Charles Barkley To Host COVID-19 Vaccine Rally

BIRMINGHAM, AL — NBA basketball legend Charles Barkley is encouraging COVID-19 vaccines by hosting a rally this Saturday in his "Get Stuck with Chuck" campaign to promote more vaccinations in Birmingham.

The rally, presented by the University of Alabama at Birmingham Minority Health & Health Disparities Research Center, will provide walk-up and drive-in vaccines at Legion Field between 11 a.m. and 1 p.m.

Vaccines will be delivered by a team led by Dr. Celeste Reese-Willis, a family and urgent care physician. Walk-up vaccines will be administered by Alabama Regional Medical Services, a Federally Qualified Health Center serving the greater Birmingham area.

Barkley will be on hand to provide encouragement and support to those getting vaccinated.

"I am grateful that Charles agreed to help us encourage Alabamians to get vaccinated," said Mona Fouad, director of the UAB MHRC and principal investigator for Alabama Community Engagement Alliance Against COVID-19 Disparities. "Charles is a longtime supporter of the MHRC who is passionate about addressing health disparities. He brings his unique voice to the urgent need to stop the spread of COVID-19 by increasing the number of vaccinated people in Alabama."