The meetings and events industry welcomed 2021 with hopes and plans around a swift roll-out of the COVID-19 vaccine. There have been understandable challenges, and Curtin is encouraged by the progress. “Today, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports about 41 million Americans have received at least one dose of a Covid-19 vaccine, including about 16.2 million Americans who have been fully vaccinated.” As the rest of America watches and waits for their vaccine number to be called, the event industry continues to prepare for safely getting back to the work we love.
Supply will catch up with demand!
Vaccination sites have been built around the country to prepare for the arrival and administration of the COVID-19 vaccine supply. Curtin Convention was thrilled to partner with an expert execution team to design and build a mass vaccination site at Moscone Center in San Francisco. Our skilled production crew and laborers worked around the clock to plan, install, and execute this specialized COVID-19 vaccine center which will safely serve the community over the next several months.
This week, California opened FEMA supported COVID-19 vaccine sites at the Oakland Coliseum and CSU, Los Angeles. According to a recent CNN article, “Both sites have the capacity to vaccine up to 6,000 people per day.” The article also states, “FEMA finalized a contract for 30 mobile locations across the nation with over 1,000 staff members deployed to support vaccine centers with federal personnel and technical assistance, according to the agency.” While some non-FEMA sites temporarily closed, we have every reason to stay positive and informed as supply catches up with demand.
Those of us in the event industry know all too well the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on our industry. Like our partners, Curtin has pivoted and streamlined our business, banded together with industry leaders to advocate for legislation, stayed connected with our clients and professional organizations, and followed countless informative media outlets.
Curtin was proud to participate in building one of the approved COVID-19 Vaccine sites for California, and we are poised to assist with additional sites. It is productive projects like this that give us hope, a continued purpose, and inch us all closer to the safety of our communities and the recovery of our industry.
We welcome your inquiry to learn more about our work supporting COVID-19 projects and for details on how Curtin can assist you with your next event. info@curtinconvention.com, (415)883-7818
RESOURCES: Centers for Disease and Prevention and CNN and Moscone Center - Vaccine Site