BILLINGS – Walk-ins are welcome at fast, free COVID-19 vaccination clinics on Wednesday, May 12, and Thursday, May 13, at the Shrine Auditorium, 1125 Broadwater Ave.
First dose COVID-19 clinic hours are:
· Wednesday, May 12 8 a.m. till noon AND 1-5 p.m.
· Thursday, May 13 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. AND 3-7 p.m.
Second dose COVID-19 clinic hours are:
· Monday, May, 10 7 – 11 a.m. AND noon – 4 p.m.
· Tuesday, May, 11 7 – 11 a.m. AND noon – 4 p.m.
For those wanting to schedule an appointment, first dose COVID-19 appointments are available by phoning 406.651.6596 between 9 a.m. Thursday, May 6, and 5 p.m. Friday, May 7. Appointments aren’t available online.
These clinics will provide first doses of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine to people age 16 and older. When receiving the first dose, each person will be scheduled for a second vaccine dose three weeks later, also at the Shrine Auditorium.
These community COVID-19 vaccination clinics are organized by the Yellowstone County Unified Health Command, which includes Billings Clinic, RiverStone Health, St. Vincent Healthcare and Yellowstone County Disaster and Emergency Services.
Just under 1/3 of Yellowstone County residents (49,277 people) have been fully vaccinated against COVID-19, according to the Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services.
This will be the last week of centralized first-dose clinics. The second-dose clinics will wrap up the week of May 31.
To learn more about safe, effective COVID-19 vaccines, go to covid.riverstonehealth.org.
