âSuper simple, quick and easyâ: Those 12 and older can get COVID vaccine at walk-up clinics at Richmond Raceway
Parents discuss decision to vaccinate children By NBC12 Newsroom and Jasmine Turner | May 5, 2021 at 7:04 PM EDT - Updated May 18 at 7:32 PM
HENRICO, Va. (WWBT) - Individuals 12 and older can now get the COVID-19 vaccine at a series of walk-up COVID-19 vaccination clinics in May.
The clinics are being held at the Richmond Raceway and will all offer the Pfizer vaccine.
Here is the schedule for the clinics.
Wednesday and Thursday, May 19 and 20
Wednesday and Thursday, May 26 and 27
The clinics will be from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. and are open to Henrico and Richmond residents 12 years of age or older who are eligible and was the vaccine. Those with appointments will also get the vaccine.
Henrico hosts second walk-up COVID-19 vaccination event
Health districts changing methods as vaccine supply outpaces the demand
Henrico hosts second walk-up COVID-19 vaccination event By Karina Bolster | April 29, 2021 at 12:25 PM EDT - Updated April 30 at 7:44 PM
HENRICO COUNTY, Va. (WWBT) - According to the Virginia Vaccine Coordinator, there is enough supply available to vaccinate as many people as possible, but the demand is dropping significantly.
More than 30% of the Commonwealth is fully vaccinated, per data released Friday.
However, a drop in registrations has left local health district revising their ways of getting shots into arms.
On Thursday, Richmond & Henrico Health District spokeswoman Cat Long said the supply and demand for a COVID-19 vaccine were starting to even out. It is why on Friday the clinic at the Richmond Raceway opened to walk-ups.
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Henrico Co. administers 100,000th COVID-19 vaccine
Henrico County administers 100,000th vaccination By Hannah Eason | April 3, 2021 at 2:23 PM EDT - Updated April 3 at 7:24 PM
HENRICO COUNTY, Va. (WWBT) - More than two months after Henrico County began administering COVID-19 vaccines at the Richmond Raceway, the locality reached a new milestone: 100,000 shots administered.
Tom Leonard, Henrico resident and owner of Tom Leonard’s Farmer’s Market, received the 100,000th dose on Saturday.
“I’m very grateful to be here to have my second shot,” Leonard said. “I feel good about this.”
Leonard said he was fortunate that none of his Glen Allen employees got severely ill from the virus while keeping his store open during the pandemic.