read part one and part three. Earlier this year, San Diego County’s tribal casinos bet big that they could reopen and still keep COVID-19 at bay. It’s been a bad wager. County records of community outbreaks obtained by KPBS show …

(NOTICIAS YA).- Dos hospitales de San Diego ya alcanzaron su máxima capacidad de unidades de cuidados intensivos (UCI). El reporte de salud estatal indica que la región del sur de California cayó a un 0% de disponibilidad de unidades regulares de terapia intensiva. Sin embargo, esto NO quiere decir que NO hay camas disponibles. Hospitales deben crear …

By Phillip Reese COVID-19 Disproportionately Affects the Poor COVID-19 infection rates are notably higher in communities with high poverty rates than in more affluent areas, according to an analysis of ZIP code and city data for California’s 12 most populous counties. Over the course of the pandemic, COVID-19 infections have battered high-poverty neighborhoods in California …

By KENDRA SITTON Family Health Centers of San Diego is bringing forward a project in El Cerrito that would alleviate the affordable housing crisis and provide much-needed parking for its healthcare center in the area. In a Nov. 19 meeting with the El Cerrito Community Council (ECCC), representatives of the health center presented updates to …

Questions surrounding immunization & transmission Even though Americans could start getting vaccinated in days, experts say people who get the shot will still need to wear masks and practice social distancing until scientists can answer a key question. By: Derek Staahl SAN DIEGO (KGTV) — Even though Americans could start getting vaccinated in days, experts …

Going it alone: Suicide prevention in San Diego, where to turn if you need help The number of suicides in 2020 are on a downward trend, however, calls to mental health professionals have increased. If you need help call 888-724-7240. By: Kelly Hessedal SAN DIEGO — More and more San Diegans are struggling with mental …

SAN DIEGO- Hoy en día en promedio 18, 0000 personas se hacen la prueba del COVID-19 a diario en el condado de San Diego, de acuerdo autoridades de salud, cifra que se duplicó en el último mes y se espera continúe en aumento debido al incremento de casos del coronavirus. Si usted acude a un …