OES and the Federal Emergency Management Agency opened and jointly operated the site from mid-February as part of a federal effort to establish 100 large-scale vaccination sites across the country during President Joe Biden s first 100 days in office.
Alameda and Contra Costa counties began jointly operating the site with the OES last month after it was announced that federal emergency personnel would be ending their work at the Coliseum.
The two counties will complete scheduled appointments for second doses through May 23 in partnership with local health care entities like the Native American Health Center and Bay Area Community Health.
After that, Chowla said the county plans to shift resources from the mass vaccination site toward communities that have been hardest hit by the pandemic and are still most at risk of developing new cases.
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The COVID-19 vaccination sites at the Oakland Coliseum will close later this month after a rapid reduction in demand for first-dose appointments, Alameda County announced Wednesday.
The vaccination site will close May 23, county officials said, two weeks after the state s Office of Emergency Services concludes its deployment at the site.
According to the county, requests for first dose appointments fell from 4,000 per day to 400 per day over the last two weeks of April. Nearly 250,000 doses have been administered at the site since it opened Feb. 15. This marks an important milestone for our community, Alameda County Health Care Services Agency Director Colleen Chawla said. More than 70% of our residents have received at least one vaccination, allowing us to move away from mass vaccination.
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Oakland Coliseum, Moscone Center mass vaccination sites to close
By KTVU staff
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OAKLAND, Calif. - The Oakland Coliseum and Moscone Center mass vaccination sites are set to close before the end of this month amid a push to expand community-based sites at local stores and pharmacies.
The Coliseum site will close on May 23. The Moscone Center in San Francisco will close on May 28.
To date, 500,000 people were vaccinated at the Coliseum and more than 300,000 in the last three months in San Francisco, according to health officials.
However, in recent weeks, public requests for first dose appointments at the Coliseum site have dropped from 4,000 a day to 400 a day, Alameda County officials said.