Los Angeles to close several COVID vaccine sites due to shortage

Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti announced Wednesday that five of the city’s COVID-19 vaccine sites — including Dodger Stadium — will close Friday and Saturday due to a lack of supplies, CBS Los Angeles reports.
“We’re vaccinating people faster than new vials are arriving here in Los Angeles,” he said at a Wednesday night press conference. “And I’m very concerned right now. I’m concerned as your mayor that our vaccine supply is uneven, it’s unpredictable and, too often, inequitable.”
He said that by Thursday, the city will have exhausted its supply of Moderna vaccines for first doses, prompting the closure of the non-mobile vaccination sites.
“We won’t have those vaccines because the supply is not there,” Garcetti said. “As soon as we receive more supply, and I’d love …continued .
[Source: CBS News]