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LOS ANGELES - Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors Chair Hilda L. Solis, Supervisor to the First District, launched a new COVID-19 community vaccination clinic this week, in partnership with Fulgent Genetics and the Department of Parks and Recreation at Sunshine Park, 515 Deepmead Avenue, in La Puente. The opening of this clinic will ensure that residents over the age of 18 can easily access a COVID-19 vaccine in unincorporated South San Jose Hills, in the area of La Puente and surrounding communities.
“With increased vaccine supply, we are committed to casting a wider net, especially among hard hit communities like South San Jose Hills,” said Chair Solis. “Communities from this region have some of the lowest vaccination rates in the County, and we have a responsibility to ensure residents have direct access to these life-saving vaccines. That is why I am proud to partner with the Department of Parks and Recreation and Fulgent Genetics to bring vaccines directly to community spaces like Sunshine Park that residents are familiar with and are accessible to all.”
As of April 4th, only 30 percent of eligible residents were vaccinated in Unincorporated South San Jose Hills, well below the County average of 40 percent. This vaccine clinic will allow residents to receive a vaccine locally, without having to travel to a County-run megaPOD.
The site will be open Tuesday through Saturday from 8am-4pm and will deliver up to 250 vaccines per day. To schedule an appointment, community members and families can make appointments at vaccine.fulgentgenetics.com. People with appointments will be prioritized, but walk-ups are also accepted at this site.
For information on the site, please contact Sunshine Park at 626-854-5559 or the First District’s San Gabriel Valley Field Office at 626-350-4500.
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