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‘Super simple, quick and easy’: Those 12 and older can get COVID vaccine at walk-up clinics at Richmond Raceway Parents discuss decision to vaccinate children By NBC12 Newsroom and Jasmine Turner | May 5, 2021 at 7:04 PM EDT - Updated May 18 at 7:32 PM HENRICO, Va. (WWBT) - Individuals 12 and older can now get the COVID-19 vaccine at a series of walk-up COVID-19 vaccination clinics in May. The clinics are being held at the Richmond Raceway and will all offer the Pfizer vaccine....

As demand for the COVID-19 vaccine falls, local health departments are switching tactics.

Henrico hosts second walk-up COVID-19 vaccination event Health districts changing methods as vaccine supply outpaces the demand Henrico hosts second walk-up COVID-19 vaccination event By Karina Bolster | April 29, 2021 at 12:25 PM EDT - Updated April 30 at 7:44 PM HENRICO COUNTY, Va. (WWBT) - According to the Virginia Vaccine Coordinator, there is enough supply available to vaccinate as many people as possible, but the demand is dropping significantly. More than 30% of the Commonwealth is ...

Henrico Co. administers 100,000th COVID-19 vaccine Henrico County administers 100,000th vaccination By Hannah Eason | April 3, 2021 at 2:23 PM EDT - Updated April 3 at 7:24 PM HENRICO COUNTY, Va. (WWBT) - More than two months after Henrico County began administering COVID-19 vaccines at the Richmond Raceway, the locality reached a new milestone: 100,000 shots administered. Tom Leonard, Henrico resident and owner of Tom Leonard’s Farmer’s Market, received the 100,000th dose on Saturday....

3,300 vaccines administered to seniors at Richmond Raceway Thousands line up for COVID-19 vaccine By A.J. Nwoko | March 7, 2021 at 12:29 AM EST - Updated March 7 at 1:05 AM HENRICO, Va. (WWBT) - Thousands of seniors received their COVID-19 vaccination at the first of three vaccination events for Richmond and Henrico health districts, or RHHD. Henrico County’s Chief of Emergency Management, Jackson Baynard, led the clinic and says Saturday’s event had the potential to be the largest of ...

The four main health districts in Central Virginia had to reschedule a total of 11 vaccination clinics due to last week's weather.

“I wouldn’t have gotten it today if it wasn’t for my doctor," Mary Cananda explained. "She got on the computer [and] got my shot for me. I’m here.”

An estimated 4,800 senior adults descended on Richmond Raceway on Saturday to get COVID-19 vaccine shots. So many people showed up early that the start of the morning became a scene of long wait times and confusion that led some to leave without a shot. The Richmond and Henrico health districts tweeted around 9 a.m. that some morning appointments were moved to the afternoon and anyone registered for a shot should check their email before heading out. Organizers said the event was a large undert...

and last updated 2021-01-25 14:13:58-05 CHESTERFIELD COUNTY, Va. -- Frustration and anger are the two primary emotions Chesterfield resident Kathy Heath feels right now. "Ive been trying to get information for my parents so that they may be vaccinated," Heath said. She lives in Midlothian and thought her parents, who are in their late 70s and have underlying health conditions, would be able to get the COVID-19 vaccine under phase 1b. But, every time she calls the Chesterfield Health District to...