UAB opening vaccination sites in Hoover and Ensley – UAB News

To schedule an appointment, visit UABMedicineVaccine.org, or call 205-975-1881 for assistance. (Photography: Lexi Coon)TheUniversity of Alabama at BirminghamandUAB Medicinewill open two drive-through COVID-19 vaccination locations this month, at the Hoover Metropolitan Complex on Sept. 15 and at Faith Chapel in Ensley on Sept. 22.

The Hoover Met location will operate Monday-Friday from 8 a.m-1 p.m. The Hoover Met is located at5508 Stadium Trace Parkway, Hoover, AL 35244.

The Faith Chapel location will operate Monday-Thursday from 8 a.m.-1 p.m. Faith Chapel is located at 100 Mike Moore Blvd., Birmingham, AL 35244.

First, second and third doses of the COVID-19 vaccine will be offered free of charge to patients and the public in these drive-through locations, to help expand access to the vaccine and continue the fight against COVID-19.

To schedule an appointment, visitUABMedicineVaccine.org, or call 205-975-1881 for assistance. These sites also will accept those who drive up without an appointment.

UAB Medicine provides the FDA-approved Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine, now known as Comirnaty.

First, second and third doses of the COVID-19 vaccine will be offered free of charge to patients and the public in these drive-through locations. (Photography: Lexi Coon)Currently, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends that moderately to severely immunocompromised people receive an additional (third) dose. This includes people who have:

Talk to your health care provider about your medical condition and whether an additional dose is appropriate for you.

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