February 4, 15:36
Facade of the Moscone Center Conference Center in downtown San Francisco, California during the 2018 renovation, August 2, 2018. (Photo by Smith Collection / Gado / Getty Images)
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San Francisco is preparing to open the city’s second mass vaccination center in the Moscone Center on Friday, with the goal of administering up to 10,000 vaccinations a day when supplies are available.
To begin with, the site offers appointments for health professionals and individuals 65 years and older, in accordance with state information guidelines.
Last month, the city launched the first mass vaccination site at City College in San Francisco and opened a clinic in the Mission District earlier this week. A separate vaccination center at San Francisco State University is for persons 65 years and older. All sites remain by appointment only.
“We work every day to set up systems to get people vaccinated as soon as we have the stock,” Mayor London Breed said in a statement. “Since vaccines are coming into our city, whether through our Department of Public Health or through our private healthcare partners, we must do everything in our power to get them moving quickly and efficiently.”
The Moscone Center’s website is being launched through a partnership between the city’s Department of Public Health and a consortium of private health insurers such as Kaiser Permanente, the California Medical Association and Adventist Health.
The city plans to run a third vaccine for large-scale vaccinations in the Bayview district, as well as a number of extra-small sites in neighborhoods such as Chinatown, Western Addition, Outer Sunset and Potrero Hill.
San Francisco residents and those who work in the city can visit sf.gov/getvaccinated or the state website myturn.ca.gov for information on fitness and how to make an appointment.