Date/Time
Date(s) - 05/07/21
8:00 am-1:00 pm
Location
Bible Center Church
100 Bible Center Drive
Charleston,
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The Kanawha-Charleston Health Department and the Kanawha County Emergency Ambulance Authority is partnering with Community Autism and Education Systems (CARES), Autism Services Center and Bible Center Church to provide a COVID-19 vaccination clinic for those with autism and other development disorders.
The clinic is scheduled for 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Friday, May 7, 2021 at Bible Center Church, 100 Bible Center Dr., Charleston. A second-dose clinic is scheduled for 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Friday, May 28 at Bible Center Church.
The clinic will provide reduced wait time, a smaller crowd size, and visual supports. Participants can remain in their vehicle or receive the vaccine indoors in a sensory friendly environment. Representatives from Autism Services Center and CARES will provide training to clinic staff prior to the event.
Vaccines will also be made available to family members and support staff of those with development disorders.
“We appreciate the help of CARES and the Autism Services Center in putting this clinic together. We hope this event makes getting a COVID-19 vaccine a little easier for people with development disorders, their families and caregivers,” said Dr. Sherri Young, health officer and executive director of the Kanawha-Charleston Health Department.
The clinic will not be open to news media, but representatives from KCHD and the Autism Services Center will be available for interviews.
The special needs clinic will by appointment only. To schedule an appointment, call 304-348-8080.
For a video about what the clinic will be like, click here: https://youtu.be/8nB0xjtsa9c