In an effort to bring life-saving COVID-19 shots closer to communities, Wake County has opened a vaccination clinic in Wake Forest at the Northern Regional Center on East Holding Avenue, and people do not have to make appointments.
The new site will offer free vaccines five days a week and will have evening and weekend hours. Most people are familiar with the regional center because it offers a lot of county services in a convenient location. Just walk in during clinic hours to get your shot.
It’s not always easy for people to go to Raleigh to access county programs and services like mass vaccination clinics, and that’s exactly why these regional center exist – to bring those services to residents in communities where they live,” Ross Yeager, director of the Northern Regional Center, said. “Dozens of people already come here to vote, to get a copy of a birth certificate, to pay taxes, to search for a job, pick up free summer meals for students and more. It only makes sense for us to also offer critical vaccines to the community here.
On Sundays and Wednesdays the clinic is closed. On Mondays the hours are 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 pm. Tuesday and Thursday hours are 12:30 to 7:30 p.m. On Fridays the clinic opens at 8:30 a.m. and closes at 3:30 p.m. On Saturdays the clinic hours are 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
The Eastern Regional Center in Zebulon will start offering vaccines the week of May 24.
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