Once fully operational, the new sites can vaccinate 4,000 people a day at any location. The country hopes to complete 500,000 additional vaccinations by the end of the month.
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“People are going to stay in their cars and drive through the yard, where they are going to be checked, make sure they have an appointment, make sure they have an ID. They are going to be vaccinated, and depending on whether they are 15 minutes or 30 ‘minutes have to be observed, this is where they will be and they will be in their car continuously,’ Marco Rodriguez told the Los Angeles Fire Department
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A LA County Fire Department spokeswoman said she was excited to receive her second dose of vaccination at CSUN.
“It’s a hopeful moment for all of us. It’s a historic time. I mean, a few months ago we were here doing COVID tests and now we’re doing vaccinations, so today it feels quite special,” he said. said Lydia Garillas.
On Tuesday, all sites will only be open by 10:00 to 16:30 by appointment, but will be open from Wednesday at 09:00. According to the website of the province’s health department, appointments were scheduled for Tuesday at CSUN and the Fairplex.
A forecast of strong winds across the region has forced Orange County officials to temporarily close the vaccination site at Disneyland. However, the five new sites in LA have opened according to schedule, despite the wind.
Solis ‘order will allow residents 65 and older to start vaccinating from Thursday, despite health officials’ desire to have medical workers vaccinated amid a limited amount of medicine.
The state opened access to vaccines for people 65 and older earlier this month, but LA County lagged behind other counties in Southern California to open vaccinations for the group.
Provincial director of public health Barbara Ferrer said last week that the province would not offer vaccines to people 65 and older until the vaccinations of health workers at the front were completed. The process is expected to last until the end of the month.
Ferrer noted that the expansion of the availability of shots was largely dependent on the local supply of vaccines.
There was no immediate word on what impact Solis’ order would have on the country’s vaccine supply, and the ability to complete vaccinations of health workers.
The county health department currently has enough shots on hand to treat 50,000 people.
“We are getting our awards for this week today and tomorrow, so we will be competing for the distribution, which we will have to go through next Monday. And then we just have to see how many doses we are going to get for next week,” Dr Ferrer said.
Meanwhile, many firefighters in Los Angeles have undergone all of their second vaccinations.
Fire Chief Daryl Osby received the follow-up dose.
The principal says 75% of his department was vaccinated and the infection rates dropped to the first dose.
“The people who are getting COVID now are the ones who have not been vaccinated yet. So the first survey is going well to prevent our members from getting COVID-19,” he said.
It is difficult to get all firefighters vaccinated. The chief says he can’t legally require it, and he hopes scenes like Tuesday in Downey will inspire the rest of his department to get the shots.
City News Service contributed to this report.
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