New Batch Of Vaccine Appointments Available Tuesday: MCPH

CHARLOTTE, NC — Mecklenburg County Public Health will make available a new batch of first-dose appointments for COVID vaccinations at 8:30 a.m. Tuesday, March 30, it announced Monday.

The new appointments, which are for appointments through April 12 at the county's vaccination clinic at the Bojangles' Coliseum, come as the state readies to open up vaccine eligibility.

All adults who want a vaccine in North Carolina will be eligible to receive one as of April 7, Gov. Roy Cooper announced last week.

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As of Monday, however, those eligible for vaccinations include health care workers, anyone 65 years old or older, frontline essential workers, and anyone 16 years old or older who has high-risk medical conditions.

Group 4 essential workers in commercial services such as hospitality and retail, chemical and pharmaceutical facilities, construction, housing and real estate will become eligible for a vaccine as of Wednesday, March 31. This category includes those who work in food service, bank tellers, plumbers, electricians, and sanitation workers.

More information about Group 4 eligibility may be found here.

One week after the Group 4 eligibility expansion — on April 7 — anyone who wants a vaccine may seek an appointment.

Those in Group 4 and 5 don't have to wait for their eligibility date to make appointments, MCPH said.

"Groups 1-5 can schedule appointments; Group 5 is eligible for appointment dates starting on April 7."

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How To Make An Appointment

• First dose appointments may be booked online through StarMed.Care, which may be found here.

• Phone appointments may be made by calling 980-314-9400 and selecting Option 3. If you leave a message, we will attempt to return your call within 24-48 business hours.

"MCPH continues to encourage everyone to make only one vaccine appointment," it said. "If you secure multiple appointments, please cancel any appointment you will not attend so that another eligible individual may use that appointment. "

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