Mayor Bowser Launches New COVID Centers in Wards 5 and 6
On Friday, Mayor Bowser and DC Health announced two additional COVID centers in Wards 5 and 6 this week. The COVID Center in Ward 6 opened today, Monday, January 24, with the COVID Center in Ward 5 is opening on Tuesday, January 25. Last week, the first four COVID Centers opened in Wards 1, 2, 7, and 8 and two additional centers will open soon in Wards 3 and 4. With extended hours and fixed locations, the COVID Centers represent the District’s long-term commitment to ensuring health equity and accessibility for all District residents.
At all of the COVID Centers, individuals will have access to vaccinations, boosters, free rapid antigen tests, and PCR tests. No appointment is needed for these services.
All sites will be open six days a week, as late as 9 p.m., and sites will rotate days so that on any day of the week multiple COVID Centers will be open across DC. The schedules for the sites in Wards 1, 2, 5, 6, 7, and 8 are below.
DC Health also reminds residents that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has updated its recommendations for vaccines and booster shots. Boosters are now recommended and available for people 12 and older. If you are 12 or older and received your second dose of the Pfizer or Moderna vaccine on or before August 24, 2021, you are now eligible for the Pfizer or Moderna booster. Anyone 18 or older who received the Johnson & Johnson vaccine before November 24, 2021, is eligible for their booster. And anyone 18 or older who is moderately or severely immunocompromised and received their third dose of Pfizer or Moderna before August 24, 2021, is also eligible to receive their booster.
There are four easy ways to get your vaccine or booster in the District:
- Visit a walk-up vaccine clinic or COVID Center.
- Make an at-home vaccination appointment by calling 1-855-363-0333.
- Make an appointment with your health care provider.
- Find other opportunities to get vaccinated by visiting vaccines.gov.
For more information on COVID-19 testing and vaccination, please visit coronavirus.dc.gov.
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