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The City of Philadelphia will continue to run a vaccination clinic at the Convention Center after May 25th, following the drawdown of FEMA-led federal support. For the past two weeks, vaccine recipients of Pfizer Dose 1 at both the CCVC and ECVC have been scheduling appointments at the City-run Convention Center vaccine clinic, as well as several other city-run clinics.

PHILADELPHIA – On Thursday, May 13, the Center City Vaccination Center (CCVC) will begin administering Pfizer dose 1 to Philadelphia adolescents ages 12-15. This decision was made by the Philadelphia Department of Public Health following the guidance of the CDC.

PHILADELPHIA, PA – Today and tomorrow (May 3 and 4) are the last two days the Center City Vaccination Center (CCVC) will be providing Pfizer Dose 1. Starting at 5pm on May 4, Pfizer Dose 2 will be available to those who work and live in Philadelphia. Due to successful outcomes at the federally-supported, city-managed mass vaccination site, the CCVC is running for three more weeks, with May 25 set to be the last day of operations. The Esperanza Community Vaccination Center (ECVC) will be closing June 4. The City’s initial request was for FEMA to support the sites for eight weeks but it extended FEMA’s mission by four weeks due to the site’s resounding success. As such, FEMA has fulfilled its mission by completing the mandated, agreed-upon time frame of operations.

On March 3, 2021, FEMA, other federal partners, the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, and the City of Philadelphia partnered to open the Center City Vaccination Center (CCVC) in Philadelphia, PA. With an allocation of 6,000 COVID-19 vaccines per day on top of the City’s regular vaccine allotment, the CCVC has served to expand the rate of vaccination in Philadelphia in an efficient, effective, and equitable manner. Located at the Pennsylvania Convention Center, the CCVC occupies a centrally located, accessible location and is served by a robust municipal transit system. It is staffed primarily by over 100 federal staff and over 250 members of the Department of Defense, who provide both clinical and non-clinical support.