Need a COVID-19 vaccine booster or shot? Drive-thru clinic available Tuesday in Akron

Betty Lin-Fisher, Akron Beacon Journal
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Need the latest COVID-19 booster or an earlier shot in the series?

Summit County Public Health will again offer a drive-thru clinic for COVID-19

vaccinations 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday, April 26 at 1867 W. Market St. in Akron.

Appointments aren't required.

Need a COVID-19 booster shots or one of the shots earlier in the series? The Summit County Public Health Department is hosting a free drive-up clinic on Tuesday, April 26. No appointments are necessary.
Need a COVID-19 booster shots or one of the shots earlier in the series? The Summit County Public Health Department is hosting a free drive-up clinic on Tuesday, April 26. No appointments are necessary.

Both the Pfizer and Moderna vaccine will be offered, in accordance with CDC guidelines. If a line forms, the agency asks people to not stop on the railroad tracks.

Masks are required at all SCPH vaccination clinics.

What to know about the COVID-19 vaccination booster

Summit County Public Health will be offering Pfizer & Moderna second booster doses four or more months after the date of the first booster dose for individuals who:

  • Are ages 50 and older.

  • Are ages 12 and older (Pfizer) and 18 or older (Moderna) and moderately or severely immunocompromised.

  • Received the Johnson & Johnson’s Janssen COVID-19 vaccine for their first shot and booster.

COVID-19: Who can get a second Pfizer or Moderna COVID-19 vaccine booster? Here's what you should know

Earlier doses in the COVID-19 vaccine series also are available for Pfizer or Moderna, Summit County Public Health spokeswoman Marlene Martin said.

The agency also offers weekday vaccine clinics by appointment at https://gettheshot.coronavirus.ohio.gov.

The drive-up clinic is being added for convenience and due to demand, Martin said.

"We’re doing them on an as-needed basis based on clinic appointments increasing," said Martin.

The drive-up clinic "is a convenient way to vaccinate larger numbers of people," she said. "We also get very positive feedback when we offer drive-thru clinics. People like the ease and convenience."

Retail pharmacies and doctors' offices also have COVID-19 vaccines available. Check https://gettheshot.coronavirus.ohio.gov or providers' websites for appointments.

If you have questions, call Summit County Public Health's COVID-19 call line 330-926-5795. The call line is open from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. weekdays.

Beacon Journal staff reporter Betty Lin-Fisher can be reached at 330-996-3724 or blinfisher@thebeaconjournal.com. Follow her @blinfisherABJ on Twitter or www.facebook.com/BettyLinFisherABJ To see her most recent stories and columns, go to www.tinyurl.com/bettylinfisher

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