Amazon will open ‘pop-up’ vaccination site to serve thousands in Seattle
The state’s goal is to vaccinate 45,000 people a day
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Amazon will open a “pop-up” vaccination site in Seattle, Wash. over the weekend in an effort to inoculate thousands of people, Gov. Jay Inslee said Thursday.
The one-day clinic will be open on Sunday with the goal of administering 2,000 vaccines to the public, a spokesman for Inslee told the Post.
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The clinic will distribute the vaccine to healthcare workers, first responders, and people 65 years and older. The state’s goal is to vaccinate 45,000 people a day.
The tech 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 comes after Amazon on Thursday offered itself up as an ally to President Joe Biden in his effort to distribute coronavirus vaccines.
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It also comes after officials from Washington State turned to the private sector — tapping the coffee giant Starbucks — to help them ramp up the state’s COVID-19 vaccination capacity earlier this week.
Inslee’s office didn’t immediately return a request for comment Thursday.