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United House of Prayer for All People co-hosting community vaccination event Saturday
United House of Prayer for All People to host vaccine clinic Saturday By WBTV Web Staff | February 19, 2021 at 10:24 AM EST - Updated February 19 at 5:57 PM
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (WBTV) - The United House of Prayer for All People is co-hosting a community vaccination clinic with Mecklenburg County Public Health this weekend.
The event, which is by appointment only, will take place Saturday, Feb. 20, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the United House of Prayer location at 2321 Beatties Ford Road.
The community clinic is open to Groups 1 and 2, which includes healthcare workers and those 65 years in age and older. You can register for the event here or call the COVID-19 hotline at 980-314-9400 (option 3 for English and option 8 for Spanish).
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United House Of Prayer Partners With County To Host COVID-19 Vaccination Clinic
February 19, 2021
CHARLOTTE, N.C. Mecklenburg County Public Health will be co-hosting a COVID-19 vaccination clinic with the United House of Prayer for All People at their Beatties Ford location Saturday.
The vaccination event will be held on Feb. 20th from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at 2321 Beatties Ford Road in Charlotte.
The community clinic is open to Groups 1 and 2 (healthcare workers and individuals 65 and older) by appointment only. Individuals can register here or by calling the COVID-19 hotline at 980-314-9400.
“Community-based clinics like this one are essential to making sure we equitably distribute COVID-19 vaccines here in Mecklenburg County. We’re excited to partner with the United House of Prayer for All People to offer 500 vaccines to healthcare workers and seniors in the Beatties Ford Road corridor,” said Public Health Director Gibbie Harris.
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