Should not all publicly funded stadiums become mass vaccination sites?

Should not all publicly funded stadiums become mass vaccination sites?

by

With the rollout of COVID during a crawl, more sports stadiums should be available than vaccination sites.

With the rollout of COVID during a crawl, more sports stadiums should be available than vaccination sites.
Image: Getty Images

Vaccination of vaccines did not take place exactly against shearing. So far amps 9 million Americans received a first dose of COVID shot. If we want to move faster, we may need super-centers and vaccinations around the hundreds of millions of Americans who are still waiting to be vaccinated.

I wonder where they could go? Where can you move thousands through a centralized, socially-distant place? Where can hundreds of cars easily find parking spaces? What is always accessible via public transport? Sounds like your local stadium.

Just like November (and the Georgia exit), state governments and professional teams must do everything in their power to provide vacant stadiums for the public good. After all, we are the ones who pay for the stadiums that are publicly funded. Why would we not be able to use it?

Well, it looks like we may start soon. Today, NYC Mayor Bill De Blasio announced a new mass vaccination site at Citi Field, a $ 830.6 million stadium paid for with the help of $ 614.3 million in public money. The Mets ballpark will immunize thousands of New Yorkers a day. And it’s not just the city of New York. The city of Los Angeles announced this on Sunday night Dodger Stadium would start vaccinations this week. And two hours south, Petco Park will vaccinate thousands at the Padres Ball Park.

G / O Media can get a commission

There are vaccination sites at State Farm Stadium (Arizona Cardinals) Hard Rock Stadium (Miami Dolphins) Minute Maid Park (Houston Astros) The Great House (University of Michigan Football) and more. On top of that is Fenway Park and Gillette Stadium expected to be vaccination sites for first responders in Massachusetts this week.

But in a country with so many empty and publicly funded stadiums, more sports venues need to start considering how they will help the community. The NFL has already encouraged teams to present their home fields for vaccination sites and Elected President Joe Biden to be heard include sports stadiums in its vaccination plan, which will be formally announced Thursday. According to research from Global Sport Matters at Arizona State University, the majority U.S. sports arenas use at least some public assistance to pay for pro stadiums.

Wouldn’t it make sense if we the public used it?

.Source