Loudoun's Vaccination Clinic To Close In August

LOUDOUN COUNTY, VA — Loudoun County's coronavirus vaccine clinic at Dulles Town Center in Sterling will close next month. Tuesday, Aug. 24 will be the last day to receive a vaccine at the clinic.

Officials also announced that the clinic's hours of operation will change beginning on Tuesday, July 27. In a news release, the Loudoun County government said the altered hours and planned closure are a result of decreased demand and increase in vaccine accessibility at partner pharmacies across the county.

To receive both doses of the Pfizer vaccine at the Dulles Town Center clinic, residents must have their first shot no later than Aug. 3. For the Moderna vaccine, residents would have to receive the first shot by July 27 in order to receive their second shot at the clinic.

Anyone who receives the first dose of either vaccine after that date will need to receive a second vaccine dose from another provider. The Loudoun County government said it would provide information to people on where they can receive their second dose after the clinic closes.

On Tuesday, July 27, the clinic's hours will shift slightly for its final month of operations. Here is the clinic's new hours of operation:

• Mondays: Closed
• Tuesdays: 4 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.
• Wednesdays: Closed
• Thursdays: Closed
• Fridays: 9:30 a.m. to 12 p.m.
• Saturdays: 9:30 a.m. to 12 p.m.
• Sundays: Closed

The clinic will also be closed on Saturday, Aug. 14 for a private vaccination event, the county said.

More information about signing up to receive a vaccine is available on the county's website. The federal government also operates a website to help residents find a vaccine near them.

In Loudoun County, around 55 percent of residents are now fully vaccinated. Around 63 percent of the county has received at least one dose of the vaccine.

The Pfizer vaccine has been authorized for use in children as young as 12 years old, so people aged 12 to 19 are quickly becoming more vaccinated. 61 percent of people aged 10 to 19 have received at least one dose of the coronavirus vaccine.

Meanwhile, people in their 30s seem to be more hesitant about the coronavirus. Only 63 percent of Loudoun residents in their 30s have received at least one dose of the vaccine. Full demographic data for vaccinations in Loudoun County is available through the Virginia Department of Health.