Metro Health Encourages Community to Receive COVID-19 Vaccine During National Immunization Awareness Month

CONTACT: Rudy Arispe
(210) 207-8172

SAN ANTONIO (August 2, 2021) - The highly-transmissible Delta variant of COVID-19 is circulating in San Antonio, causing a significant increase in hospitalizations. Metro Health advises the community to get vaccinated as soon as possible to protect themselves and the community from the virus.
To encourage vaccinations, Metro Health is commemorating National Immunization Awareness Month, which is observed annually during August.
'The increase in cases and hospitalizations should be of concern to all of us, especially for those who are unvaccinated because of the risk of serious illness,' Mayor Ron Nirenberg said. 'You have the power to protect yourself, your family and your friends by getting vaccinated to be protected from COVID-19.'
Vaccinations are the driving factor that helped San Antonio see a major decrease in daily case numbers of people testing positive for COVID-19, and hospitalization numbers declining, Mayor Nirenberg added. However, because of the highly contagious Delta variant, people who are unvaccinated are at greater risk of being infected.
Metro Health also reminds more than 120,000 people, who have not returned for their second vaccine dose, to complete their vaccine series.
'It's never too late to get your second COVID-19 vaccine, and you don't have to return to the same location to get it done,' Mayor Nirenberg said. 'They are highly effective at preventing serious illness, hospitalization or complications from COVID-19.'
Parents are also asked to have their school-age children, 12 years and older, vaccinated as they prepare to return to in-person learning in August. 'We want our students, teachers and staff protected from COVID-19, and our vaccines can help prevent infection and the virus from spreading,' Mayor Nirenberg said.
The City of San Antonio is concentrating its vaccine efforts on providing daily pop-up clinics throughout neighborhoods and at its drive-thru clinic at the Alamodome. A new Alamodome schedule will begin August 6 with operating hours from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. Wednesday through Friday.
To ensure everyone who wants to receive a COVID-19 vaccine has access to get one, Metro Health is informing residents on weekly pop-up vaccination clinics. Below is a listing of upcoming pop-up clinic locations for the week of August 2-7.
Please note that clinic dates and times are subject to change. Check the interactive map of COVID-19 pop-up clinics, www.covid19.sanantonio.gov, for the latest updates. All media must contact Metro Health before visiting a pop-up clinic. Please contact Rudy Arispe at 210-438-2088 or email [email protected].
MONDAY, Aug 2
Covenant Baptist Church 2nd dose
19204 FM 2252
San Antonio, TX 78266
10 am - 5 pm
Pfizer and J&J

UTSA Main Campus 1st1 UTSA Circle
Denman Ballroom in Student Union Building
San Antonio, TX 78249
10 am - 4 pm
Moderna
Second Baptist Church
3310 E Commerce St
San Antonio, TX 78220
1 - 6 pm Pfizer and J&J
TUESDAY, Aug 3
Second Baptist Church
3310 E Commerce St
San Antonio, TX 78220
1 pm - 6 pm
Pfizer and J&J

San Antonio Museum of Art
200 W Jones Ave
San Antonio, TX 78215
3:30 - 6:45 pm
Pfizer and J&J

Our Lady of Perpetual Help
16075 N Evans Rd
Selma, TX 78154
5 - 7 pm
Pfizer and J&J

WEDNESDAY, Aug 4
Dawson Community Center
2500 E. Commerce
San Antonio, TX 78203
9 am - 3 pm
Pfizer and J&J

Thomas Jefferson High School, Room 1322
723 Donaldson Ave
San Antonio, TX 78201
1 - 4 pm
Pfizer and J&J
THURSDAY, Aug 5
The Witte Museum
2nd dose
3801 Broadway
San Antonio, TX 78209
10 am - 5 pm
Pfizer and J&J

Cleft of the Rock Church, 2nd dose
6041 Wt Montgomery Rd
San Antonio, TX 78252
11 am - 7 pm
Pfizer and J&J

Southside High School
Back to School Event
19190 US-281 - South #2
San Antonio, TX 78221
4 - 7 pm
Pfizer and J&J
FRIDAY, Aug 6
Dawson Community Center
2500 E. Commerce
San Antonio, TX 78203
9 am - 3 pm
Pfizer and J&J

Raindrop Cultural Center 2nd dose
4337 Vance Jackson Rd, Ste 203
San Antonio, TX 78230
10 am - 6 pm
Pfizer and J&J

Highlands High School
Back to School Event
Foyer in front Admin Offices
3118 Elgin
San Antonio, TX 78210
2 - 6 pm
Pfizer

First Friday Brick at Blue Star
108 Blue Star #1773
San Antonio, TX 78204
6 - 9 pm
Pfizer and J&J
SATURDAY, Aug 7
District 8 - Back to School Event @ Pre-k SA, North Education Center
3635 Medical Drive
San Antonio, TX 78229
9 am - 1 pm
Pfizer and J&J
District 5 Back to School event at Las Palmas Library
515 Castroville Rd
San Antonio, TX 78237
9 am - 3 pm
Pfizer and J&J

LULAC Foundation at Grace Lutheran Church
504 Ave E
San Antonio, TX 78215
10 am - 2 pm
Pfizer and J&J

Vertical Church
4218 Thousand Oaks
San Antonio, TX 78217
10 am - 2 pm Pfizer and J&J
On-going Mass Vaccination Site:

• Alamodome, 100 Montana St, Parking Lot B
  8/4, Wednesday - 8/5, Thursday, Noon - 8 p.m.
• New Hours 8/6, Friday, 4 p.m. - 8 p.m.
  Starting 8/18, Wednesday - Friday, 4 p.m. - 8 p.m.

Metro Health will also launch a vaccine awareness campaign that will target areas with lowest vaccine rates.
To find a mobile clinic near you, visit https://covid19.sanantonio.gov/What-YOU-Can-Do/Vaccination#get-vaccinated. Or to find a testing location, visit https://covid19.sanantonio.gov/What-YOU-Can-Do/Testing#TestingLocation.
During National Immunization Awareness Month, Metro Health also reminds parents of and adults to stay up-to-date with routine vaccinations. Maternal vaccines can help protect both mothers and their babies from serious diseases. Vaccines for children can protect them from measles and whooping cough, and protect adults from the flu, shingles and pneumonia.
Visit https://www.sanantonio.gov/Health/HealthServices/Immunizations/MainClinic for more information. The Eastside Immunization Clinic, 210 N. Mel Waiters Way, is open by appointment only from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday through Friday. Adolescents, 12 years and older, can receive a COVID-19 vaccine while at the clinic. Call (210) 207-8894 to schedule an appointment.

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