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Vaccine Demand Down In San Diego County

By Jade Hindmon / KPBS Midday Edition Co-Host,  Brooke Ruth / Senior Producer of Audio News
Published May 12, 2021 at 10:58 AM PDT
This story was published more than 3 years ago.
A woman receives a COVID-19 vaccine from Cal Fire in Julian, Calif. Feb. 3, 2021.
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A woman receives a COVID-19 vaccine from Cal Fire in Julian, Calif. Feb. 3, 2021.
Vaccine Demand Down In San Diego County
Gone are the days of long lines, internet delays and supply shortages for the coronavirus vaccine. Demand in San Diego County is down. Supply is so abundant healthcare systems are asking for less doses. So, is this an indication we are winning this fight against COVID-19 and close to herd immunity or does this mean there is much more work to do in terms of getting people vaccinated.
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Gone are the days of long lines, internet delays and supply shortages for the coronavirus vaccine — demand in San Diego County is down. Supply is so abundant healthcare systems are asking for fewer doses.

So, is this an indication we are winning the fight against COVID-19 and close to slowing its spread enough to return to a sense of normalcy or that there's much more work to do in terms of getting people vaccinated?

RELATED: San Diego County Reports 125 New COVID-19 Cases, No New Deaths For Third Day

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Jonathan Wosen, biotech reporter at The San Diego Union-Tribune, joined Midday Edition on Wednesday to discuss where San Diego County is at with its vaccination efforts.

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Jade Hindmon
Jade Hindmon is the host of KPBS Midday Edition. She connects San Diego through fearless conversations that inform, inspire and make you think. Prior to Midday Edition Jade was a reporter and fill-in anchor in the KPBS newsroom covering everything from politics to policing and the economy. Her award winning work spans network affiliates across the southeast and midwest. As a very proud Rattler, Jade studied broadcast journalism and political science at Florida A&M University. She takes a special interest in topics about democracy, accountability, racial justice, science and wellness.
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Brooke Ruth
Brooke Ruth is the senior producer of Audio News. She previously served as a producer for "KPBS Midday Edition" and a web producer. Before joining KPBS, Brooke was a web editor for four newspapers and a local television station. She began her career in news at the Imperial Valley Press. She has also been part of the web teams at the Napa Valley Register, North County Times, and U-T San Diego. While pursuing her undergraduate degree at UCLA in psychology, she worked on the student newspaper, the Daily Bruin.
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