WASHINGTON -- Two community vacation centers capable of administering up to 6,000 vaccine doses per day opened Wednesday at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta and Detroit's Ford Field.
Acting FEMA Administrator Bob Fenton visited the Atlanta center earlier this week.
“Our primary focus with this location here [at Mercedes-Benz Stadium] is vaccine equity and to ensure that in the next weeks, any local resident who wants a vaccination is able to receive one," Fenton said. “Vaccination centers like this one are how we will accomplish this goal."
Community vaccination centers are led by states, but may be supported by the federal government, including FEMA. Each state determines its own vaccination priority groups and procedures.
FEMA is committed to the equitable distribution of vaccines. Using data from CDC’s social vulnerability index and population data from the census, the agency continues working with state partners to locate community vaccination centers where they will be able to do the most good for the most vulnerable populations and ensure everyone who wants a vaccine gets one.
FEMA has now provided more than $4.42 billion or expenses related to COVID-19 vaccination at 100% federal cost share. These funds cover critical supplies, staffing, training and transportation needs that support increased vaccination efforts.
Wednesday, FEMA published the interim policy guidance on the COVID-19 funeral assistance program. The program will reimburse individuals for funeral expenses for deaths attributed to COVID-19 that occurred after Jan. 20, 2020.
Find out where, when and how to get a vaccine in your community and get more information from your local health department and a list of places where adults can get a vaccine.
Visit FEMA.Gov for information on FEMA’s vaccination support efforts.
Acting FEMA Administrator Tours Vaccination Center with Governor Kemp
Atlanta -- Acting FEMA Administrator, Bob Fenton (left) and Georgia Gov., Brian Kemp (center), engage in conversation as they pass a post-vaccination monitoring area of the community vaccination center at Mercedes-Benz Stadium during a tour of the newly expanded facility.
FEMA photo by Johannes Webb
Acting FEMA Administrator Visits Atlanta Vaccination Center
Atlanta -- FEMA External Affairs Site Lead Shelli Holmes fist-bump greets Acting FEMA Administrator Bob Fenton inside the Mercedes-Benz Stadium community vaccination center.
FEMA photo by Johannes Webb
Acting FEMA Administrator Greets Fulton County Emergency Management Services
Atlanta -- Acting FEMA Administrator Bob Fenton fist-bump greets Matthew Kallmyer of Fulton County Emergency Management Services during his visit to the newly expanded community vaccination center at Mercedes-Benz Stadium. FEMA photo by Johannes Webb
Vaccinations Begin at Atlanta’s Community Vaccination Center
Atlanta -- Sgt. Matthew Mattias, a combat medic assigned to to Fort Stewart, Ga., prepares a syringe with the COVID vaccine before administering to a patient in Atlanta’s community vaccination center at Mercedes-Benz Stadium.
U.S. Army Photo by Spc. Robert P Wormley III, 50th Public Affairs Detachment
Atlanta -- U.S. Army Spc. Joseph Byrd, a combat medic assigned to Fort Stewart, Ga., administers the COVID vaccine to a patient at the Atlanta community vaccination center at Mercedes-Benz Stadium. U.S. Army Photo by Spc. Robert P Wormley III, 50th Public Affairs Detachment
Atlanta -- Spc. Ryan Miller administers the COVID vaccine to a patient at the Atlanta community vaccination center at Mercedes- Benz Stadium. U.S. Army Photo by Spc. Robert P Wormley III, 50th Public Affairs Detachment
Source: Department of Homeland Security, Federal Emergency Management Agency
