Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti announced the mass coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccination site at Dodger Stadium will be shut down by the end of May.
In effort of providing more appointment-free options, officials are distributing an increased amount of doses to walk-up centers and mobile clinics.
The pending closure nonetheless comes at a time when demand in the vaccination has fallen to alarming rates. Health officials revealed that appointments for the first dose of the vaccine have decreased by about 50% at L.A. county-run clinics.
There also has been a substantial drop in appointments at city-run clinics.