PHOTOS: Mass vaccinations begin at Seattle's Lumen Field
Volunteer Dr. Aditi Agardwal, center in pink, raises a piece of paper indicting that she needs more vaccine on Saturday, March 13, 2021, at the new civilian-led mass Covid-19 vaccination site at Lumen Field Event Center in Seattle.
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Seattle's mass vaccination site opened Saturday, March 13 at Lumen Field Event Center.
It's the largest civilian-run vaccination site in the country, according to the mayor's office.
“We are going to vaccinate Washingtonians like crazy at Lumen Field,” Governor Jay Inslee said, during a press conference on Wednesday. “You give us the doses, Mr. President — we’ll give you the vaccinations.”
The site will initially vaccinate around 5,000 people each week. The site could vaccinate 22,000 people per day, at full capacity, if supply is available.
President Biden has promised that Covid vaccines will be available to every American adult by the end of May.
If the Lumen Field site gets enough doses to operate at full capacity, it could give vaccines to nearly a third of King County residents in just a month.
Seattle mayor Jenny Durkan, left, claps as the first patients arrive to be vaccinated against Covid-19 at the new civilian-led mass vaccination site at Lumen Field Events Center on Saturday, March 13, 2021, in Seattle.
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Volunteer Joel Metschke calls for the next patient to be vaccinated against Covid-19 at the mass vaccination site at Lumen Field Event Center on Saturday, March 13, 2021, in Seattle.
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Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan, right, welcomes the first patients to arrive at the new civilian-led mass Covid-19 vaccination site at Lumen Field Event Center on Saturday, March 13, 2021, in Seattle.
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Dr. John L. Thayer, right, applies a bandaid to Olivia Battison's shoulder after administering a Covid-19 vaccine on Saturday, March 13, 2021, at the new civilian-led mass vaccination site at Lumen Field Event Center in Seattle.
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Volunteers celebrate by bumping elbows as the first patients arrive to receive vaccinations against Covid-19 on Saturday, March 13, 2021, at Lumen Field Event Center in Seattle.
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Edgardo Santiago walks through one aisle of the new civilian-led mass Covid-19 vaccination site at Lumen Field Event Center on Saturday, March 13, 2021, in Seattle.
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Volunteer Dr. Aditi Agardwal, center in pink, raises a piece of paper indicating that she needs more vaccine on Saturday, March 13, 2021, at the new civilian-led mass Covid-19 vaccination site at Lumen Field Event Center in Seattle.
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The first patients arrive to be vaccinated against Covid-19 at the new civilian-led mass vaccination site at Lumen Field Event Center on Saturday, March 13, 2021, in Seattle.
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King County Executive Dow Constantine takes a picture of the line of people arriving to be vaccinated against Covid-19 at the new civilian-led mass vaccination site at Lumen Field Event Center on Saturday, March 13, 2021, in Seattle.
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Dr. Preetma Kooner, left, and registered nurse Emily Beedle, right, talk on Saturday, March 13, 2021, as the first patients arrive to be vaccinated against Covid-19 at the new civilian-led mass vaccination site at Lumen Field Event Center in Seattle.
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Registered nurse Cecilia Venzon applies a bandaid to Brooke Spearmon's shoulder after administering a Covid-19 vaccine on Saturday, March 13, 2021, at the new civilian-led mass vaccination site at Lumen Field Event Center in Seattle.
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King County Executive Dow Constantine, left, and Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan, right, pose for photographs in front of the new civilian-led mass Covid-19 vaccination site on Saturday, March 13, 2021, at Lumen Field Event Center in Seattle.
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Volunteer Sara Grethlein, the Executive Medical Director for Swedish Cancer Institute, gets ready for the first patients to arrive on Saturday, March 13, 2021, at the new civilian-led mass Covid-19 vaccination site at Lumen Field Event Center in Seattle.
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Susan Hughes receives a Covid-19 vaccine at the new civilian-led mass Covid-19 vaccination site on Saturday, March 13, 2021, at Lumen Field Event Center in Seattle.
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Volunteers call for patients at the new civilian-led mass Covid-19 vaccination site on Saturday, March 13, 2021, at Lumen Field Event Center in Seattle.
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