More Than 200 Marines, US Navy Sailors Arrive In Philadelphia To Help Support FEMA's Mass Vaccination Site
PHILADELPHIA (CBS) -- More than 200 Marines and U.S. Navy sailors have arrived in Philadelphia to help support FEMA's mass vaccination site. Defense Department photos show a team of masked military members at the Pennsylvania Convention Center.
The Center City Vaccination Center opens Wednesday.
The goal is to provide around 6,000 doses a day to Philadelphia residents.
The FEMA site will be appointment only.
People interested in getting a vaccine will need to sign up through the city's health department.
Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas is traveling to Philadelphia on Tuesday to tour the FEMA mass vaccination site.