WILLIAMSBURG, Va. — Representatives from a coalition of Peninsula cities announced Friday that they'd be setting up three mass-vaccination sites for COVID-19 shots.
Williamsburg, James City County, York County, Poquoson, Newport News and Hampton were looking for locations where many people could come to get vaccinated, once they have enough shots for the general public.
These sites will soon be set up to share more than 1,000 doses of the vaccine every day:
- Colonial Williamsburg Visitor Center – Williamsburg and James City County
- Hampton Roads Convention Center – Hampton and Poquoson
- Christopher Newport University – Newport News and York County (NOTE: This location is a temporary site for vaccinating public service essential personnel; officials are evaluating additional sites for public vaccination.)
Friday, the sites were only equipped to vaccinate teachers, essential local government personnel, court and jail staff. Sentara Healthcare shared the vaccines needed for that effort.
"These clinics are not yet open to the public and cannot provide a vaccine to you," wrote a spokesperson. "Please allow the workers at these sites to work without interruption. We will announce details when the sites open for public vaccination."
The release said setting up these vaccination sites was a step in the right direction, for getting the shots out to everyone.
"Much work remains before these clinics can serve the general public," the release read. "Over the next few weeks, we will continue our partnership with VDH and health systems to identify a consistent flow of vaccines for the three clinic sites. Once it is available, we will use the VDH scheduling system, which is essential for the public to schedule vaccination appointments."