Here s how to get walk-up vaccine at Oakland Coliseum (yes, you still need an appointment)
KGO The mass coronavirus vaccination sites in Oakland and Los Angeles have administered first vaccine doses to more than 168,000 state residents in their first two weeks, according to state and federal officials.
The vaccination sites, located at the Oakland Coliseum and California State University Los Angeles, are being operated through a partnership between the state s Office of Emergency Services, the Federal Emergency Management Agency and the Department of Defense.
Who s eligible for walk-up vaccine appointments at the Oakland Coliseum?
The same tier of people who are otherwise eligible can sign up for a walk-up vaccine at the Oakland Coliseum site.
Here s what it s like getting a vaccine at the Oakland Coliseum s new vaccination supersite
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OAKLAND, Calif. (KGO) History in the making in the shadow of where the Oakland A s play baseball; Tuesday was opening day for the federal vaccination supersite, the other in Los Angeles.
The federal government funneled $834 million into California to pull this off, doling out Pfizer vaccines 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. 7 days a week from now until mid-April using 100 vaccinators provided by the U.S. Health and Human Services. The U.S. Forest Service is in command along with state officials and local law enforcement.
The state s largest single health care provider, Kaiser Permanente, is lagging well behind other systems when it comes to vaccinating even their oldest and most vulnerable patients.
Neveau was at the Oakland site on Monday for a soft opening and went on to say, These centers are directed by the President of the United States.100 in 30 days mass vaccination centers. These are going to be drive-thru s to normalcies for folks.
But not everyone is so optimistic. I m 67 and my friend who lives behind me she s 73 and we can t even get in to get it anywhere, says Cecil Bernwanger of Brentwood. Bernwanger lives in Brentwood and says if she could go to the Oakland site she would. She tried to make appointments for a vaccination at the Coliseum location twice Monday with no luck.