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Beginning Monday, Ascension Parish will be providing Pfizer COVID-19 vaccinations at the Lamar-Dixon Expo Center in Gonzales.
The free vaccinations will be offered during a six-week timeline, from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Mondays through Saturdays, until June 5.
Everyone aged 16 years and older is eligible to receive this vaccine. “Walk ins” are welcome, but those wishing to preregister can do so online at: https://laredcap.oph.dhh.la.gov/surveys/?s=EP34HFE77F. Complete the form, then choose Lamar Dixon as your site.
These vaccines are available thanks to an extra allocation to the capitol region from the federal government. The program is being administered by the Louisiana Department of Health, and logistics are coordinated by the Louisiana National Guard and Lamar-Dixon Expo Center. The vaccines will be administered by Prime Occupational Medicine.
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GONZALES- According to a Friday news release from Ascension Parish officials, Ascension will begin providing Pfizer COVID-19 vaccinations at the Lamar-Dixon Expo Center in Gonzales on Monday, April 26.
The free vaccinations will be offered during a six-week timeline, Mondays through Saturdays, until June 5th.
Vaccination hours will be 8:00 am to 6:00 pm except for Wednesdays and Saturdays, when the vaccination center will be open between 10:00 am and 8:00 pm.
Everyone aged 16 years and older is eligible to receive this vaccine.
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