Pop-Up Coronavirus Vaccine Clinics Open In Dumfries, Woodbridge

WOODBRIDGE, VA — Pop-up coronavirus vaccine clinics come to Dumfries and Woodbridge on Thursday, April 1. The state-run clinics are designed to assist vulnerable populations in the area, according to a news release from the Prince William Health District.

The pop-up clinics will be open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Thursday. The clinics are by appointment only, and officials said they are fully booked.

The Prince William Health District said that these pop-up clinics were established to help people of color, who have been disproportionately affected by COVID-19. According to data from the CDC, Latino residents are three times more likely to be hospitalized from the disease, and more than twice as likely to die of COVID-19. Compared to white residents, Black Americans are 2.9 times more likely to to be hospitalized and almost twice as likely to die from COVID-19.

As vaccine supplies increase, the health district said that more pop-up clinics will be available in the future. They did not specify when the next pop-up clinics would take place.

Since March 22, the county has increased the number of vaccines administered on a daily basis. Last week, the county began administering more than 5,000 vaccinations per day, according to their vaccine dashboard. The county has increased its daily vaccination capacity with the addition of a state-run community vaccine center that can administer 3,000 shots per day.

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To register for the vaccine, residents should sign up for the state's pre-registration list. Anyone can pre-register for the vaccine, regardless of their current eligibility. The Prince William Health District pulls from the state's list to schedule vaccine appointments.

People without internet access can call the state's vaccine hotline at 877-829-4682.