NORTH PHILADELPHIA - Philadelphia will open its second federally-supported mass vaccination clinic at the Esperanza Community Center in Feltonville as the city looks to ramp up its effort to innoculate over 1M residents.The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), which has collaborated with Philadelphia to run the mega site at the Pennsylvania Convention Center, will take the reins at the Esperanza Community Vaccination Center on 4200 block of North 5th Street.The clinic will formally open to eligible vaccine candidates on Saturday, according to a press release.

Officials believe the site will have the capacity to deliver 1500–2,500 vaccinations per day. Philadelphia will open its second federally-supported mass vaccination site.

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