San Francisco began administering an allotment of 1,000 Johnson & Johnson coronavirus vaccine doses on Friday.
Seniors and others who are eligible received shots at City College of San Francisco on Ocean Avenue, located in the Ingleside neighborhood.
Officials hope the single-dose vaccine will help speed up the vaccination process.
The Johnson & Johnson vaccine is easier to distribute than both the Pfizer and Moderna shots because it does not need to be frozen for transport and storage.
But the city’s supply remains tight. The health department has 4,800 doses of the vaccine currently on hand. San Francisco says it is not expecting to receive another allotment of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine from the state next week.