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Wilmington Delaware - Free COVID 19 Vaccines and Free COVID Testing in Wilmington 20 May 2022 ( news )
Wilmington , state Delaware ( By Press Release office)
May 20,2022
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Mayor Purzycki urges residents to beat COVID by getting vaccinated
and tested , and not becoming complacent
Mayor Mike Purzycki today said it is still very important for City residents to take all necessary steps to prevent the spread of the COVID - 19 virus . Even though pandemic - related restrictions are being eased , the Mayor said we will make better progress returning to more normal conditions if we continue to get vaccinated , boosted , and tested for the virus . He urged residents to follow announced guidelines until the virus threat is reduced even further . Mayor Purzycki said the City government is pleased to share the following information about vaccine availability and testing:
FREE COVID Vaccines
:
Westside Family Healthcare
1802 W . 4
th
Street
Thursdays 3 p . m . – 7 p . m . ( Walk - Ins , no appointment required; patients and non - patients )
Pfizer , 1
st
and 2
nd
dose , booster and 3
rd
doses ( 5+ )
Moderna , 1
st
, 2
nd
, 3
rd
and booster doses ( 18+ )
Johnson & Johnson/Janssen by request
Flu shots ( 6 months+ )
For more information , call 302 - 655 - 5822 or visit
www . westsidehealth . org/covidvaccines
.
**
NOTE
: At - home testing kits and N95 masks are available for community members to pick up during vaccine clinics . Check
https://www . westsidehealth . org/
for updates .
Westside Family Healthcare
908 East 16
th
Street
Thursdays 8:30 a . m . – 11:30 a . m . ( Walk - Ins , no appointment required; patients and non - patients )
Pfizer , 1
st
and 2
nd
dose , booster and 3
rd
doses ( 5+ )
Moderna , 1
st
, 2
nd
, 3
rd
and booster doses ( 18+ )
Johnson & Johnson/Janssen by request
Flu shots ( 6 months+ )
For more information , call 302 - 575 - 1414 or visit
www . westsidehealth . org/covidvaccines
.
**
NOTE
: At - home testing kits and N95 masks are available for community members to pick up during vaccine clinics . Check
https://www . westsidehealth . org/
for updates .
DPH Porter Public Health Clinic
509 W . 8
th
Street , 2
nd
Fl .
Monday – Friday , 8:30 a . m . – 11:30 a . m . & 1:15 p . m . – 4 p . m . ( Walk - Ins )
Pfizer , 1
st
and 2
nd
dose ( ages 16+ )
For more information , call 1 - 833 - 643 - 1715 option 3 . To learn more about vaccines and coronavirus in Delaware visit
de . gov/getmyvaccine
and
coronavirus . delaware . gov
.
Henrietta Johnson Medical Center
FREE vaccinations – including Pfizer booster shots for eligible Delawareans – are available
by appointment only
on
Monday ,
May 23
, Wednesday , May 25
and
Friday , May 27
beginning at 8 a . m . Call 302 - 655 - 6187 ( x605 ) to register .
FREE COVID Testing:
City residents can be tested FREE for COVID - 19 next week at test locations in and around Wilmington . For more information or to find the site nearest to you , visit either:
The State of Delaware’s COVID - 19 test site page at
coronavirus . delaware . gov/testing/
The New Castle County COVID - 19 test site page at
www . nccde . org/2011/COVID - 19 - Resources
Also , on the first Friday and Saturday of each month the
9
th
Ward Interfaith Clergy Coalition
will host Curative COVID - 19 testing at City of Love Church , 2200 North Market Street , from 10 a . m . until 2 p . m . For more information , contact La Vaida Owens - White , MSN , RN , at ( 302 ) 547 - 3227 or email
cokparish@aol . com
.
In addition , COVID - 19 testing will be conducted by appointment only at the
Henrietta Johnson Medical Center
, 601 New Castle Avenue , on the following dates (
Walk - Ins Welcome
) :
Monday , May 23
:
8 a . m . to 6:30 p . m . ( Vaccines and Testing )
Tuesday , May 24
:
1 a . m . to 4 p . m . ( Testing only )
Wednesday , May 25
:
8 a . m . to 5 p . m . ( 5 p . m . to 6:30 p . m . Testing only )
Thursday , May 26
:
5 p . m . to 6:30 p . m . ( Testing only )
Friday , May 27
:
8 a . m . to 5 p . m . ( 5 p . m . to 6:30 p . m . Testing only )
Saturday , May 28
:
11 a . m . to 2 p . m . ( Testing only )
Mayor Purzycki expresses his thanks to the State and New Castle County governments as well as the City and State Emergency Management offices for arranging the weekly COVID testing events in Wilmington and throughout New Castle County .
COMMUNITY AND MEDIA INQUIRIES
:
John Rago
City of Wilmington , Office of the Mayor
Mobile: ( 302 ) 420 - 7928
Email:
jrago@WilmingtonDE . gov

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