On Thursday, March 18, 2021, the county health department announced a COVID-19 vaccine clinic for Saturday, March 20, at the Charleston Coliseum and Convention Center. The clinic ran from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. It was one of the weekly Saturday clinics that the health department and the Kanawha County Emergency Ambulance Authority held at the Coliseum that spring. Partners included the City of Charleston, the Kanawha County Commission, CAMC, Thomas Health Systems, West Virginia Health Right, FamilyCare, the University of Charleston and the West Virginia National Guard.
Who could get a shot
- New doses went to a limited number of people with appointments: essential workers of all ages, people age 50 or older, education workers age 40 to 50, and people 16 and older with certain medical conditions. They had to be signed up in the state registration system at vaccinate.wv.gov.
- Second doses went to people who got a first Moderna dose from the health department from February 15 to 19, or a first Pfizer dose from February 22 to 26. These people should have gotten a call. Those who did not get a call were told to come on Saturday.
Drive-through shots were given at the Kanawha County Sheriff’s Office parking garage, 301 Virginia Street East, but only to people with an appointment for a drive-through or mobile shot. People with appointments were sure to get a vaccine and were asked not to arrive more than 15 minutes early. Free parking was in the Coliseum’s Quarrier Street garage.
On Friday, March 19, county and city officials opened two phone lines to book older residents who still needed a shot for Saturday. People age 65 to 75 were asked to call one line and people over 75 the other. By that evening, the health department said it was no longer taking calls for Saturday’s clinic.
See the clinic of March 13 and the call center for the March 27 clinic.
This information is from March 2021. It is kept here as a record and is not current advice. Check current guidance from the CDC or your doctor.