Disneyland, Ice Rinks, And Ancient Cathedrals: All The Unusual Places That Are Now Covid Vaccine Centers
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As coronavirus cases continue to surge, health officials worldwide have been forced to think outside the box to quickly immunize as many people as possible, which has resulted in vaccine shots being administered in cathedrals, stadiums, and even horse racing tracks .
Last week, the New York Racing Association, Inc. opened the first floor of Aqueduct Racetrack to … [+] serve as a New York state run Covid-19 vaccination distribution center. Aqueduct joined NYRA’s other downstate horse racing track, Belmont Park, which is home to a vaccination distribution center operated by Northwell Health. (Photo by Lev Radin/Pacific Press/LightRocket via Getty Images)
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As a result, public places never before associated with medical treatment have been transformed into makeshift mass Covid-19 vaccine centers.
People wait in line to receive the Covid-19 vaccine at a mass vaccination site in a parking lot for … [+] Disneyland Resort on January 13 in Anaheim, California. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)
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With Chancellor Angela Merkel calling for “very fast action” to counter the spread of Covid-19 … [+] mutations, Erika-Hess ice stadium is among the first mass vaccine delivery sites to open in Berlin. German health officials are also reportedly considering setting vaccine hubs at a velodrome and a disused airport. (Photo by Kay Nietfeld / POOL / AFP) (Photo by KAY NIETFELD/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)
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Members of the public receive a dose of a Covid-19 vaccine at Salisbury cathedral, an 800-year-old … [+] architectural masterpiece in southwest England, which has been converted into a temporary vaccination center. (Photo by JUSTIN TALLIS / AFP) (Photo by JUSTIN TALLIS/AFP via Getty Images)
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Seniors wait for the Pfizer Covid vaccine at the vaccination centre set up inside Salisbury … [+] Cathedral. (Photo by Finnbarr Webster/Getty Images)
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Earlier this month, New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio announced that Citi Field (the Mets home … [+] stadium) would be taken over by the city’s public hospital system, and would potentially be able to dispense as many 7,000 vaccine shots a day. (Photo by Tayfun Coskun/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
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Members of the public line up to receive the Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine at the NHS vaccine center … [+] that has been set up at England’s Epsom Racecourse. The location is one of several mass vaccination centres in England open to the public. The U.K. aims to vaccinate 15 million people by mid-February. (Photo by Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)
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British Prime Minister Boris Johnson carries doses of the Oxford/AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine for … [+] mobile distribution at the Barnet Football Club stadium, known as The Hive, in north London, which is being used as a coronavirus vaccination center. Daniel Martin, head of The Hive Foundation, said they wanted to do “everything that we possibly can” while football fans were unable to use the stadium because of coronavirus restrictions. (Photo by Stefan Rousseau – WPA Pool/Getty Images)
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Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker speaks with an employee of Transformative Health Care while on … [+] tour at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough (home to the New England Patriots of the NFL). The governor was joined by Robert Kraft, Chief Executive Officer of the Patriots, and Lt. Governor Karen Polito on a tour of the the mass vaccination site. (Photo by David L. Ryan/The Boston Globe via Getty Images)
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Last month, a rapid antigen Covid testing station was set up on the grounds of the KitKat Club in … [+] Berlin, Germany. The club set up Covid-19 tests through an online appointment system. (Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty Images)
