{"id":320196,"date":"2023-02-17T09:01:21","date_gmt":"2023-02-17T17:01:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sdnews.com\/?p=320196"},"modified":"2023-02-17T09:01:21","modified_gmt":"2023-02-17T17:01:21","slug":"covid-19-cases-rise-county-urges-people-to-get-vaccinated-boosted","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/test.sdnews.com\/es\/covid-19-cases-rise-county-urges-people-to-get-vaccinated-boosted\/","title":{"rendered":"COVID-19 cases rise, County urges people to get vaccinated, boosted"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>COVID-19 cases are slightly rising in San Diego County, prompting County health officials to continue calls for people to complete their vaccination series and get bivalent boosters if they haven\u2019t already.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe best way for people to protect themselves, their loved ones and friends from possibly getting seriously ill or dying from COVID-19 continues to be getting up to date with your vaccinations and get a bivalent booster,\u201d said County Deputy Public Health Officer, Dr. Cameron Kaiser, M.D., M.P.H. \u201cEven though COVID-19 cases are far below historic highs, the virus is still widespread. And it remains a potentially deadly threat for many people.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Studies continue to report the bivalent COVID-19\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/mmwr\/volumes\/72\/wr\/mm7205e1.htm?s_cid=mm7205e1_w\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">boosters add protection<\/a><\/strong> against new COVID-19 variants that make up most new cases in San Diego County, and they protect against COVID-19 causing hospitalizations and deaths.<\/p>\n<p>El\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/coronavirus\/2019-ncov\/vaccines\/stay-up-to-date.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0y\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdph.ca.gov\/Programs\/CID\/DCDC\/Pages\/COVID-19\/Covid19Vaccines.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Departamento de Salud P\u00fablica de California<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0(CDPH) recommend a bivalent booster for everyone six months of age and older.\u00a0Previous CDC studies have reported that\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/coronavirus\/2019-ncov\/science\/data-review\/vaccines.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">people who have not been vaccinated run much higher risks of dying from COVID-19<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0than those who have been vaccinated.<\/p>\n<p>Both COVID-19\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sandiegocounty.gov\/content\/sdc\/hhsa\/programs\/phs\/community_epidemiology\/dc\/2019-nCoV\/vaccines.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">vaccinations<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0y\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sandiegocounty.gov\/content\/sdc\/hhsa\/programs\/phs\/community_epidemiology\/dc\/2019-nCoV\/Treatment.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">treatment<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0remain widely available throughout San Diego County. COVID-19 primary series vaccines and bivalent boosters, as well as flu vaccines, are available at local pharmacies, medical providers\u2019 offices, and County vaccination sites. People can\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sandiegocounty.gov\/content\/sdc\/hhsa\/programs\/phs\/community_epidemiology\/dc\/2019-nCoV\/vaccines.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">check online<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0for the days and hours sites are open.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Preventive Measures\u202f\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In addition to getting vaccinations and staying home when ill, San Diegans can take\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.countynewscenter.com\/county-doctors-share-tips-for-fighting-winter-viruses\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">other precautions<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0to protect themselves against COVID-19 and other seasonal illnesses like the flu. These measures include:<\/p>\n<ul type=\"disc\">\n<li>Cleaning hands thoroughly and often.<\/li>\n<li>Staying away from sick people.<\/li>\n<li>Wearing a facial covering, especially in crowded indoor settings.<\/li>\n<li>Regularly cleaning commonly touched surfaces.<\/li>\n<li>Conducting home testing when exposed or when ill. The federal government is providing\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.covid.gov\/tests\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">free at-home COVID-19 tests<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0available again through the winter for a limited time. Households can\u00a0order one pack of four free tests through the U.S. Postal Service. \u00a0For more information about testing, go to the\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sandiegocounty.gov\/content\/sdc\/hhsa\/programs\/phs\/community_epidemiology\/dc\/2019-nCoV\/testing.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">County\u2019s\u00a0COVID-19 testing webpage<\/a><\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>COVID-19 Vaccination Progress\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul type=\"disc\">\n<li>More than 2.69 million or 80.6% of San Diegans have received the primary series of one of the approved COVID-19 vaccines.<\/li>\n<li>Bivalent boosters administered: 572,085 or 22.8% of 2,514,110 eligible San Diegans.<\/li>\n<li>Se puede encontrar m\u00e1s informaci\u00f3n sobre vacunas en\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sandiegocounty.gov\/content\/sdc\/hhsa\/programs\/phs\/community_epidemiology\/dc\/2019-nCoV\/vaccines.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">coronavirus-sd.com\/vacuna<\/a>.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The County Health and Human Services Agency now publishes the\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sandiegocounty.gov\/content\/dam\/sdc\/hhsa\/programs\/phs\/Epidemiology\/SDC_Respiratory_Virus_Surveillance_Report.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Respiratory Virus Surveillance Report<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0weekly. The report is published each Thursday and tracks key respiratory illness indicators.