All of us at San Diego Family Care are working hard to help everyone in our communities live happy and healthful lives! This vision is more important now during the COVID-19 pandemic than ever before.
We are now scheduling appointments for all patients to receive the COVID vaccinations based on guidelines identified by county officials. Visit the website below to determine your eligibility to receive the COVID vaccine. If you are in the eligible group, a patient of San Diego Family Care or not, and wish to receive the COVID vaccination CONTACT US to schedule your appointment.
The CDC continues to recommend these everyday preventive actions:
- Avoid close contact with people who are sick.
- Avoid touching your eyes, nose, and mouth.
- Stay home when you are sick or experiencing symptoms.
- Cover your cough or sneeze with a tissue, then throw the tissue in the trash.
- Clean and disinfect frequently touched objects and surfaces using a regular household cleaning spray or wipe.
- Visit the CDC's website to find out what current CDC’s recommendations are for using a facemask.
- CDC website Link: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/index.html
- Wash your hands often with soap and water for at least 20 seconds, especially after going to the bathroom; before eating; and after blowing your nose, coughing, or sneezing.
- If soap and water are not readily available, use an alcohol-based hand sanitizer with at least 60% alcohol. Always wash hands with soap and water if hands are visibly dirty.
COVID-19 VACCINE Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
A vaccine is a product that stimulates your immune system to produce antibodies, exactly like it would if you were exposed to the disease. After getting vaccinated, you develop immunity to that disease, without having to get the disease first. This is what makes vaccines such powerful medicine. Unlike most medicines, which treat or cure diseases, vaccines prevent them.
You can reduce your risk of infection, disease, hospitalization, severe complications, and even death by getting vaccinated. The early results for the vaccine clinical trial indicate 74-95% efficacy at preventing COVID-19 symptoms.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has authorized the COVID-19 vaccines emergency use in individuals 12 of age and older.
No. Masks are now optional unless you have cough or are sick.
There will be no cost associated with the COVID-19 vaccine.
Yes. If you’ve tested positive for COVID-19, you are still eligible to receive the vaccine. Per the CDC there is no recommended minimum interval between infection and vaccination. Current evidence suggests the risk of SARS-CoV-2 reinfection is low in the months after the initial infection but may increase with time due to waning immunity. Thus, while vaccine supply remains limited, people with recent documented acute SARS-CoV-2 infection could choose to temporarily delay vaccination.
We recommend speaking with your physician about the risks/benefits of being vaccinated if you are pregnant or currently breastfeeding.
Our vaccinators are trained to administer the COVID-19 vaccine will monitor you for side effects for at least 15 minutes after receiving your vaccine. Any vaccine can cause mild side effects. The ones identified with the COVID-19 vaccine may include, but are not limited to, pain at the injection site, tiredness, headache, muscle pain, joint pain, and fever. Of note, more people experienced these side effects after the second dose than after the first dose. In most cases, discomfort from fever or pain is normal. Contact us if redness or tenderness where you got the shot increases after 24 hours or if your side effects are worrying you.