Macon mass vaccination site to shut down Friday
You can still get the Johnson & Johnson vaccine or the second dose of the Pfizer vaccine on Friday. Author: Taelore Hicks (WMAZ) Updated: 8:11 PM EDT May 20, 2021
MACON, Ga. Georgia s 8 state-run mass vaccination sites close at the end of the day Friday after three months of administering COVID-19 vaccines.
Those include two sites here in Central Georgia one in Bibb County and one in Washington County. We were basically in operation to try and help get that big push and get people vaccinated, Kerry Futch, the site coordinator at the Macon mass vaccination site off of Eisenhower Parkway, said.
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MACON, Ga. In a couple of weeks, Georgia is set to close its eight statewide mass vaccination centers, including the ones at the Macon State Farmers Market and Sandersville s Word of Life Church.
Back in February, the vaccine site at Macon State Farmers Market had cars lined up bumper to bumper.
Georgia mass vaccination sites switching to J&J vaccine starting Monday
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MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) Mass vaccination sites across Georgia will switch to the one-dose Johnson and Johnson vaccine starting Monday, May 3.
The sites will also only offer the second dose of the Pfizer vaccine.
The eight sites, which include one in Macon and one in Sandersville, are set to close altogether in a few weeks.
Kerry Futch, the site commander for the Macon mass vaccination site, says the contract for the sites will end on May 21, and they will not renew.
Shifting to the one dose Johnson and Johnson vaccine and only the second dose of the Pfizer will help officials phase out the sites.
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MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) The Macon mass vaccination site is no longer requiring appointments to get a vaccine. Site commander, Kerry Futch, says fewer people are showing up at the site compared to when it first opened.
It’s seeing more than a thousand people a day. He hopes by eliminating the appointment requirement it will simplify the process. He also hopes it encourages more people to come get a vaccine.
“We’ve streamlined the process and made it a lot easier here so our staff is very familiar and capable to be able to get the people registered,” says Futch. “It’s not slowed us down any, we’re able to keep up with the traffic flow.”