3 Pop-Up Vaccination Sites To Open In Northeast San Fernando Valley

LOS ANGELES (CBSLA) — Los Angeles City Councilwoman Monica Rodriguez announced Monday that three COVID-19 vaccination pop-up sites will cater to residents in the northeast San Fernando Valley over the next three weeks, starting Tuesday.

INGLEWOOD, CA - MARCH 01: Edwin Cruz a administrator at Monsenor Oscar Romero LAUSD Charter school cheers as he receives his first COVID-19 Moderna vaccination shot from registered nurse Justin Steinberg as LAUSD opened the nations largest vaccination site specifically for education employees at SoFi stadium Monday morning using the Daily Pass, Los Angeles Unifieds new technology and data system that coordinates health checks, COVID tests and vaccinations in one simple easy-to-use tool. The site is staffed by Los Angeles Unified school nurses and other licensed healthcare professionals and will have the capacity to administer thousands of vaccines daily for education staff. Anthem Blue Cross is providing volunteer clinical personnel and Cedars-Sinai has provided training to support this vaccination effort. SoFi Stadium on Monday, March 1, 2021 in Inglewood, CA. (Al Seib / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images).

The sites will be available to eligible residents, including people over the age of 65, food service workers, farmworkers, animal agriculture workers, emergency services workers, education and childcare workers, healthcare workers and residents of long-term care facilities.

Appointments must be made in advance and people getting vaccinated should bring identification to prove that they are a Council District 7 resident, which includes Pacoima, Sylmar, North Hills, Mission Hills, Lakeview Terrace, Sunland, Tujunga and Shadow Hills.

The pop-up sites will be located at:

  •  Valley Crossroads Seventh Day Adventist at 11350 Glenoaks Blvd. in Pacoima from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday (make an appointment by calling 818-485-0600);
  • Sylmar Recreation Center at 13109 Borden Ave. in Sylmar from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. March 9 through March 13 (make an appointment by calling 818-756- 8409); and
  • North Valley City Hall at 7747 Foothill Blvd. in Tujunga from March 16 to March 20 (make an appointment by calling 818-352-3287).

It's unclear exactly how many doses will be on hand at each location.

Beginning Monday, teachers and food and agriculture workers were among an estimated 1.2 million Los Angeles County residents now eligible to receive the COVID-19 vaccine.

Also Monday, LAUSD opened a large-scale vaccination site at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood dedicated for teachers and education employees.

(© Copyright 2020 CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved. City News Service contributed to this report.)

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