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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)
By Ben Brasch
Oct 5, 2021

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.

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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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