FEMA Vaccination Site Now Open In NC: How To Make An Appointment

CHARLOTTE, NC — A new federal coronavirus vaccination site opened in Greensboro Wednesday and for the next eight weeks, will offer 3,000 shots a day.

The FEMA-supported vaccination site will administer vaccines by appointment only and will be open 12 hours a day, seven days a week beginning March 10.

"This federally supported vaccine center will help North Carolina get more shots in arms and assist us in reaching more underserved communities," North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper said last week.

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The vaccination site, which will be located at Four Seasons Town Center Shopping Mall in Greensboro and staffed by personnel from the Department of Defense, will offer service in drive-thru lanes in the parking lot, as well as inside the former Dillard's department store space.

The site will also support mobile vaccination clinics in and near Guilford County, North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services said. The vaccination supply of nearly 170,000 doses of vaccine is federally allocated and in addition to the state's weekly shipment from the Centers for Disease Control, DHHS said.

The vaccination clinic is located at 410 Four Seasons Town Centre in Greensboro.

How To Make An Appointment

• Appointments may be made online or by calling 1-888-675-4567.
• Vaccine eligibility may be found here.
• Organizers advise participants to plan on arriving at the clinic at the time of their appointment. Upon arrival, follow signs to the Outside Clinic or to the Inside Clinic, which is accessible via the parking lot closest to the mall entrance off Vanstory Street.
• Second shot appointments will be made upon arrival and registration. Say organizers, "Once you have completed the registration process, you will wait up to 30 minutes for your vaccine."
• Vaccinations are free, regardless of health insurance or immigration status. Photo IDs are not required.
• More information about the FEMA vaccination clinic in Greensboro may be found here.
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