Fulton adds new COVID-19 vaccine/booster location to roster

Fulton County has begun offering select English-Spanish COVID-19 vaccination services. (Courtesy of FGTV)

Fulton County has begun offering select English-Spanish COVID-19 vaccination services. (Courtesy of FGTV)

Fulton County government on Wednesday added a new fixed site for people to get their COVID-19 vaccination and booster shots.

Emma Darnell Aviation Museum & Conference Center, formerly the Aviation Community Cultural Center, will administer Pfizer doses weekdays from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., according to a county new release. The center’s address is 3900 Aviation Circle, NW, Atlanta, Ga. 30336.

According to the latest data from The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, about 356,000 people in Fulton have had at least one dose and about 170,000 has had both doses. The county is home to roughly 1,000,000 people.

The following people, as of Wednesday, are eligible for a booster shot:

  • People age 65 years and older and residents in long-term care settings
  • People ages 50 to 64 years with underlying medical conditions
  • People ages 18 to 49 years with underlying medical conditions, based on their individual benefits and risks
  • People ages 18 to 64 years who are at increased risk for COVID-19 exposure and transmission because of occupational or institutional setting

This location joins the current roster of sites giving vaccines and boosters:

  • 5710 Stonewall Tell Road, College Park, Ga 30349 (Tuesday to Saturday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.)
  • 141 Pryor Street, SW, Atlanta, Ga. 30303 (Monday to Friday, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.)
  • 4700 North Point Parkway, Alpharetta Ga.30305 (Tuesday to Saturday, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.)

Learn more about vaccines in Fulton at www.fultoncountyga.gov/covid-19/covid-vaccine.

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