In 2021 and 2022 the county health department held walk-up COVID-19 vaccine and testing events at its office, 108 Lee Street East in Charleston. People could come without an appointment, get a vaccine dose, a test, or both, and leave.
Walk-up events at the office
- Late June and early July 2021: walk-in vaccine clinics on two days before the Fourth of July weekend, from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Anyone 12 or older could get a vaccine, and minors came with a parent or guardian. Back-to-school shots were also offered. The health officer pointed to the spread of the Delta variant.
- August 2021: walk-up vaccine and testing clinics on three Saturdays, August 7, 14 and 21, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. See Walk-Up COVID-19 Vaccination and Testing Clinic.
- September 19, 2021: a Sunday testing and vaccine event from 1 to 5 p.m. See Weekend COVID-19 Testing Event.
- December 29, 2021: a testing and vaccine clinic from noon to 5 p.m., after cases rose following the holidays. Booster doses were offered. Partners were the Kanawha County Emergency Ambulance Authority, the Kanawha County Commission, the City of Charleston and QLABS.
- June 2022: walk-in COVID-19 vaccines and tests on weekdays from 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., when the county passed 50,000 total cases. Home rapid tests were also available.
See also COVID testing and vaccine events and the health department office.
This information is from 2021 and 2022. It is kept here as a record and is not current advice. Check current guidance from the CDC or your doctor.
Sources
- WOWK 13 News: Walk-in vaccine clinics planned in Charleston ahead of holiday weekend (June 30, 2021)
- WCHS-TV: Three COVID-19 vaccine, testing clinics to be held in Kanawha (July 29, 2021)
- WV Press Association: Media advisory on a weekend COVID-19 testing and vaccine event (September 17, 2021)
- WCHS Radio: Health department hosting COVID-19 vaccination and testing clinic on Wednesday (December 28, 2021)
- WOWK 13 News: Health department: Kanawha County reaches 50K COVID-19 cases (June 8, 2022)