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Mass vaccination site opens in Chatham County A new state-run mass vaccination site is set to open Wednesday morning at 8 a.m. in Savannah. (Source: WTOC) By Jennifer Lifsey and Sean Evans | March 17, 2021 at 5:36 AM EDT - Updated March 18 at 3:58 AM
CHATHAM CO., Ga. (WTOC) - A mass vaccination site officially opened to the public Wednesday morning at 8 a.m. in Chatham County.
The state-run site is located on the campus of Gulfstream Aerospace, just off of Interstate 95 (exit 104) near the Savannah/Hilton Head International Airport.
The Georgia Emergency Management Agency vaccine site is looking to make the experience as quick and as user-friendly as possible, estimating they can get folks through the lines in about 4-6 minutes. It is a drive-thru site and runs by appointment only. The goal is to give out around 2,000 first doses of the Pfizer vaccine per day.
Mass vaccination site in Chatham Co. to close early Thursday due to severe weather threat By Blair Caldwell | March 17, 2021 at 4:15 PM EDT - Updated March 17 at 6:53 PM
CHATHAM COUNTY, Ga. (WTOC) - Chatham County’s mass vaccination site opened on Wednesday at the Gulfstream facility. Georgia Emergency Management Agency leaders say they can do about 2,000 vaccinations in one day. On their first day, the site just had a few hundred scheduled.
“I just have been waiting and waiting and waiting to get this vaccination so I am thrilled to be here,” said Stacey Valant of Savannah, who received a COVID-19 vaccine on Wednesday,
Chatham County mass vaccination site prepares for opening
Chatham County mass vaccination site prepares for opening By Blair Caldwell | March 15, 2021 at 7:15 PM EDT - Updated March 15 at 7:15 PM
SAVANNAH, Ga. (WTOC) - A new state run mass vaccination site is just days away here in Savannah. It will be one of 9 in Georgia when it opens on St. Patrick’s Day.
Georgia Emergency Management Agency (GEMA) has officially taken over a Gulfstream parking lot to create a mass vaccination clinic. They will be able to give about 2,000 first doses of Pfizer’s vaccine starting Wednesday.
“We’re pretty much ready,” said Lisa Rodriguez-Presley, External Affairs Supervisor for GEMA. “Everything is in place we’re getting the vaccine in so we are ready for people to start coming and getting vaccinated.”