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Amazon will open a “pop-up” vaccination site in Seattle, Washington, at the weekend in an effort to vaccinate thousands of people, Gov. Jay Inslee said Thursday.
The one-day clinic will be open on Sunday with the aim of administering 2,000 vaccines to the public, a Inslee spokesman told the Post.
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The clinic will distribute the vaccine to healthcare professionals, first responders and people aged 65 and over. The state’s goal is to vaccinate 45,000 people a day.
The technology giant will work in partnership with the Virginia Mason Health System, where residents will have to register and make an appointment.
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The announcement comes after Amazon on Thursday offered itself as an ally to President Joe Biden in its bid to spread coronavirus vaccines.
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It also comes after Washington state officials turned to the private sector – to tap the coffee giant Starbucks – to help them increase the state’s COVID-19 vaccination capacity earlier this week.
Inslee’s office did not immediately return a request for comment Thursday.