It is set up at the Community Academy of Philadelphia Charter School in the city of Juniata.
Mayor Jim Kenney, along with Dr. Thomas Farley, health commissioner, along with other leaders visited the site before it opened Thursday morning.
“The people who are invited here today are the people who went to the government’s website and entered under our database of vaccine interests,” Farley said.
According to city officials, the plan is to vaccinate up to 400 people who run the clinics every day.
RELATED: Vaccines for Pennsylvania and New Jersey
The clinic at Martin Luther King Jr. Older Adult Center opened as the first center on Tuesday under this new effort to make vaccines more available.
A mixture of people living in the area and other people from across the city received the vaccine.
“Until now, I would say we have not vaccinated enough people to change the course of the epidemic. But soon we will be,” Farley said.
These places are open to Philadelphia residents who have had appointments and fall within Phase 1B.
When it comes to appointments on these sites, city officials say you must first fill out the vaccine interest form on the Philadelphia Department of Health website or call 311.
For some, it means getting an extra hand to help with the online process.
“We’re not really good at the computer, so I had to get my daughter to help us,” said Rita Flynn of Northeast Philadelphia. She and her husband, Joe, have been married for 47 years and both got their first shots on Thursday.
After that, if it is your turn to receive the vaccine, you will be notified by email or phone to make an appointment.
On Saturday, another community vaccination site opens in West Philadelphia at the University of the Sciences.
City of Philadelphia Message:
The Philadelphia Department of Public Health provides COVID-19 vaccine to all Philadelphia residents. Unfortunately, there is not enough vaccine in the city for everyone who wants it. The Department of Health must therefore ensure that people with the highest risk of COVID can access it first. If you complete this form, the Department of Health will know that you are interested in receiving the COVID-19 vaccine, and will make sure that people at greatest risk can get it first. If you are unable to complete this form, call the Department of Health at (215) 685-5488 or send an email to [email protected].
SEE ALSO: FEMA opens mass vaccination site at Pennsylvania Convention Center
Copyright © 2021 WPVI-TV. All rights reserved.