In early 2021, the county health department and the Kanawha County Emergency Ambulance Authority held a series of community COVID-19 vaccine clinics. Most took place on Saturdays at the Charleston Coliseum and Convention Center.
The early clinics
- January 2021: the clinics were for people 65 and older and for first responders. They were by appointment only, and people booked by phone through a call center. Slots filled within hours.
- Saturday, January 23, 2021: 3,870 people got a vaccine, the largest one-day total in the county to that date.
- Saturday, February 13, 2021: a record 5,344 doses were given, from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Partners included the City of Charleston, the Kanawha County Commission, CAMC, Thomas Health, West Virginia Health Right, FamilyCare, the University of Charleston and the West Virginia National Guard. As supply grew, the clinics opened to more age groups. The weekly Coliseum clinics paused after April 24, 2021, and the health department moved to smaller clinics in communities.
See 3,870 vaccinated at Saturday clinic, More Than 5,000 Vaccinated at Saturday Clinic, the later clinics at Community COVID-19 Vaccine Clinic (April 2021) and Community COVID-19 Vaccine Clinic (May 2021), and Community Vaccination Clinic.
This information is from 2021. It is kept here as a record and is not current advice. Check current guidance from the CDC or your doctor.
Sources
- WCHS-TV: More than 3,800 vaccine doses administered Saturday in Charleston (January 24, 2021)
- WSAZ: All appointments filled for COVID-19 vaccine clinic (January 14, 2021)
- WCHS-TV: Technical glitch, early arrivals cause traffic at Charleston’s largest vaccine event (February 13, 2021)
- WCHS-TV: Walk-ins accepted at vaccination clinic in Charleston (April 22, 2021, updated April 24, 2021)