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The plan goes like this: Anyone eligible for a coronavirus vaccine will be able to drive to Dodger Stadium, roll down their car window and get an injection.
About 12,000 people a day will get shots under the ambitious goals for what will probably be one of the country’s largest vaccination sites, set to open Friday at 8 a.m.
As California officials rush to set up vaccination “super sites” at Dodger Stadium, Disneyland and other major landmarks in a bid to improve one of the country’s lowest per-capita vaccination rates, they’re facing even bigger hurdles than in the early days of mass coronavirus testing.
The coronavirus testing site at Dodger Stadium will reopen Monday after being closed over the weekend for restructuring in a bid to cut down on traffic, which has drawn complaints from neighborhood residents, officials said.
Long lines of cars could often be seen snaking around the massive drive-through testing site, which the city has described as the largest in the nation, and spilling into adjacent streets.
“We were receiving a few complaints from neighbors in the area that traffic was hindering, on some days, their ability to do daily activities,” said David Ortiz, public information officer for the Los Angeles Fire Department. “So we took that into advisement and planned out with the Dodgers a way to improve the situation.”
Sean Pennâs Nonprofit Making COVID-19 Testing Easier in LA UPDATED 5:00 PM PT Dec. 17, 2020 PUBLISHED 8:15 AM PT Dec. 17, 2020 PUBLISHED 8:15 AM PST Dec. 17, 2020
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LOS ANGELES â Ten years ago, a deadly earthquake devastated Haiti, leaving hundreds of thousands of people dead, others fighting for their lives trapped under rubble. Thatâs when Sean Penn stepped up to help.
Best known as an actor, Pennâs heart actually lies in helping people in crisis, as seen when he hit the ground in Haiti.
Penn has responded to crises time and time again over the past decade, all over the world. It has become the mission of the starâs nonprofit, Community Organized Relief Effort â or CORE â to help communities in urgent despair.