FARMINGTON Health agencies will have clinics for COVID-19 vaccines this week in Farmington and in Shiprock.
The New Mexico Department of Health will have a clinic on May 4 from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. at McGee Park. Another clinic is scheduled on May 6 from 8 a.m. to 11 a.m. at San Juan College s Health and Human Performance Center.
Visit vaccinenm.org to pre-register for either clinic. On-site registration and walk-up appointments will be based on remaining available vaccine doses.
The Department of Health announced last week that individuals 16 and older can schedule their own vaccine appointments by using the website.
FARMINGTON Health officials announced two free events next week in Farmington to give out COVID-19 vaccines, but one does not have a drive-in option for the mobility impaired.
On Tuesday, April 20, the Farmington Civic Center will host a 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. clinic for the Pfizer vaccine. The event code is VXBSJZS.
On Thursday, April 22, a morning event at San Juan College’s Health and Human Performance Center starts at 8 a.m. and ends at 10 a.m. and will also feature the Pfizer vaccine. The event code for that one is TRHRWUA.
“Please note that we are unable to provide a drive-up option at the Civic Center for those with mobility impairments,” Certified Nurse Practitioner Rita Abboud, MPH, FNP-C of the Public Health Division, NW Region of the San Juan County Public Health Office said via email. “We encourage those with mobility impairments to attend the event at San Juan College.”
AZTEC Kare Drug is offering COVID-19 vaccines to community members through clinics on March 20 and March 24. Both clinics are offering vaccines on a first-come, first-serve basis.
The clinic on March 20 will focus on people 75 years old or older, as well as educators, child care providers and other education workers. It will start at 9 a.m. at Fred Cook Memorial Stadium, 1600 Lydia Rippey Road in Aztec. It will provide first-dose vaccines to people who meet the state’s eligibility requirements. The second dose will be available for those people on April 17 at the same time and place.
Meanwhile, the March 24 clinic focuses on people who live in rural areas and meet the eligibility requirements to receive the COVID-19 vaccine. They will have the chance to receive the Johnson & Johnson vaccine at 1:30 p.m. at Blanco Elementary School, 7313 U.S. Highway 64.