NORFOLK, Va. — Author's note: the above video is on file from April 19, 2021.
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) COVID-19 vaccine clinic at Norfolk's Military Circle Mall is winding down its operations.
People have until Saturday, May 1 to get their (free) first Pfizer doses at the former Macy's department store in the mall.
Then, between May 5 and May 22, the clinic will offer people single-dose Johnson & Johnson vaccines. Those shots are for people 18 and up.
On May 22, FEMA is closing shop at the old Macy’s.
FEMA officials will still give out second doses of Pfizer to anyone 16 and up, until they close.
Deputy Site Manager Auvergene Larry said there was still a steady number of people coming in to get their shots.
"We have been seeing an uptick in the amount of people we have been seeing," Larry said. "A lot of new first doses have been coming through the doors.”
She believed the accessibility of their walk-in clinic played a big part in that.
“What we had been hearing was they had been waiting on a call back, or they couldn’t get into the system," Larry said. "So the fact that we opened up to all walk-ins, they just come in!”
The clinic has walk-in services any day of the week, any time between 9 a.m. and 7 p.m.
When the Johnson & Johnson doses start rolling out on May 5, people can also walk up for doses of that vaccine.
To get a vaccine, you have to have an ID with you, and be at least 16 years old.
If you're between the ages of 16 and 18, you'll need a parent or guardian with you - and you won't be eligible to get the Johnson & Johnson shot.
You can look at other FEMA vaccine clinics spread through Norfolk, Chesapeake and Newport News online.