San Diego (CNS) – Officials announced on Saturday that eight local McDonald’s franchise stores are working with San Diego County to provide free COVID-19 vaccination during a special one-day event that begins on Monday.

The eight restaurants are located in Chula Vista, El Cajon, Escondido, National City, Oceanside, Ramona, San Diego and Vista.

Everyone who gets a free shot will also get a coupon for a free McDonald’s menu item. In addition, everyone vaccinated at the McDonald’s event will automatically participate in the lottery and win a free San Diego Padres ticket.

The one-day temporary clinic is open to the public, McDonald’s employees and their families. No appointment is required, and walks are welcome. Some websites offer pre-registration.

The time, date, location and vaccines provided by the McDonald’s Pop-up Vaccination Clinic in San Diego County are as follows:

— Ramona McDonald’s, 1550 Main St., Monday from 9 am to 5 pm Johnson & Johnson/Jensen and Pfizer provide a second dose for children 12 years and older.

— Vista McDonald’s, 827 S. Santa Fe Ave., Monday 9:30 am to 3:30 pm Johnson & Johnson/Jensen and Pfizer, for children 12 years and older and the second dose.

— El Cajon McDonald’s, 281 N. Second St., Tuesday 9:30 am to 3:30 pm Johnson & Johnson/Jensen and Pfizer, for children 12 years and older and the second dose.

— Oceanside McDonald’s, 1701 Oceanside Blvd., Pfizer from 9 am to 2 pm on Wednesday.

— San Diego McDonald’s, 2320 Roll Drive, Wednesday from 9 am to 2 pm, Pfizer.

— Escondido McDonald’s, 340 W. Mission Ave., Thursday, 9:30 am to 3:30 pm Johnson & Johnson/Jensen and Pfizer, for children 12 years and older and the second dose.

— National City McDonald’s, 2140 Plaza Blvd., Thursday, 9:30 am to 3:30 pm Johnson & Johnson/Jensen and Pfizer, for children 12 years and older and the second dose.

— Chula Vista McDonald’s, 619 Broadway, date to be determined.

County officials released their last regularly scheduled COVID-19 update on Tuesday, and provided any future briefings as needed. The daily press release containing COVID-19 data will be replaced by a weekly news update every Wednesday.

Last Wednesday’s data-including 48 new cases-brought the cumulative number of infections to 281,422. There are no new reports of deaths, and the death toll remains at 3,770.

In Wednesday’s data, the number of hospitalizations related to the pandemic fell by 1 to 74. The number of patients in the intensive care unit is still 21. There are 59 staffed ICU beds available in the county.

As of Wednesday, 2,123,647 people in the county received at least one dose of the vaccine.

The number of fully vaccinated residents was 1,776,647-accounting for 84.5% of the county’s target of vaccinating 2,101,936 people aged 12 and over. The mark is based on an estimated 75% of the eligible age group population in April, and aims to achieve community “herd immunity”.

The county has received more than 4.24 million doses and managed more than 3.91 million doses.

A complete list of available vaccination sites can be found at www.sandiegocounty.gov/content/sdc/hhsa/programs/phs/community_epidemiology/dc/2019-nCoV/vaccines.html.

Of the 8,721 tests the county reported on Wednesday, 0.6% tested positive. The 14-day rolling average percentage of positive cases was 0.8%.

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