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SACRAMENTO, Calif. — On Feb. 3, the Biden-Harris Administration and California Governor Gavin Newsom announced an eight-week federal pilot project to establish Community Vaccination Centers (CVCs) in Oakland and Los Angeles -- the first state-run, federally supported centers in the nation focused on vaccinating underserved communities and those most affected by COVID-19.

The state-led, federally supported Community Vaccination Centers (CVCs) in Los Angeles and Oakland will complete their 8-week pilot mission Sunday April 11. The City of Los Angeles has agreed to manage the Los Angeles operation, as of April 12, and the state is continuing discussions with Alameda County about running the Oakland CVC after April 11, when CVC vaccines shift from direct distribution by the federal government to distribution by the state. The CVCs have administered more than 600,000 shots. The numbers below tell the rest of the story.

The state-led, federally supported Community Vaccination Centers (CVCs) in Oakland and Los Angeles have given more than half a million vaccine doses in less than six weeks. To maximize the number of people served, FEMA and the state will begin providing the single-dose Johnson & Johnson vaccine to new patients at CVCs April 1. The “J & J” vaccine has undergone rigorous clinical trials and been approved at federal and state levels, as have the two-dose Pfizer and Moderna vaccines. Using the single-dose vaccine allows more people to be vaccinated in less time, and still get safe, effective protection. The numbers below tell the story of how the CVCs did over the past week.

OAKLAND, Calif. – Having already successfully administered almost a half million vaccinations to Californians to protect against COVID-19, the California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services (Cal OES) and Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) announced the completion of the life-saving, eight-week mission on Sunday, April 11.

The state-led, federally supported Community Vaccination Centers (CVCs) in Oakland and Los Angeles will be dispensing second Pfizer shots at Drive-thru, Walk-thru and Mobile units for only the remainder of this week. A limited number of Johnson & Johnson single-dose shots are available, for those who have reservations, at certain mobile units this week and will become the primary method of vaccination at CVCs. That change will be reflected at the state’s MyTurn scheduling system. The numbers below tell the story of how the CVCs did over the past week.