Dodger Stadium will become a Covid-19 vaccination site by the end of the week and will no longer offer tests after today, according to a statement from Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti.
Once the site is fully operational, up to 12,000 people can be vaccinated a day, the statement said, adding that the transition to a vaccination site will reduce testing capacity in the county, but will triple the number of vaccines available for residents. Plans are underway to extend the tests to other locations in the county.
Vaccines are the safest way to defeat this virus and establish a path to recovery, so the city, county and our entire team are putting the best resources on the ground to make Angelenos vaccination as fast, safe and effective as possible. ” , said Garcetti.
“At this time of darkness as cases, hospitalizations and deaths increase, this bold step of offering both Covid-19 tests and vaccines in the heart of Los Angeles reflects the dual nature of this moment – it is dark, but at the same time full of hope. “said Hilda Solis, president of the LA County Council of Supervisors.
On Sunday, the California Department of Public Health announced that any of the high-priority groups known as Phase 1A – including health care workers, residents and nursing home staff, and those living in congregation settings such as shelters – will be eligible for vaccination starting today.
Data from the health department show that about 33% of the doses received were administered at the state level.
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