Mass vaccination sites are a crucial piece of California’s efforts to speed up its sluggish coronavirus vaccine rollout, including one at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara scheduled to open Tuesday, and another at the Oakland Coliseum expected to open Feb. 16.
Levi’s Stadium will be the largest of the sites in California that aim to administer thousands of doses a day, as health officials race to complete as many inoculations as possible before new virus variants make COVID-19 even more widespread or render the vaccines less effective.
On Friday, the Biden administration announced it had approved plans to deploy thousands of active duty troops across the country to help with vaccine administration. It’s part of the administration’s plan to launch 100 mass vaccination sites in the first 100 days over the next few months. National Football League commissioner Roger Goodell sent a letter to President Biden offering the use of its 32 stadiums to be used as mass vaccination sites.
Below is a list of the mass vaccination sites in the Bay Area announced so far. (See details on current eligibility and how to sign up for your coronavirus vaccination in each Bay Area county here. Visit The Chronicle’s Vaccine Tracker for additional information.)
AMN Healthcare Services staff member Luke Karana sets up personal interpreter devices for patients at a mass vaccination site at Moscone South in San Francisco.
Jessica Christian / The ChronicleSAN FRANCISCO
Moscone Center South
The convention center in San Francisco opened last Friday as a mass vaccination site in partnership with Kaiser Permanente, providing doses to 1,500 people. Starting this week, it will administer 3,000 to 4,000 doses until supply runs low.
• Opening date: Feb. 5.
• Daily dose capacity: Up to 10,000 per day.
• Eligibility: Frontline health care workers and individuals 65 and older can receive vaccines here, and do not need to be Kaiser patients. Those eligible can sign up through the MyTurn website. No insurance needed.
City College
The first large vaccination site in San Francisco is a partnership between the city and UCSF. It is a drive-through site and opened a couple weeks ago.
• Opening date: Jan. 22.
• Daily dose capacity: Up to 3,000 per day.
• Eligibility: Individuals 65 and older by invitation only due to limited supply.
Gov. Gavin Newsom announces a new coronavirus vaccination site in partnership with the federal government at the Oakland Coliseum on Feb. 3.
Courtesy of governor's officeEAST BAY
Oakland Coliseum
The home of the Oakland A’s will be one of the nation’s first mass vaccination sites set up through the federal government, announced by Gov. Gavin Newsom on Feb. 3.
• Opening date: Tuesday, Feb.16.
• Daily dose capacity: 6,000 per day.
• Eligibility: The site will not have residence restrictions. Blocks of time will be reserved for individuals who might not be able to get vaccinated elsewhere, including communities of color, low-income people and the elderly.
Golden Gate Fields
The Alameda County vaccination site opened last week with a “soft launch” in conjunction with the cities of Berkeley and Albany. Due to limited supply, the site had stopped scheduling appointments as of Monday, Feb. 8.
• Opening date: Feb. 5.
• Daily dose capacity: Unknown at this time.
• Eligibility: Alameda County residents 75 and older. Book appointments through this website.
Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara on Tuesday is scheduled to roll out the largest COVID-19 mass vaccination site in California.
Michael Short / The ChronicleSOUTH BAY
Levi’s Stadium
The 49ers and Santa Clara County announced Friday that the stadium will become the state’s largest vaccination site. Staffed and operated by the County of Santa Clara Health System, the site will begin by vaccinating 5,000 county residents a day. Appointment holders will park their cars and walk into the stadium, with transportation provided for elderly people and those with disabilities.
• Opening date: Tuesday, Feb. 9.
• Daily dose capacity: Up to 15,000 per day.
• Eligibility: Santa Clara County residents 65 and older, health care workers and residents of long-term care facilities. Check the county website for appointments.
San Mateo County Event Center
San Mateo County and private health care providers are administering vaccines at the site, currently limited to by appointment only.
• Opening date: Now open.
• Daily dose capacity: Unknown at this time.
• Eligibility: County residents 65 and older and Sutter Health patients 65 and older, as well as health care workers. Find out more here.
This story will be updated.
Kellie Hwang is a San Francisco Chronicle staff writer. Email: kellie.hwang@sfchronicle.com Twitter: @KellieHwang
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