While the mass vaccination events at Richmond Raceway are set to end in June, health leaders said they would work with parents to find a location for their children to receive a second dose of vaccine.
HEALTHD ISTRICT TELL ME THNGISARE GOING SMOOTH AND -- THATABOUT 600 KIDS--12 THROUGH 15 CAME THROUGH THERACEWAY VACCINATTION CLINICYESTERDAY.WEDNESDAY WAS THE FIRST DAY FORKIDS IN THAT AGE GROUP OF 12THROHUG 15 TO GET VACCINATED ATTHE RICHMOND RACEWAYS MASSVACINATION CLINIC.HEALTH LEADERSSAY SO FAR IN THE RICHMOND-HENRICO HEALTH DISTRICT--7-THOUSAND VACCINATIONSHAVE BEEN GIVEN OUT TO THOSEUNDER THE AGE OF 18.RIGHT NOW ABOUT 69 PERCENT OFPEOPLE OVER THE AGE OF 18--IN THE TWO ALHETH DISTRICTS HAVERECIEVED THIER FIRST DOSE--WHILE 43 PERCENT ARE FULLYVACCINATED.SOMETHINGHEALTH LEADERS SAY ISENCOURAGING AS THEY WORKTOWARDS PRESIDENT BIDEN'S GOALTO HAVE 70 PERCENT OFAMERICANS VACCINATED BY JULY4TH.MEANWHILE ETHMASS VACINATION EVENT AT THERACEWAY WILL END AT THEBEGINNINGOF JUNE-- BUT HEALTH LEADERS SAYNOT TO PANICPARENTS-- IF YOU GET YOUR FIRSTDOSE THERE IN THE NEXT TWOWEEKS-- THEY'LL HELP YOU ANDYOUR CHILDREN FIND YOUR SECONDLOCATION FOR THESECOND DOSE.AMY POPOVICH - NURSE MANAGERWITH THE RICHMOND AND HENRICOHEALTH DISTRICTSEVEN IF YOU DIDN'T GET YOURFIRST DOE SAT ONE OF OUR HEALTHDISTRICT EVENTS, YOU CAN EVENWALK UP AND GET YOUR SECONDDOSE.LOTS OF PLACES FORSECONDD OSES BUT IF YOU COM TEOTHE RACEWAY THIS WEEK AND NEXTWEEK, THATS TRUE YOUR SECONDDOSE WILL BE AT A SECONDLOCATION BUT WE HAVE FOLKS ONSITES THAT WILL GIVE YOU ANAPPOINTMENT ON SITE FOR YOURSECOND DOSE.WORKING FOR YOU, MATTHEW FULTZ,CBS SIX NEWS.
Here's where you can get a COVID vaccine without an appointment on Wednesday in Richmond.