Disneyland to become a mass Covid-19 vaccination site in California

After spending months of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic in the spotlight to try to Many times reopen the doors at the Magic Kingdom, Disneyland is finally letting Californians in … but not for a ride sure Haunted house or sip a green milk at Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge.

Orange County officials confirmed that the Anaheim theme park will become one of the county’s first distribution points (PODs) for the distribution of covid-19 vaccines. Unlike its sister resort in Orlando, Florida, at Disney World, Disneyland California has been closed since March due to coronavirus lockdown orders (outside of a limited reopening of the Downtown Disney shopping area adjacent to the parks, which has been open to customers since July). disney world controversial reopened in July and is currently the host to guests and a state-run covid-19 testing center.

Disneyland will be one of Orange County’s five “Super POD” sites, said to have the capacity to deliver thousands of doses of vaccine to people daily, and is expected to start operating later this week.

“Disneyland Resort is proud to help support Orange County and the City of Anaheim in the use of our property, and we are grateful for all of their efforts to fight COVID-19,” Dr Pamela Hymel, Chief physician of Disney parks, Experiences and Products, narrated ABC7 News. “After a year in which so many members of our community have faced unprecedented difficulty and uncertainty, there is now reason to be optimistic about the administration of a vaccine.

It’s been a weird trip to get to Disneyland almost reopening here (no, they probably won’t let you climb on Space Mountain after your jab, unfortunately). The famous theme park has been at the forefront of efforts in California to reopen, citing economic damage the ongoing pandemic has caused the area, as well as the relative success of the controlled reopening of Disney World in Florida, to encourage the happiest place in the world to start serving its customers again. But state health officials have stuck with strict guidelines for theme parks, Disneyland, or whatever, to open even at greatly reduced capacity – guidelines that have yet to be put into practice, given the county. of Orange. current covid case numbers.

Even though the park may not yet be open to visitors, helping distribute coronavirus vaccines is infinitely more useful than access to Splash Mountain and the churros are right now.

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