Large-scale COVID-19 Vaccination Events being held for
pre-registered Richmond/Henrico seniors: March 6, 8, and 10, 2021
Expecting to vaccinate up to 12,000 seniors
The Virginia Department of Health – Richmond/Henrico Health Districts are holding large-scale vaccination
events on Saturday, March 6; Monday, March 8; and, Wednesday, March 10 for
Richmond/Henrico seniors that have pre-registered with the Virginia Department
of Health. Vaccinations of up to 12,000 seniors at these three events is
expected.
Pfizer vaccines will be offered on March 6th and 10th and
Johnson & Johnson vaccines will be offered on March 8th. Like the Pfizer
and Moderna vaccines, the Johnson & Johnson vaccine is approved by the U.S.
Food and Drug Administration as safe and effective. All three vaccines are
extremely effective at preventing hospitalization or death from COVID-19.
Many seniors who provided email addresses to the Virginia
Department of Health will be contacted through Friday. Emails will come from
the U.S Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - VAMS with the domain
@envelope.mail.vams.cdc.gov. Seniors should check their email frequently
through Friday. Seniors should look in all their email folders (including spam,
promotions, etc) for the e-mail. Directions to register will be included in the
email.
Seniors, particularly those who did not leave an email address
when they pre-registered with the Virginia Department of Health, may also be
called. Calls will be made this week between March 3rd-5th (W-Fr) from 8:00 am-5:00
pm. The calls will come from a variety of numbers and may be listed as a “spam
call” on your phone. They are not leaving messages or taking callbacks, but
will reach out to seniors multiple times.
To avoid a scam, seniors should:
·
Make sure the e-mail comes from the
domain @envelope.mail.vams.cdc.gov before clicking on any links
·
Hang up the phone or delete the
e-mail if they are asked for any form of payment, social security number, or
insurance ID numbers
Individuals interested in receiving a vaccine should fill out a
pre-registration form at vaccinate.virginia.gov
or call 877-VAX-IN-VA if they have not done so already. Seniors not contacted
this weekend can expect to be contacted for similar events in the coming weeks.
To get in contact with the health districts, please call
804-205-3501 M-Fr from 8:00 am-5:00 pm or e-mail RHHDvax@vdh.virginia.gov.
