Amazon to host pop-up vaccination clinic in Seattle HQ PUBLISHED BY
help vaccinate 2,000 eligible members of the public against COVID-19.
The announcement was made by
Amazon Senior Vice President of Global Corporate Affairs Jay Carney at a news conference in the presence of
Washington Governor Jay Inslee.
The vaccination drive will be held with the help of the Washington State’s
Vaccine Command Center and in partnership with V
irginia Mason Franciscan Health.
The Amazon World Headquarters Campus Spheres.
In the US, people aged 65 and older and people 50 and older living in a multi-generational household are getting priority in vaccination.
Amazon to help vaccinate thousands in its hometown
New pop-up clinic in Seattle is the latest in the company s multi-faceted pandemic response that has also included 1 million in-house COVID-19 tests for Amazon employees.
Beginning on January 24, Amazon will open its Seattle campus to host a pop-up clinic aimed at vaccinating the public against COVID-19. Jay Carney, Amazon Senior Vice President, Global Corporate Affairs, announced the effort in a news conference with Washington Gov. Jay Inslee. We re eager to help save lives here in our home state, to rebuild the economy with you, and to turn the page on COVID as quickly as we can, Carney told the governor. He also said we re committing one of our own executives to be on loan to your team, to your Vaccine Command Center, so that we can leverage our expertise through that executive in your efforts going forward.