California s largest vaccination site to open at Levi s Stadium
By Lisa Fernandez
KTVU s Jesse Gary reports.
SANTA CLARA, Calif. - The San Francisco 49ers and the County of Santa Clara on Friday announced the creation of they re saying will be California’s largest vaccination site at Levi’s Stadium.
In a joint statement, the team and the county said the site will open Tuesday with the initial capacity to vaccinate 5,000 people per day, with plans to increase capacity up to 15,000 people a day as vaccine supplies increase. The vaccinations will be given to Santa Clara County residents. We recognize the urgent need for an effective and equitable vaccination effort for our community and are proud to partner with the County of Santa Clara to bring this vaccination site online as quickly and efficiently as possible, said 49ers President Al Guido said in a statement. We have brought every resource at our disposal to bear on this challenge to ensure members of the community w