Need to get vaccinated for COVID? A health activist organized pop-up clinics around Petersburg

Joyce Chu, The Progress-Index
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Covid-19 vaccination event during a Polk County Health Department hold pop-up vaccine clinic held in the Vistor locker room at Bryant Stadium in Lakeland Fl. Tuesday August 17 2021. ERNST PETERS/ THE LEDGER
Covid-19 vaccination event during a Polk County Health Department hold pop-up vaccine clinic held in the Vistor locker room at Bryant Stadium in Lakeland Fl. Tuesday August 17 2021. ERNST PETERS/ THE LEDGER

Note: This list has been updated to reflect that testing sites will no longer be open due to Gov. Youngkin's initiative to discourage mass testing for asymptomatic individuals. In addition, this article has updated times for this month's vaccination clinics.

With COVID vaccinations hard to come by, Victoria Sanders from Virginia State University decided to step up to the plate and organize pop-up clinics around the community.

In partnership with VSU and the Virginia Department of Health, Sanders created an initiative called Educate, Test, and Vaccinate. She's got plans to offer vaccinations throughout the winter and spring.

Here's where you can find the clinics for this month:

Vaccination Sites

For the public:

1) When: Saturday, January 15, 11:00am- 3:00pm

Where: Bethany Baptist Church, 613 E. Wythe St., Petersburg, VA 23803

2) When: Monday, January 17, 10am- 2:00pm

Where: Bethany Baptist Church, 613 E. Wythe St., Petersburg, VA 23803

3) When: Saturday, January 22, 10:00am- 2:00pm

Where: Good Shepherd Baptist Church, 2223 S. Crater Rd Petersburg, VA 23803

4) When: Monday, January 24, 10am- 12:00pm

Where: Faith and Hope Temple, 1800 E. Washington St, Petersburg, VA 23803

5) When: Wednesday, January 26, 9am-1:30 pm

Where: Mt. Olivet Baptist Church, 800 Augusta Ave., Petersburg, VA 23803 (Drive-Thru)

6) When: Saturday, January 29, 10:00am- 12:00pm

Where: Vernon Johns Middle School, 3101 Homestead Dr., Petersburg, VA 23806

7) When: Monday, January 31, 10:00am- 2:00pm

Where: Good Shepherd Baptist Church, 2223 S. Crater Rd. Petersburg, VA 23803

For residents/ staff only

1) When: Saturday, January 15, 4:00pm- 6:00pm

Where: Carriage House Elderly Housing, 135 W. Old St., Petersburg, VA 23803

2) When: Monday, January 24, 2:00 pm-4:00 pm

Where: Serenity Senior Housing, 35 W. Fillmore St. Petersburg, VA 23803

3) When: Tuesday, January 25, 10:00am- 11:00am

Where: Washington Columns Senior Apts., 633 W. Washington St., Petersburg, VA 23805

4) When: Tuesday, January 25, 11:30am- 1:30pm

Where: Sycamore Towers Senior Apts. 128 S. Sycamore St., Petersburg, VA 23805

5) When: Tuesday, January 25, 2:00pm- 4:00 pm

Where: Lafayette Senior Apts., 214 S. Sycamore St., Petersburg, VA 23805

If you need more information on the pop-up clinics, you can reach out to Sanders at vsanders@vsu.edu.

If you have experienced COVID or lost a loved one from it, the Progress-Index would love to hear your story. You can reach Joyce at 804-305-3034 or by email, Jchu1@gannett.com.

Joyce Chu is the Social Justice Watchdog Reporter for The Progress Index. Contact her at Jchu1@gannett.com or on Twitter @joyce_speaks.

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