Even though the surf is good we’ve never really found much reason to surf San Diego County’s Imperial Beach, but those who plow those polluted waters may be a little safer thanks to Wild Coast’s free hepatitis A vaccines, according to a story on KPBS.org.
He says anyone who surfs or goes in the ocean in IB regularly should get the shots twice a year. That’s because the polluted Tijuana River empties out just south of the beach. McCue says at first his group tried to discourage people from going in the water when pollution levels were high. But he says that wasn’t very effective. . . “We found it’s a much better strategy to tell people what health services are offered to them. If they do report ocean illness where can they go to get services. So, the Imperial Beach Health Center offers either free or heavily discounted treatment and vaccinations for people who report getting sick from the water here,” he says.
No, thanks. We’ll just surf elsewhere.
[Link: KPBS.org]
