Cobb Closes Mass Vaccination Site, But Vaccines Still Available

COBB COUNTY, GA — The COVID-19 mass vaccination site at Jim Miller Park is officially closed, county officials announced Friday.

Cobb and Douglas Public Health turned the park into a COVID-19 testing site and mass vaccination site for the last 16 months, but it closed Friday. The park can now go back to being just a park and event center— but with a new plaque honoring the service the center provided during the pandemic.

Hundreds of people gathered at the site Friday to commemorate the final vaccine administered there, according to a news release from the county. Tears were shed as health care workers mingled with other groups involved in the effort that keep Cobb County as safe as possible amid the pandemic, county officials said.

The public health department administered a total of 71,000 vaccines at the site, a spokesperson told the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Now, vaccinations will move to health department sites in Kennesaw, Smyrna and Marietta.

Residents age 12 and older are eligible for Pfizer vaccines at the following locations:

• Marietta Health Center, 1650 County Services Parkway, Marietta
• Smyrna Public Health Center, 3001 South Cobb Drive, Smyrna
• Acworth-Kennesaw Public Health Center, 3810 Old 41 Highway Northwest, Kennesaw

Walk-up vaccinations are also available at the following dates, times and locations:

June 22

• Ford Center Reception Hall, 4181 Atlanta St., Powder Springs
  • 4-7 p.m.
  • Moderna vaccine available

June 24

• Austell Community Center, 2625 Joe Jerkins Blvd., Austell
  • 8:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
  • Pfizer vaccine available

June 29

• Tim E. Lee Senior Center, 3332 Sandy Plains Road, Marietta
  • 8:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
  • Johnson & Johnson vaccine available

CDPH is also partnering with nonprofit CORE to offer walk-up vaccinations on certain days in Kennesaw, Austell and Marietta. No registration is necessary, but residents can register in advance here if they desire.

Here are the dates, times and locations for vaccinations with CORE:

June 24

• Kennesaw State University (Brandsmart), 3305 Busbee Drive Northwest, Kennesaw
  • 8 a.m.-2 p.m.

June 25

• Eastwood Baptist Church, 1150 Allgood Road Northeast, Marietta
  • 8 a.m.-2 p.m.
• Legion Field, 5530 Austell Powder Springs Road Southwest, Austell
• 8 a.m.-2 p.m.

June 26

• Riverside EpiCenter, 135 Riverside Drive, Austell
  • 9 a.m.-3 p.m.

Visit cobbanddouglaspublichealth.com to register for a vaccine or test appointment.