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Amazon will open a pop-up vaccination site in Seattle, Washington, over the weekend in an effort to inoculate thousands of people, Governor Jay Inslee said on Thursday.
The one-day clinic will open on Sunday with the aim of administering 2,000 vaccines to the public, an Inslee spokesman told the Post.
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The clinic will distribute the vaccine to health professionals, first responders and people aged 65 and over. The state’s goal is to vaccinate 45,000 people a day.
The technology giant will work in collaboration with the Virginia Mason Health System, where residents must register and make an appointment.
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The announcement came after Amazon on Thursday offered itself as an ally of President Joe Biden in his effort to distribute coronavirus vaccines.
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It also came after Washington state officials turned to the private sector – turning to coffee giant Starbucks – to help them increase the state’s COVID-19 vaccination capacity earlier this week.
Inslee’s office did not immediately return a request for comment on Thursday.