CSUN Vaccination Site Closes Monday

NORTHRIDGE, CA — The Cal State Northridge mass vaccination site closed late Monday, the first of six mass vaccination sites being phased out by LA County due to low demand. Anyone who received their first dose at CSUN have appointments for second doses at the Balboa Sports Complex in Encino.

To receive free transportation services to Balboa, call 833-540-0473.

The Forum in Inglewood, the Pomona Fairplex, and the county Office of Education in Downey will close at the end of the day on Sunday, June 13. The rest are expected to be closed by August.

Starting Tuesday, June 15, the county is opening up smaller sites at:

• Ted Watkins Memorial Park, 1335 E. 103rd St, Los Angeles
• Commerce Senior Citizens Center, 2555 Commerce Way, Los Angeles
• NOrwalk Arts & Sports Complex, 13000 Clarkdale Ave., Los Angeles

The three sites will operate from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Tuesdays through Saturdays. The county is also operating 237 mobile vaccination sites, which will expand to 765 this week, according to county health officer Dr. Muntu Davis.

“We recognize that for many people, being able to get your vaccine in a public location like a Metro station, a retail store, a community or faith-based organization or an outdoor recreation space in or closer to your neighborhood makes it more convenient,” Davis told City News Service.

The CSUN site opened Jan. 19 as part of the county’s six mass vaccine sites. Situated on two large parking lots outside the campus, it vaccinated as many as 12,000 people a day. Although the university was not involved in the administration of the vaccine, about 55 volunteers from the nursing school helped deliver shots.

Approximately 65% of LA County residents 16 or over have received at least one dose, according to new statistics released Monday, while 54% of county residents are fully vaccinated. While those numbers put the county on track to reach President Biden’s goal of a 70% vaccination rate by July 4, Black and Latino residents 29 below are being vaccinated at about half the rate of whites and Asians. The county and state are trying to improve rates through mobile vaccine sites and incentives like money, gift cards, and sports tickets.

— City News Service contributed to this report.

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