Covid-19: Olympique de Marseille offers to make the Orange Vélodrome available for vaccinations

"Olympique de Marseille (Ligue 1 Uber Eats) is offering to provide the Agence Régionale de Santé (ARS, Regional Health Agency) with premises within the Stade Orange Vélodrome (67,354 capacity) to facilitate the organisation of the (Covid-19) vaccination campaign," announced the French club on 06/01/2021.

"The characteristics of the stadium make it possible to accommodate the necessary logistics and set up several different environments, from pre-vaccination consultations to vaccination sessions, while guaranteeing the safety of the vaccines and vaccination. In addition, the capacity of the Orange Vélodrome, as well as its ease of access, could encourage a massive influx of people from Marseille when possible," added Olympique de Marseille.

"OM is fully committed to the fight against the pandemic during this health crisis. The club has already promoted the wearing of masks through videos featuring the club's players on its social networks and supported the healthcare staff through the promotion of PHOCEO, the endowment fund of the Marseille Public University Hospital System,…