The Disneyland resort in Anaheim will serve as Orange County’s first ‘Super Point-of-Dispensing’ (POD) site for COVID-19 vaccinations, which begins later this week, officials announced Monday.
Disneyland and four other local sites will soon be administering thousands of vaccines every day to residents who are most vulnerable to ill effects of the disease. Officials will announce the other sites as the agreements expire.
Those eligible for phase 1a vaccinations include first responders and individuals aged 75 years and older, as determined by the Department of Health. Officials said prepaid vaccine recipients will be contacted to schedule appointments via an app; walk-ups will not be served, according to a statement.
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“Disneyland Resort, the largest employer in the heart of Orange County, has stepped up to host the county’s first Super POD site. It has undertaken a monumental task in our distribution process,” said Andrew Do, acting chairman , first district, said in the statement. .
The theme park, pictured here in 2016, is preparing to host COVID-19 vaccinations later this week, officials said. (iStock)
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Anaheim Mayor Harry Sidhu said the super-site would begin to ease the city’s health crisis and restore economic recovery.
Orange County has reported more than 190,000 cases of coronavirus and at least 2,000 deaths, while 2,277 COVID-19 patients are in the hospital, according to health department figures. These figures contribute to the state’s 2.7 million cases and nearly 30,000 deaths reported.