City Of Wilmington: Free COVID-19 Vaccines And Free COVID Testing In Wilmington

Press release from the City of Wilmington:

12/30/2021 3:30 PM

Mayor Purzycki urges residents to beat COVID by getting vaccinated and tested, and not becoming complacent Mayor Purzycki urges residents to beat COVID by getting vaccinated and tested, and not becoming complacent Mayor Purzycki urges residents to beat COVID by getting vaccinated and tested, and not becoming complacent Mayor Purzycki urges residents to beat COVID by getting vaccinated and tested, and not becoming complacent Mayor Purzycki urges residents to beat COVID by getting vaccinated and tested, and not becoming complacent Mayor Purzycki urges residents to beat COVID by getting vaccinated and tested, and not becoming complacent Mayor Purzycki urges residents to beat COVID by getting vaccinated 

Mayor Mike Purzycki urges City residents to continue to take steps to prevent the spread of the COVID-19 virus in the new year. The Mayor said our adherence to science and common sense over these many long months is producing the reward of a more normal schedule for personal and public gatherings. Mayor Purzycki said we’ll do even better as a City if we continue to get vaccinated and tested for the virus. He urged residents to follow CDC guidelines regarding mask wearing, social distancing, and other preventative measures until we can be sure that the virus threat is over.

FREE COVID Vaccines: 

Westside Family Healthcare
1802 W. 4th Street
Thursdays 1 p.m. – 7 p.m. (Walk-Ins, no appointment required; patients and non-patients)
Pfizer, 1st and 2nd dose, booster and 3rd doses (5+)
Moderna, 1st, 2nd, 3rd 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: Westside Family Healthcare will have FREE children’s coats for those who visit its vaccine clinics, while supplies last.

FREE COVID Vaccines

Westside Family Healthcare
908 East 16th Street
Thursdays 8:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. (Walk-Ins, no appointment required; patients and non-patients)
Pfizer, 1st and 2nd dose, booster and 3rd doses (5+)
Moderna, 1st, 2nd, 3rd  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: Westside Family Healthcare will have FREE children’s coats for those who visit its vaccine clinics, while supplies last.

DPH Clinic at Canby Park
1946 Maryland Avenue
Monday – Friday, 8:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. & 1:15 p.m. – 4 p.m. (Appointments and Walk-Ins)
Pfizer, 1st and 2nd dose (ages 12+; parental consent required for those under age 18)
Register:  Call 1-833-643-1715. For more information about vaccines and coronavirus in Delaware visit de.gov/getmyvaccine and coronavirus.delaware.gov.

DPH Porter Public Health Clinic
509 W. 8th Street, 2nd Fl.
Monday – Friday, 8:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. & 1:15 p.m. – 4 p.m. (Walk-Ins)
Pfizer, 1st and 2nd 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
601 New Castle Avenue
FREE vaccinations– including Pfizer and Moderna booster shots for eligible Delawareans – are available by appointment only. 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 

FREE COVID testing is now being offered seven days a week, from 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., in Wilmington’s 2nd Council District at Ma’at Community Healing Spaces Garden, 2210 North Washington Street.

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:   

Henrietta Johnson Medical Center

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
Deputy Chief of Staff
City of Wilmington, Office of the Mayor
Mobile: (302) 420-7928
Email: jrago@WilmingtonDE.gov

This press release was produced by the City of Wilmington. The views expressed here are the author’s own.