Once fully operational, the new sites will be able to vaccinate 4,000 people a day at each location. The county hopes to complete 500,000 more vaccinations by the end of the month.
The new super sites are located at:
“People will stay in their cars and drive through the site, where they will be checked, make sure they have an appointment, make sure they have an identity card. They will be vaccinated and depending on whether they are to be observed for 15 minutes or 30 minutes, they will be there and will continue to be in their car throughout the process, “Marco Rodriguez told the Los Angeles Fire Department.
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A LA County Fire Department spokesman said she was pleased to receive the second dose of vaccine at CSUN.
“It’s a hopeful moment for all of us. It’s a historic moment. I mean, a few months ago we were here doing COVID tests and now we’re doing vaccines, so it feels pretty special today,” Lydia Garillas said.
On Tuesday, all sites will be open by appointment only between 10:00 and 16:30, but will open daily at 9:00 starting Wednesday. According to the website of the County Public Health Department, appointments for Tuesday at CSUN and Fairplex have been reserved.
A forecast of strong winds in the region has led Orange County officials to temporarily close the Disneyland vaccination site. However, the five new sites in LA opened on schedule, despite the winds.
The Solis order will allow residents aged 65 and over to start scheduling the vaccine starting Thursday, despite the desire of health officials to complete the inoculation of medical workers amid a limited amount of drugs.
The state opened vaccine eligibility for people 65 and older earlier this month, but LA County lagged behind other Southern California counties in opening vaccinations for the group.
The county’s director of public health, Barbara Ferrer, said last week that the county will not provide vaccines to people over the age of 65 until the vaccinations of health care workers have been completed. This process was expected to last until the end of the month.
Ferrer noted that the expansion of vaccine availability depends largely on the local supply of vaccines.
There was no immediate word on the impact that the Solis order would have on the county’s vaccine supply and its ability to complete vaccinations of health care workers.
The county health department says it currently has enough photos to treat 50,000 people.
“We will receive our allowances for this week today and tomorrow, so we will compete with the distribution, which should help us until next Monday. And then we just have to see how many doses we will receive for next week, “said Dr. Ferrer.
Meanwhile, many firefighters in Los Angeles County are already undergoing a second vaccination.
Fire Chief Daryl Osby received the follow-up dose.
The chief says 75% of his department has been vaccinated, and infection rates have dropped after the first dose.
“The people who are now receiving COVID are the ones who have not been vaccinated, so the first blow is doing very well in terms of preventing COVID-19 members,” he said.
However, getting vaccinated by all firefighters is proving difficult. The boss says he can’t legally request this, so he hopes scenes like Downey on Tuesday will inspire the rest of his department to take pictures.
City News Service contributed to this report.
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