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Shuttered since last March, Disneyland will host a massive POD or large Point-Of-Dispensing COVID-19 vaccination site, Orange County and park officials announced Monday.

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00:00Disneyland is reopening, but not in the way we're thinking.

00:04The Anaheim destination of the theme park resort has been shuttered since last March,

00:09but it has been announced that it will reopen to serve as host to a massive vaccine super site.

00:15According to ABC7 News, County Supervisor Andrew Doe explained that the Disneyland resort has

00:21undertaken a monumental task in the vaccination distribution process.

00:25Dr. Pamela Himmel, Chief Medical Officer of Disney Parks Experiences and Products added,

00:30after a year in which so many of our community have faced unprecedented hardship and uncertainty,

00:36there is now reason for optimism with the administration of a vaccine.

00:40The Disneyland pod or large point of dispensing COVID-19 vaccination site

00:45is expected to be in operation later this week.

00:48As of now, doses are only being administered for those in the phase 1A of the vaccination distribution,

00:53which is currently law enforcement, first responders, and those over the age of 75.

00:59Those eligible to receive a vaccine are expected to expand as the rollout continues.

01:04Most of the Disneyland resort has been shuttered since last March due to the pandemic.

01:08Last summer, the downtown Disney shopping and dining district was able to reopen,

01:13and in the fall, a portion of California Adventure was able to reopen as well.

01:17For more updates to this story, head to THR.com.

01:20For The Hollywood Reporter News, I'm Neha Joy.

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