Orange County CEO Frank Kim said the closure will give workers time to reconfigure stores at the Anaheim location. Part of the Toy Story car park will be transformed into accommodation for people with disabilities.
Once the conversion is complete, the super POD, or dispensation point, “will be able to serve people with disabilities with appointments with appropriate vehicle plates or license plates,” the Health Agency said on Twitter.
Recent weather-related site closures were also a major factor in the conversion.
The county-run site is expected to reopen Monday.
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Meanwhile, California will begin reserving 40% of all vaccine doses for people living in the most vulnerable neighborhoods in an effort to inoculate people at higher risk for coronavirus and get the state’s economy open faster.
Doses will be distributed among 400 zip codes with approximately 8 million people eligible to receive shots, said Dr. Mark Ghaly, secretary of state human services. Many of the neighborhoods are concentrated in Los Angeles County and the Central Valley, which have had one of the highest infection rates. Areas are considered more vulnerable based on metrics such as household income, educational level, housing status, and access to transportation.
The Associated Press and the City News Service contributed to this report. Walt Disney Co. is the parent company of Disneyland Resort and ABC7.
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