Hopes for Manhattan Beach vaccine site dashed by state vaccine shortage
Manhattan Beach first responders received some of the first Monderna vaccines. The city is hoping to host an “MPOD vaccination site for local residents. Firefighter/paramedic Brian Fujimoto, pictured, recieves his first dose. Photo courtesy MBFD by Mark McDermott Manhattan Beach’s bid to host a vaccine site, which appeared on the cusp of occurring in late January, has run into a problem. County officials informed the city on Monday that not enough vaccines are available. Councilperson Richard Montgomery, who as mayor last year helped obtain approval for the city to host a Medical Point of Dispensing, or MPOD vaccine site, made the announcement at Tuesday’s council meeting. “They ran out of vaccines,” Montgomery said. “It’s not because we didn’t all work to make that happen…. It was the state that pulled back on the vaccine supply. We are still involved, so we are high on the priority list.” Governor Gavin Newsom last week announced a new, more centralized manner of delivering vaccines after the somewhat chaotic early rollout of vaccinations resulted in a statewide bottleneck. By January 26, only 2.6 million of the 4.7 million doses shipped to the state by the federal government…
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