Dodger Stadium will become a vaccination site against Covid-19 over the weekend and will no longer offer testing after today, according to a statement from Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti.
Once the site is fully operational, up to 12,000 people a day can be vaccinated, according to the statement, which adds that the transition to a vaccination site will reduce testing capacity in the county, but will triple the number of vaccines available to residents. . There are plans to increase testing elsewhere in the county.
Vaccines are the safest way to defeat this virus and chart a path to recovery, so the city, county and our entire team are putting our best resources on the ground to vaccinate Angelenos as quickly as possible, safety and efficiency possible, ”Garcetti said.
“In this moment of darkness in which cases, hospitalizations and deaths soar, this bold move to offer both Covid-19 trials and vaccines in the heart of Los Angeles, reflects the dual nature of this moment: it’s dark , but at the same time it’s hopeful, ”said Hilda Solis, chair of the LA county supervisory board.
On Sunday, the California Department of Public Health announced that any of the highest priority groups known as Phase 1A, including health care workers, residents and residence staff, and those living in congregated settings, such as shelters, will be eligible for a vaccine starting today.
Health department data show that approximately 33% of the doses received have been administered statewide.
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