Pilot Sites’ Goal is to Expand California Vaccination Rate

Federal and state government recently announced a pilot project to establish community vaccination sites in Oakland and Los Angeles. These pilot sites, which will be based at the Oakland-Alameda Coliseum and California State University, Los Angeles, are part of the wider effort to establish 100 vaccination sites in the Biden administration’s first 100 days.

The sites will be co-run by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and the state through the governor’s office of emergency services. FEMA will provide resources and federal staffing support as well as operational support.

The two locations are in some of the most diverse and socioeconomically challenged communities in the country. These communities have been disproportionately impacted by COVID-19 and are home to essential workers who have borne the brunt of keeping the economy open during the past year.

In order to expand the reach of these state-federal sites further into the communities, new sites will be paired with two mobile vaccination clinics which can be deployed to multiple locations.

The sites are expected to be open to eligible members of the public beginning February 16. Registration for vaccine appointments at these two sites will be available through the state’s MyTurn scheduling system.

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