Walk-in COVID vaccine clinics now offered in Contra Costa County
By KTVU staff article
RICHMOND, Calif. - Contra Costa County, in partnership with the California Office of Emergency services, on Thursday, said they will begin offering walk-in service to people 16 and older who live or work in the county at several pop-up sites.
Some sites are open now and others are opening soon.
When the clinics open, they will be able to serve about 500 to 700 vaccinations a day can be given at each site, which will be located in areas hardest hit by COVID-19, such as Richmond, the Monument Corridor in Concord and parts of East County.
Photo courtesy of CCHS
A walk-in vaccine clinic opened today at Veterans Memorial Hall in Richmond, according to Contra Costa Health Services.
It’s one of several pop-up walk-in clinics opening countywide in the coming weeks, part of a partnership between the County and California Office of Emergency Services.
About 500-700 vaccinations a day can be given at each walk-in site, all of which open from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Currently, clinics are open at Veterans Memorial Hall, 968 23rd St., and Antioch Community Center, 4703 Lone Tree Way. Those clinics will remain open daily through April 25.
From April 26 through May 2, pop-up clinics will open at John Missionary Baptist Church, North Campus, 29 8th St., in Richmond; and also at Albert D. Seeno Jr. Pittsburg Youth Development Center, 1001 Stoneman Ave. in Pittsburg.
Updated on April 15, 2021 at 1:12 pm
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Contra Costa County officials announced Thursday that the county will begin offering walk-in COVID-19 vaccinations to eligible people who live and work in the county.
The county will operate multiple pop-up sites over the next several weeks with the California Office of Emergency Services, with the ability to administer 500 to 700 vaccines per day. Download our mobile app for iOS or Android to get the latest breaking news and local stories.
The first walk-in clinics will be placed in parts of the county that have been hardest hit by the pandemic like Richmond, Concord s Monument Boulevard corridor and parts of East County.
UpdatedThu, Apr 1, 2021 at 9:10 pm PT
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