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Inside Greensboro s Mass Vaccination Clinic as 500 frontline workers help with a test run
The FEMA Mass Vaccination Clinic at the Four Season s Towne Center runs from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. by appointment only. Author: Adaure Achumba Updated: 10:35 PM EST March 9, 2021
GREENSBORO, N.C. Greensboro s federal vaccine clinic will open at 8 a.m. on Wednesday to people in groups one, two, and three who have scheduled an appointment. The FEMA site at Four Seasons Town Centre has the capacity to vaccinate 3,000 people a day for eight weeks. That s nearly 170,000 doses just from this one clinic.
The clinic is a collaboration between the federal government and the state of North Carolina. Officials said the goal is to help get the vaccine quickly to as many people as possible, especially among under-served and historically marginalized communities.
Greensboro FEMA COVID-19 Vaccination Center appointments open Share Updated: 10:38 PM EST Mar 5, 2021 WXII12.com Web Staff Share Updated: 10:38 PM EST Mar 5, 2021
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Show Transcript FIRST AT 10:00, COVID-19 VACCINE APPOINTMENTS ARE NOW OPEN FOR THE NEW FEMA-SUPPORTED MASS VACCINATION CENTER THAT OPENS NEXT WEEK IN GREENSBORO. IT’S ONE OF A HANDFUL OF FEDERALLY SUPPORTED COMMUNITY VACCINATION CENTERS IN THE COUNTRY, AND THE ONLY ONE IN THE NORTH CAROLINA. WXII 12’S JUSTIN SHRAIR SPOKE WITH EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS. KELLY: THE SITE IS EXPECTED TO SERVE ABOUT 21,000 PEOPLE A WEEK FOR 8 WEEKS. IF YOU ARE IN GROUPS 1, 2, OR 3, YOU CAN SIGN UP RIGHT NOW. SETUP IN THE PARKING LOT OF THE 4 SEASONS TOWN CENTRE IN GREENSBORO, IS THE LATEST MASS VACCINATION SITE. THE SITE, WHICH WAS ORGANIZE AND SET UP BY THE STATE WILL STAFFED BY MOSTLY FEDERAL WORKERS. WE WERE EXCITED. IT WAS GREAT NEWS FOR THE STATE THAT WE WERE ABLE
center for those who are not able to access the web-based registration tool.
North Carolina is currently providing vaccinations for people in Groups 1, 2, and 3, including frontline essential workers, people age 65 and older, health care workers, and long-term care residents.
A team of nearly 140 from the U.S. Air Force will arrive Friday ahead of the opening of the FEMA vaccination site in Greensboro.
The federal mass vaccination clinic which is located at the Four Seasons Town Centre opens up on Wednesday, March 10.
Appointment booking is now open for the federally supported #COVID19 Vaccination Center at Four Seasons Town Centre in @greensborocity
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There’s more good news on the pandemic front today. In addition to the hoped for approval of Johnson & Johnson’s one shot vaccine, North Carolina continues to make headway in rapidly improving vaccine distribution. Today, Gov. Roy Cooper announced that North Carolina would be home to a new federally supported community vaccination center that will be able to serve very large numbers.
This from a press release distributed by Cooper’s office:
The FEMA-supported COVID-19 Community Vaccination Center will open at
Four Seasons Town Centre in Greensboro on March 10 and will remain open for eight weeks. It will operate seven days a week with the capacity to provide up to 3,000 vaccinations per day, with options for drive-thru service in the parking lot and walk-in service in the space formerly occupied by Dillard’s department store.