<\/p>\n<p><strong>COVID-19 Data\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>For the week ending Feb. 11, 2023, the report shows:<\/p>\n<ul type=\"disc\">\n<li>1,916 COVID-19 cases were reported to the County in the past seven days. The region\u2019s total is now 981,076.<\/li>\n<li>The 1,916 cases reported in the past week were higher compared to the 1,755 infections identified the previous week.<\/li>\n<li>Fourteen additional deaths were reported in the week ending\u00a0Feb. 11, 2023. The region\u2019s total is 5,759.<\/li>\n<li>Ten of the people who died were 65 or older.<\/li>\n<li>Nine of the people had been vaccinated and five were unvaccinated or had not completed the primary vaccine series.<\/li>\n<li>All 14 had underlying medical conditions.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Influenza Data\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>For the week ending Feb. 11, 2023, the report shows the following:<\/p>\n<ul type=\"disc\">\n<li>No additional flu deaths were reported; the season\u2019s total is 40.<\/li>\n<li>Visitas al departamento de emergencias por enfermedad similar a la influenza: 3% de todas las visitas (en comparaci\u00f3n con 3% la semana anterior).<\/li>\n<li>Lab-confirmed influenza cases for the week: 59 (compared to 77 the previous week).<\/li>\n<li>Total lab-confirmed cases to date: 20,869 (compared to 1,549 at the same time last season and a 7,852 prior 5-year average during the same week).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>More Information<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Data updates to the\u00a0County\u2019s\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sandiegocounty.gov\/content\/sdc\/hhsa\/programs\/phs\/community_epidemiology\/dc\/2019-nCoV\/status.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">coronavirus-sd.com website<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0will be published Thursdays around 5 p.m., with the exception of holidays. More information about the flu is available on the County\u2019s\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sandiegocounty.gov\/content\/sdc\/hhsa\/programs\/phs\/immunization_branch\/Vaccine_Preventable_Diseases\/Seasonal_Influenza\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">influenza website<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>COVID-19 cases are slightly rising in San Diego County, prompting County health officials to continue calls for people to complete their vaccination series and get bivalent boosters if they haven\u2019t already. \u201cThe best way for people to protect themselves, their loved ones and friends from possibly getting seriously ill or dying from COVID-19 continues to [&hellip;]<\/p>","protected":false},"author":1496,"featured_media":320197,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"11551","_seopress_titles_title":"","_seopress_titles_desc":"COVID-19 cases are slightly rising in San Diego County, prompting County health officials to continue calls for people to complete their vaccination series and get bivalent boosters if they haven\u2019t already.","_seopress_robots_index":"","jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":{"source_name":"","source_url":"","via_name":"","via_url":"","override_template":"0","override":[{"template":"3","single_blog_custom":"","parallax":"1","fullscreen":"1","layout":"right-sidebar","sidebar":"default-sidebar","second_sidebar":"default-sidebar","sticky_sidebar":"1","share_position":"top","share_float_style":"share-monocrhome","show_share_counter":"1","show_view_counter":"1","show_featured":"1","show_post_meta":"1","show_post_author":"1","show_post_author_image":"1","show_post_date":"1","post_date_format":"default","post_date_format_custom":"Y\/m\/d","show_post_category":"1","show_post_reading_time":"1","post_reading_time_wpm":"300","show_zoom_button":"1","zoom_button_out_step":"2","zoom_button_in_step":"3","show_post_tag":"1","show_prev_next_post":"1","show_popup_post":"1","number_popup_post":"1","show_author_box":"1","show_post_related":"1","show_inline_post_related":"0"}],"override_image_size":"0","image_override":[{"single_post_thumbnail_size":"crop-500","single_post_gallery_size":"crop-500"}],"trending_post":"0","trending_post_position":"meta","trending_post_label":"Trending","sponsored_post":"0","sponsored_post_label":"Sponsored by","sponsored_post_name":"","sponsored_post_url":"","sponsored_post_logo_enable":"0","sponsored_post_logo":"","sponsored_post_desc":"","disable_ad":"0"},"jnews_primary_category":{"id":"","hide":""},"jnews_social_meta":{"fb_title":"","fb_description":"","fb_image":"","twitter_title":"","twitter_description":"","twitter_image":""},"jnews_override_counter":{"override_view_counter":"0","view_counter_number":"0","override_share_counter":"0","share_counter_number":"0","override_like_counter":"0","like_counter_number":"0","override_dislike_counter":"0","dislike_counter_number":"0"},"footnotes":""},"categories":[11551],"tags":[13008,12766,14343,12776,13638],"class_list":["post-320196","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-centers-for-disease-control-and-prevention","tag-covid-19","tag-flu","tag-san-diego-county","tag-vaccinations"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/test.sdnews.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/320196","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/test.sdnews.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/test.sdnews.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.sdnews.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1496"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.sdnews.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=320196"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/test.sdnews.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/320196\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":320198,"href":"https:\/\/test.sdnews.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/320196\/revisions\/320198"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.sdnews.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/320197"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/test.sdnews.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=320196"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.sdnews.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=320196"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.sdnews.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=320196"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}