COLUMBUS, Ohio — Starting this week, you won’t have to schedule an appointment to get the COVID-19 vaccine at Columbus Public Health.
Walk-in appointments for the vaccine will be available from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday, at 240 Parsons Ave., according to a post from Columbus Public Health.
People will have the opportunity to schedule their second-dose appointment at the time of their vaccination.
The health department is also operating a drive-thru clinic at the Celeste Center. Scheduled drive-in hours are 11:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m., Tuesday and Wednesday, and 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday. You can schedule an appointment for the vaccine here.
The drive-thru event will also operate on a non-appointment basis every day from noon to 3 p.m.
The spokesperson for Columbus Public Health said they will be carrying the Johnson & Johnson Vaccine and Pfizer every day during the walk-in clinics.
As for the drive-in, Pfizer will be given out each Monday, Wednesday and Friday. The J&J vaccine will be given out Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday.
Both Meg and Evan Moore received their vaccines at the Celeste Center.
“It’s nice, it’s pretty nice, we both have driven each other to our appointments so it’s nice to chill here during the work day, it’s nice to get away,” said Meg.
Lisa Barber also got her shot on Monday at the Celeste Center through the drive-in clinic.
“It was definitely shorter than our first vaccine. This was our second, and you just pull through, roll your window down, they register you and you get the shot. Pretty seamless,” Barber said.
Recipient Alice Gardner said hearing she didn't need an appointment encouraged her even more to come get her dose.
“I didn’t want to schedule, like I said, I don’t like getting up early and all the ones I heard about or tried to call, they were all scheduling for early in the morning and I just couldn’t do it. I tried, really, I did,” Gardner said.
To learn more about vaccine availability, click here.