According to a statement by Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti, Dodger Stadium will become a vaccination site for Covid-19 by the end of the week and no more testing will be offered after today.
Once the site is fully operational, up to 12,000 people a day could be vaccinated, the statement said, adding that the move to a vaccination site will reduce testing capacity in the province, but will triple the number of vaccines available to residents. There are plans to scale up testing at other locations in the province.
Vaccines are the surest way to defeat this virus and chart a course for recovery, so the city, the county and our entire team are putting our best resources into getting Angelenos vaccinated as quickly, safely and efficiently as possible, ”said Garcetti .
“In this moment of darkness where cases, hospitalizations and deaths are skyrocketing, this bold move to offer both Covid-19 testing and vaccines in the heart of Los Angeles reflects the dual nature of the moment – it’s dark, but at the same time Hopeful, ”said Hilda Solis, chair of the LA County Board of Supervisors.
On Sunday, the California Public Health Department announced that everyone in the higher-priority groups known as Phase 1A – including health workers, nursing home residents and staff, and those living in municipalities such as shelters – will be eligible for a vaccination starting today. .
Data from the health department shows that about 33% of the doses received were administered statewide.
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