PORTSMOUTH, Va. (WAVY) — Health officials in Portsmouth are hosting a sequence of COVID-19 vaccine and testing clinics among Christmas and New 12 months.

The initial testing and vaccine party will get spot from 10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. on December 27 at Fourth Baptist Church.

A next vaccine-only clinic will be held from 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. on December 29 at St. Mark Missionary Baptist Church.

Local community members two and more mature can receive a exam, people 5 and older can obtain a vaccine.

For each CDC pointers, children concerning ages 5 and 18 can only get the Pfizer shot. All those 18 and more mature can get possibly the Moderna or Johnson & Johnson shot.

The two occasions are absolutely free and open up to the public. No appointment is essential.

Any individual underneath the age of 18 should have a father or mother or guardian with them.

“It is vital that we stability browsing loved types in the course of the holiday getaway season with the observed boost in COVID-19 instances in Portsmouth and the Japanese Area,” mentioned Dr. Najibah Rehman, Performing Wellness Director, Portsmouth Health and fitness District. “We continue to encourage people in excess of the age of 5 to get vaccinated in opposition to COVID-19, people today over 16 to get their boosters and for all persons previously mentioned 2 to don masks in community indoor options, irrespective of vaccination status”

For any queries, you should make contact with the Portsmouth Wellness Department: (757) 393-8585 ext. 8597