The Moscone Center mass vaccination center was temporarily closed on Sunday due to a lack of vaccine supplies in San Francisco.
Authorities reported that the place will close for a week.
“This was the last thing we wanted our mission to continue non-stop with distribution, but we have to adjust to these changes,” said Mary Ellen Carroll, executive director of the San Francisco Department of Emergency Management.
Recently, vaccination sites were opened at Moscone Center and City College, helping to vaccinate 31% of the population 65 years and older. San Francisco has the capacity to administer more than 10,000 vaccines per day, but lacks the vaccine supply, authorities said.
“They really hit us this week with a very low allocation, which means that we cannot continue our operations,” Carroll said.
London Breed, mayor of the city, said through her Twitter account: “I am frustrated at this announcement, San Francisco was having positive results in the number of people vaccinated, I am hopeful that the situation will change soon.”
So far, the site has averaged 7,400 vaccinations per day.
Vaccinations at City College will resume on Friday for the second dose only.
A third site that will open up the Bayview area and operate well below capacity.
As of February 13, San Francisco received 262,000 doses and administered more than 190,000 doses to residents of the city and the surrounding Bay Area, according to officials.
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