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Coronavirus pandemic: California opens two mass vaccination sites

FRANCE24, 17 Feb 2021

The Federal Emergency Management Agency opened its first #Covid-19 mass #vaccination sites Tuesday, setting up in #LosAngeles and Oakland as part of an effort by the #Biden administration to get shots into arms more quickly and reach minority communities hit hard by the outbreak. FRANCE 24's Loic Pialat reports from Los Angeles.

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