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Augusta Health updates COVID-19 vaccination availability

Chris Graham

Augusta HealthVaccinations for COVID-19 continue in all Augusta Medical Group primary care offices. Patients who prefer to receive a vaccination from their personal physician should contact their doctor’s office to be scheduled into the next available vaccination appointment block.

Community organizations that would like to partner with Augusta Health for a Vaccination Clinic can contact [email protected] for more information on the requirements.

Large on-campus vaccination clinics

Appointments are preferred for clinics.  Walk-ins are welcome.

Go to vaccinate.augustahealth.com to view the links and schedule an appointment.  Information about new clinics, the links and the criteria for each link, are posted as available.

On-campus clinics for the remainder of this week are:

Wednesday: Pfizer/Moderna Third-Dose Booster Clinic. For moderately and severely immunocompromised only. The clinic will run from 9 a.m. to noon. It must be at least 28 days since the second dose of vaccine.  Please bring Vaccination Record Card or record of previous vaccination.  The link is open on vaccinate.augustahealth.com.

Thursday: After school/after work clinic hours for those are unable to come during the day. The clinic will run from 3:30 p.m. until 7 p.m.  Walk-ins welcome until 6 p.m. This is a dual Pfizer and Johnson & Johnson clinic.  Anyone age 12 and older may receive Pfizer vaccine; Johnson & Johnson is a one-dose vaccine available to those age 18 and older and administered if available.  The link is open on vaccinate.augustahealth.com

Friday: Pfizer/Moderna Third-Dose Booster Clinic. For moderately and severely immunocompromised only. The clinic will run from 9 a.m. to noon. It must be at least 28 days since the second dose of vaccine.  Please bring Vaccination Record Card or record of previous vaccination.  The link is open on vaccinate.augustahealth.com.

Vaccination Call Center

Not everyone has access to the internet.  Those who need assistance to schedule should call Augusta Health’s Vaccination Call Center at 540.332.5122.  The Call Center is staffed Monday through Friday from 8:00 am until 4:30 pm to answer questions and help to schedule vaccination appointments.

Homebound patients are being vaccinated through a pilot program with Central Shenandoah EMS.  Contact the Vaccination Call Center for more information.

Chris Graham

Chris Graham

Chris Graham, the king of "fringe media," a zero-time Virginia Sportswriter of the Year, and a member of zero Halls of Fame, is the founder and editor of Augusta Free Press. A 1994 alum of the University of Virginia, Chris is the author and co-author of seven books, including Poverty of Imagination, a memoir published in 2019. For his commentaries on news, sports and politics, go to his YouTube page, or subscribe to his Street Knowledge podcast. Email Chris at [email protected].