A FEMA-run mass COVID-19 vaccination site officially opened today at the Pennsylvania Convention Center in Center City. The site will be open seven days a week from 8 a.m. until 8 p.m. through April 30. It receives its own allocation of the Pfizer vaccine directly from the federal government (separately from the city’s allocation) and has a capacity to vaccinate as many as 6,000 people per day.

The site is operating by appointment only with no walk-ups accepted. Philadelphians from phases 1A and 1B who have completed the city’s COVID-19 Vaccine Interest form are receiving invitations to register for an appointment at the site. (Check out this report by WHYY on how vaccine appointment invitation links sent out by email to eligible individuals were shared with ineligible folks who were also able to register for an appointment. The city has canceled those ineligible appointments and is working on fixing this issue for future appointments). 

If you have been invited to a vaccine appointment at the site make sure to bring your ID or piece of mail with a Philadelphia address. People who arrive at the Center for a vaccine appointment should expect to wait in line before entering the site. Seating and wheelchairs are available on site. Before vaccination people should expect moving through several areas while answering various screening questions.

More information on how the site operates is available here.