Lines forming at Dodger Stadium as it opens today for COVID-19 vaccines

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The line is getting longer as more and more people show up at Dodger Stadium to get the coronavirus vaccine.

Dodger Stadium will reopen today as a COVID-19 mass-vaccination center, with Mayor Eric Garcetti saying it will have the capacity to vaccinate 12,000 people a day when it is running fully.

The site "will be one of the biggest in the country, if not the biggest in the country," Garcetti said.

"This is a site as we've seen at Dodger Stadium that can get people through safely, conveniently and most importantly, rapidly," he said.

However, under vaccination protocols set by the county, the only people currently eligible to receive vaccines are health care workers and residents and staffers at skilled nursing and long-term care facilities.

The Los Angeles County Department Public Health has not expanded vaccine availability to lower-tier priority groups, even though the state has authorized vaccines for people aged 65 and older.

Los Angeles County plans to open five additional mass-vaccination centers next week.

"I spoke today with President-elect Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris, and members of the administration who are focused on the goals of the next 100 days. And I stand ready to help them meet their goals of vaccinating 100 million people in the next 100 days," Garcetti said. "Los Angeles will help get that job done."