GREENBELT, MD. –The Greenbelt Metro Community Vaccination Center (CVC) will continue its normal operating hours through Memorial Day weekend and Tuesday, June 1. The CVC will close after June 1.
The Greenbelt Metro Station is scheduled to be closed May 29 – Sept. 6 for the Platform Improvement Project of the Washington Area Metropolitan Transit Authority (WMATA). The CVC will not be accessible by Metro, but will be accessible via free WMATA shuttle buses, Metrobus, car, taxi, rideshare and the MARC Camden Line. Additional information and maps with travel alternatives are available here.
“The Greenbelt Metro CVC will continue to serve the community without interruption through Memorial Day weekend,” said Tim Pheil, Deputy Federal Coordinating Officer-Maryland. “This is our last weekend, and we encourage people to come and get vaccinated.”
The Memorial Day weekend hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Friday through Sunday, May 28-30. The CVC will be open Monday, May 31, and Tuesday, June 1, from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Appointments can be scheduled at massvax.maryland.gov with the option to choose the time the resident wishes to receive the vaccine. Walk-ins are welcome.
The site is providing the Johnson & Johnson single-dose vaccinations. The free vaccine requires only one shot, not two, and is approved for individuals 18 years and older, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Reasonable accommodation for people with access and functional needs is available as well as onsite interpretation in eight spoken languages, and American Sign Language, Certified Deaf Interpretation and Sensory Interpretation.
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