Two federally supported mass vaccination sites in Philadelphia After vaccinating residents with the COVID-19 vaccine in the past three months, it closed on Tuesday.

Both the Pennsylvania Convention Center and Esperanza Community Vaccination Center sites, operated by the city and supported by the Federal Emergency Management Agency, managed its last shot. According to FEMA press release.

These two locations provide more than 350,000 vaccines, accounting for 25% of all vaccines in Philadelphia.

“The two federal government vaccination centers in Philadelphia performed a vital task, thanks to the government’s full efforts and effective inter-agency cooperation, which quickly, efficiently and fairly provided hundreds of thousands of Phillies vaccine,” Say Janice Barlow, acting administrator of FEMA Region 3.

On this occasion, the City of New York announced that it will no longer regularly release COVID-19 weekly updates and plans to simplify All other restrictions related to the pandemic on June 11.

FEMA said that after Tuesday, New York City will continue to operate scaled-down vaccination clinics in the convention center.

Those who received the first dose of Pfizer vaccine at the convention center or Esperanza will be able to get the second shot at the convention center or any other city-run clinic.

Barlow said the COVID-19 vaccine is now “widely available” in Philadelphia, and interest in vaccination has stabilized. Currently, 644,442 residents have received at least the first shot, accounting for 47% of the eligible population. According to the health department.

I hope that smaller community clinics can more effectively cover those who do not want to shoot. According to Metro Philly.

Last week Food and Drug Administration Pfizer’s vaccines can be stored in a regular refrigerator for 30 days, which makes vaccines produced in small batches more acceptable. The previous guidance stated that the vial can only be used for five days in the refrigerator.

FEMA’s location in the central city managed most of the shots, out of a total of 350,000 photos, a total of more than 325,000. Officials called it a “fuel tanker” and saw more than 7,000 Phillies during busy days.

Open a shop Early March this year It was originally scheduled for eight weeks, but the city requested an extension of four weeks

The Esperanza factory opened on April 9 and can provide more than 50 vaccinators every day, providing more than 1,000 vaccinations. The site provided vaccinations for one of the city’s areas with the highest vaccination rates in North Philadelphia, and more than half of its vaccinations have been delivered to non-English speaking countries.

“We are grateful to the partners of FEMA, DOD and the Pennsylvania National Guard,” Acting Philadelphia Health Commissioner Dr. Cheryl Bettigole said. “Philadelphia has been hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic. When we needed to deliver thousands of doses of COVID-19 vaccine professionally and safely, these partners stepped up their efforts and saved lives.”

The city reported 124 new COVID-19 cases on Tuesday, bringing the city’s total of 143,423 confirmed cases.