Community Vaccination Center Starts on Tuesday March 23 at Former Gander Mountain Location

Provided by Prince William County

A Community Vaccination Center (CVC) is a large-scale vaccination clinic that can vaccinate hundreds to thousands of people a day. CVCs were an initiative planned from the beginning of the COVID-19 crisis to support communities when more vaccines were available.

Beginning Tuesday, March 23, 2021, a CVC will be held to get vaccines into arms in the Prince William Health District. The location is the former Gander Mountain store, 14011 Worth Avenue, Woodbridge.

According to the Virginia Department of Emergency Management (VDEM), health departments and localities have been responding to the pandemic for a year, and a planning assumption was that once vaccinations were more readily available, health departments would be stretched very thin. VDEM officials say CVC sites are intended to assist the amazing work health departments, pharmacies, healthcare providers, and healthcare facilities across the state have been doing over the past few months to get vaccines into arms.

Organized by VDEM, the CVCs are standing up throughout the state in communities with the largest vulnerable populations with higher rates of COVID-19 illnesses and death.  According to VDEM, these sites were further evaluated to ensure health equity.

Those vaccinated at the CVC will come from the State’s pre-registration list.  If you are not pre-registered, now is the time to get registered.  To register, go to VACCINATE.VIRGINIA.GOV or call 1-877-VAX-IN-VA. Please update your registration record if your status has changed. Even if you have already been vaccinated, it is important to update your Vaccinate Virginia pre-registration record with your correct first name, last name, and date of birth.  This will ensure that you will be automatically removed from the waitlist once you have been vaccinated. Do not hesitate to sign up today even if you are uncertain if you want the vaccine. It will not obligate you to get vaccinated when it is your turn.

Below are some helpful hints for the public who are scheduled to visit one of these sites:

• Arrive no earlier than 20 minutes prior to your appointment time. You will not be allowed in early to receive your vaccine.
• No walk-ins will be accepted at this time. Please pre-register to be contacted for an appointment.
• Bring a copy of your invitation (email, text, QR code) and proof of your name when you arrive at the site.

These community vaccination centers will not replace other local, small-scale efforts to deliver COVID-19. These sites are State-managed and made possible thanks to Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) funding that was granted to Virginia for the State’s continued response to COVID-19. The sites were selected after VDEM conducted an equity analysis to determine the communities with the largest number of vulnerable populations and communities that were most impacted by COVID-19.

PWHD Vaccination Clinic Manassas Mall: Monday-Saturday

Manassas Mall, 8300 Sudley Rd, Manassaswill operate from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday to administer the Moderna vaccine, on Thursday from 1:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m., Saturday March 27 from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. 

COVID test sites will operate as follows this week:

More information:

• PWHD website: virgina.gov/prince-william
• PWHD Specific FAQs: vdh.virginia.gov/prince-    william/frequently-asked-questions/
• Vaccination Virginia Pre-Registration FAQs: vdh.virginia.gov/covid-19-faq/vaccination/