February 4, 3:36 pm
Facade of the Moscone Center convention center in downtown San Francisco, California, during its 2018 renovation, August 2, 2018. (Photo by Smith Collection / Gado / Getty Images)
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San Francisco is preparing to open the city’s second mass vaccination post at the Moscone Center on Friday with the goal of administering up to 10,000 vaccines per day when supplies are available.
In principle, the site will provide care for health professionals and people aged 65 and over, according to the state’s vaccination guidelines.
Last month, the city launched the first mass vaccination site at the City College of San Francisco and earlier this week opened a small-scale clinic in the Mission District. A separate vaccination facility at San Francisco State University is for people aged 65 and over. All sites remain by appointment only.
“We are working every day to establish systems to vaccinate people as soon as we have the supply,” Mayor London Breed said in a statement. “As vaccines arrive in our city, whether through our Department of Public Health or our private health partners, we need to do everything we can to move them quickly and efficiently.”
The Moscone Center website is being launched through a partnership between the city’s Department of Public Health and a consortium of private health insurers such as Kaiser Permanente, the California Medical Association and Adventist Health, among others.
The city plans to operate a third high-volume vaccine site in the Bayview district, as well as several additional small sites in neighborhoods such as Chinatown, Western Addition, Outer Sunset and Potrero Hill.
San Francisco residents and those working in the city can visit sf.gov/getvaccinated or the state website myturn.ca.gov for information on eligibility and how to make an appointment.