Ship crews arriving within the neighboring ports of Los Angeles and Lengthy Seashore can be supplied COVID-19 vaccinations.
Greater than 450 crew members from 27 ships obtained the Johnson & Johnson vaccine in a single dose, the Port of Lengthy Seashore mentioned in an announcement on Friday.
Nearly 480 different sailors on 29 ships are booked for vaccinations.
The vaccinations are given freed from cost to worldwide crews aboard ships visiting San Pedro Bay.
“It is nice to see our metropolis serving to these seafarers who serve on the ships that carry the world’s cargo throughout the oceans and maintain this business transferring,” mentioned Mario Cordero, Govt Director of Port of Lengthy Seashore. “These women and men are an vital a part of the availability chain and journey everywhere in the world.”
The vaccinations are a joint effort by the Port of Lengthy Seashore, the Lengthy Seashore Division of Well being and Human Companies, and the Nationwide Guard.
