FEMA Hosts Roundtable with Local Community Organizations on COVID-19 Vaccination Efforts

Dr. Cameron Webb speaks at the Norfolk Community Vaccination Center - YouTube

Norfolk, Virginia — FEMA hosted a Community Leadership Roundtable to support ongoing COVID-19 vaccination efforts at the Military Circle Mall on April 20. Together with the Virginia Department of Emergency Management, the Virginia Department of Health and a number of local organizations, the goal of the meeting was to ensure the communities’ needs were met.

The event was held at Norfolk State University, and the panel included Dr. Cameron Webb from the White House COVID-19 Task Force. Among the topics discussed were community-specific hesitation to receive the vaccine, equitable access to the vaccines and ways in which interagency partners can assist in helping getting residents vaccinated.

“We need to ensure those who are most affected by COVID are the ones receiving the vaccine. By working together in summits like this, we are making sure we focus on leveraging resources at the local level,” said Dr. Cameron Webb.

Currently, all Hampton Roads residents over the age of 16 can get their free Pfizer vaccine at the Community Vaccination Center located at the Military Circle Mall. Reasonable accommodation for people with access and functional needs is available as well as information and onsite interpretation in a variety of languages, including American Sign Language.

Walk-ins are welcome at the center, which is open daily from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. The center will remain closed on Sunday, April 25. First doses of the vaccine will continue on Monday, April 26 through Saturday, May 1. Second doses are currently being administered at the site and will continue through May 22.

Walk-ins are welcome at the center, which is open daily from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. First doses of the vaccine will continue through Saturday, May 1. Second doses are currently being administered at the site and will continue through May 22.

People interested in preregistering for their vaccine can do so online at norfolk.gov/covid19vaccine or they may call 1-877-829-4682.

Additionally, FEMA-supported community vaccination centers are open this week throughout the Hampton Roads community at the following locations:

• First Baptist Church South Hill, Chesapeake, VA (10 a.m. to 6 p.m.) Now open till May 1st.
• Gethsemane Baptist Church, Newport News, VA (12:00 p.m-7:00 p.m.) Now open till April 30th
• Shiloh Baptist Church, Norfolk, VA (10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.) Opening on April 29, 2021

All clinics welcome walk-ins and will be administering free first doses of Pfizer.

For more on the ongoing vaccination efforts in Virginia, visit fema.gov/disaster/4512 or vaemergency.gov.

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