The city of San Francisco is opening up a second vaccine center in the Mission District at a union headquarters at 18th and Capp streets. The site will provide about 200 shots per day.
Itâs the cityâs fourth neighborhood vaccination site and will be operated in partnership with the Latino Task Force, a coalition made up of dozens of community-based organizations.
âTo have a local community-run-and-implemented site means that you will have that extra touch if you have questions, if you’re scared, if you speak Spanish, and we’re local,â said Valerie Tulier-Laiwa of the Latino Task Force.
She says the Mission sites have become models for other community groups who want to reach essential workers.
The new site is planned toâ¯beâ¯openâ¯Thursdayâ¯through Saturday,â¯11 a.m. – 6 p.m, by appointment and with limited drop-in availability.
From the cityâs release:
âMission residents and residents in eligible ZIP codes can sign up for an appointment in person at 24th and Mission Wednesday through Sunday, 9 a.m. – 2 p.m. or at 701 Alabama Street Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, 10 a.m. – 3 p.m.â¯â¯Missionâ¯neighborhood residents and workers canâ¯emailâ¯LatinoTaskForceSF@gmail.com to request an appointment.â
â Raquel Maria Dillon and Kevin Stark
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