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UC San Diego opened a COVID-19 vaccination superstation at its RIMAC arena Feb. 8 to administer vaccines to university employees and UCSD Health patients, with plans to widen its reach soon.
The hope is to immunize 5,000 people a day if the station can obtain enough vaccine. It gave out 376 doses on opening day.
Currently, the center is serving only UCSD employees and patients 65 and older, said Lydia Ikeda, associate chief operating officer for the UCSD Health Physician Group and for now the senior director of COVID operations.
“Our intention is to open this up to the community,” she said, adding that it could be a matter of days, not weeks.