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 Hide Transcript 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 TO GET ONE OF THESE FEDERAL SITES IN NORTH CAROLINA TO HELP US GET ADDITIONAL VACCINE INTO OUR STATE AND GET MORE VACCINES IN MORE ARMS QUICKLY. JUSTIN: A 139 PERSON TEAM OF MEDICAL AND SUPPORT PERSONNEL FROM THE U.S. AIR FORCE ARRIVED AT THE SITE ON FRIDAY. THE CLINIC WILL FEATURE AN INDOOR SECTION AS WELL AS A DRIVE THRU AREA. >> WE WANT EVERYONE TO BE AB TO GET THE SHOT AND WE ARE HOPING THAT THIS IS A GOOD STEP TOWARD THAT AREA -- THAT. JUSTIN: KEITH ACREE WITH NORTH CAROLINA EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT SAYS THIS SITE WILL HELP THEM REACH PEOPLE IN MARGINALIZED AND UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES WHICH IS A BIG REASON WHY THE CDC AND FEMA SELECTED THIS AREA. EASILY ACCESSIBLE BY PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION. >> WE REALLY HOPE THAT FOLKS IN AND AROUND GUILFORD WHO ARE MEMBERS OF MINORITY COMMUNITIES, COMMUNITIES THAT MAY NOT HAVE MUCH ACCESS TO TRANSPORTATION AND THOSE SORT OF THINGS CAN COME GET THE SHOT AS WELL. JUSTIN: THE SITE WILL HAVE THE TWO DOSE PFIZER VACCINE, BUT THAT THEY MAY ALSO GET THE SINGLE SHOT JOHNSON & JOHNSO VACCINE TOWARD THE END OF THE EIGHT-WEEK OPERATION, BUT NO MATTER THE VACCINE, ACREE SAYS HE ENCOURAGES EVERYONE TO GET VACCINATED WHEN IT’S THEIR TURN. >> IF YOU HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO GET A SHOT, DON’T PASS THAT UP, DON’T LET THAT GO BY WITHOUT GETTING THAT SHO JUSTIN: TO REGISTER, GO TO GSOMASSVAX