Portsmouth joins Danville and Petersburg as the three latest mass vaccination sites across Virginia. Author: Alex Littlehales (WVEC) Updated: 7:27 PM EDT March 16, 2021
PORTSMOUTH, Va. Despite stormy conditions across Hampton Roads on Tuesday, there was much to be excited about in the City of Portsmouth.
Hundreds of pre-registered people arrived at the Portsmouth Sportsplex on Summit Avenue for the first day of a new mass vaccination clinic in the city.
The site, one of three new mass vaccination sites across the state of Virginia, expects to vaccinate roughly 1,000 people per day in an effort to bring more vaccinations to minority communities.
Portsmouth was one of three cities that Virginia health officials selected to have a federally run vaccination clinic. The other two are in Petersburg and Danville.
Vaccine rollout got off to a slow start thanks to limited staffing, so federal and state officials stepped in to help. The shots are by appointment only, but some showed up without one Tuesday.
Hundreds show up for COVID-19 vaccine on first day of Portsmouth s mass clinic
The vaccine clinic, held at the Portsmouth Sportsplex, is one of three mass vaccination clinics across Virginia aimed to help underserved communities. Author: Anne Sparaco (13News Now) Published: 11:36 AM EDT March 16, 2021 Updated: 11:36 AM EDT March 16, 2021
PORTSMOUTH, Va. People drove and walked into the Portsmouth Sportsplex parking lot around 8 a.m. Tuesday to get in line for their COVID-19 vaccine appointments.
Cars filled the parking lot of the Sportsplex as hundreds of people got their long-awaited dose.
Stelton Switzer told 13News Now that he and his wife are in their 70s, and didn t have much trouble getting their appointment set up.