Walk-in, drive up vaccination sites available this weekend

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Covid-19 vaccination walk-in/drive-up COVID-19 vaccination opportunities will be offered this weekend (May 1-May 2) at three locations.

Vaccinations will be available without an appointment at these locations. Registering for your shot will guarantee there will be a vaccine for you upon arrival.

It will be the last weekend for vaccinations at Dover International Speedway, which will begin preparations for a May NASCAR weekend.

The Delaware Division of Public Health has sent vaccine invitations to everyone on the waiting list. As of late  Saturday morning, appointments were available on the Dover and Chase Center sites.

Saturday, May 1 at Dover International Speedway
10 a.m. – 3 p.m., Johnson & Johnson and Pfizer Register here

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Saturday, May 1 at Howard High School of Technology
8 a.m. – 8 p.m. Pfizer. A registration link was not working: (This event is being coordinated and scheduled by Walgreens)

Sunday, May 2 at Wilmington Chase Center
10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Johnson & Johnson. Register here
Register: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/delawaremay2vaccination

In addition, new walk-up clinics are now offered at five public health clinics for those interested in getting a COVID-19 vaccination. The clinics, which started this week, are offering the Pfizer vaccine. No appointment is necessary.

The clinics are open to any individual 16 years or older. Pfizer is the only vaccine currently FDA-approved to serve individuals under the age of 18. The clinics are located in Dover, Georgetown, Milford, Seaford, and Wilmington, are handicap-accessible and are located within walking distance of DART routes.

Walk-in hours are 8:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m., and 1:15 p.m. – 4:00 p.m., Monday – Friday. Details, including specific locations, can be found at de.gov/getmyvaccine.

As of 12:01 a.m. April 30, a total of 747,571 administered doses of the COVID-19 vaccine have been reported to the state’s immunization information system, DelVAX. A total of 687,420 doses have been delivered to the state, and 239,135 doses have been delivered as part of the federal provider programs.

More than 407,500 Delaware residents ages 16 and older have received at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine, representing nearly 53% of the currently eligible population in the state. More than 294,500 have been fully vaccinated, representing nearly 38% of the currently eligible population.

Delaware’s latest COVID-19 vaccination statistics can be found under the Vaccine Tracker dashboard at de.gov/healthycommunity. For the latest information on the COVID-19 vaccine and the vaccination rollout in Delaware, visit de.gov/covidvaccine.

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