On September 24, 2021, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) endorsed the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) recommendation for a booster dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech mRNA COVID-19 vaccine in certain populations and recommended a booster dose for those in high-risk occupational and institutional settings.
Announcements
Free COVID-19 Testing Event
The Kanawha Charleston Health Department is holding a Free COVID-19 Test Event on September 5, 2021 from 1:00 pm to 5:00 pm
City Wide Cooling Center Now Open Through Friday
Roosevelt Neighborhood Center OPEN 12p-8p, Martin Luther King Jr. Community Center OPEN 9a-9p North Charleston Community Center OPEN 9a-9p Kanawha City Community Center OPEN 9a-9p Full Flyer
COVID TESTING AND VACCINE CLINIC
The Kanawha Charleston Health Department and Kanawha County Emergency Ambulance Authority art holding a CoVid Testing and Vaccine Clinic at Schoebaum Center, 1701 5th Avenue, Charleston on Aug 3, 2021 between 1pm and 5pm
COVID TESTING AND VACCINE EVENTS
The Kanawha Charleston Health Department will be holding CoVid Testing and Vaccine events on Aug 7, 14, 21, 2021 between the hours of 9am to 2pm
KCHD announces “Walk-in Wednesdays” for childhood immunizations
On Wednesdays in July, parents may bring their children to the Kanawha-Charleston Health Department for childhood/back-to-school immunizations without an appointment. The clinic will be open for childhood immunizations from 8 a.m. until 3:30 p.m. on Wednesdays July 7, July 14, July 21 and July 28. Parents may also schedule an appointment for childhood immunizations on […]
KCHD, partners to offer second doses of COVID-19 vaccine at Kanawha County schools
The Kanawha-Charleston Health Department and community partners will hold clinics at Kanawha County schools this week to offer second doses of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine for students ages 12 and up. Teams from KCHD, Kanawha County Emergency Ambulance Authority, Charleston Fire Department, Charleston Area Medical Center will hold clinics from 4 to 7 p.m. Tuesday, […]
Second special needs COVID-19 vaccine clinic planned for Friday, May 28
The Kanawha-Charleston Health Department and the Kanawha County Emergency Ambulance Authority will host a second COVID-19 vaccine clinic geared toward those with autism and other developmental disorders on Friday, May 28. The clinic, planned for 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Bible Center Church, will offer second doses of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine for those […]
News release: Drive-ups accepted at special needs vaccine clinic Friday
COVID-19 vaccines will be available to the general public with no appointments needed during a special needs clinic Friday at Bible Center Church. KCHD and the Kanawha County Emergency Ambulance Authority will provide second doses of the Pfizer vaccine for those who were vaccinated at a special needs clinic there May 7. First doses of […]
News release: News release: KCHD, KCEAA to hold COVID-19 vaccine clinic Saturday
The Kanawha-Charleston Health Department and the Kanawha County Emergency Ambulance Authority will hold a community COVID-19 vaccination clinic Saturday, May 15 at the Charleston Coliseum and Convention Center, 200 Civic Center Drive, Charleston. The clinic will be from 9 a.m. until 3 p.m. The clinic will be a partnership between KCHD, KCEAA, the city of […]
News release: Kanawha pediatricians encourage parents to vaccinate 12-15 year-olds
Click here to read the full letter Pediatricians from Kanawha County on Tuesday urged the parents of adolescents to get them vaccinated against COVID-19. Twenty-one pediatricians from Kanawha County have signed on to a letter from Dr. Arthur Rubin, president of the Kanawha-Charleston Board of Health. “We… highly recommend and encourage you to see that […]
News release: KCHD, KCEAA to hold drive-up COVID-19 vaccination clinic at Bible Center Church
The Kanawha-Charleston Health Department and the Kanawha County Emergency Ambulance Authority will hold a drive-up COVID-19 vaccination clinic Friday, May 14, 2021 at Bible Center Church, 100 Bible Center Drive in Charleston. The clinic will be from 8 a.m. until 2 p.m. No appointments are necessary. Johnson and Johnson vaccines will be available. The clinic […]
Health officer: COVID-19 vaccines are working
Dr. Sherri Young, health officer and executive director of the Kanawha-Charleston Health Department on Thursday advised residents that COVID-19 vaccines appear to be working. As the health department watches hospitalizations and COVID-associated deaths, there are no indications that recent deaths in Kanawha County include anyone who was fully vaccinated against the virus. “This is evidence […]
News release: KCHD announces plan to vaccinate 12 – 15- year-olds
In anticipation of the Federal Food and Drug Administration approving the use of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine for those ages 12 through 15, the Kanawha-Charleston Health Department on Wednesday announced its plan to vaccinate students in that age group throughout Kanawha County. The vaccine is currently approved for those age 16 and older. “We continue […]
News release: Expanded HIV testing opportunities continue
The Kanawha-Charleston Health Department announced Monday that expanded HIV testing efforts continue in Charleston and surrounding areas. Two new state disease intervention specialists dedicated to HIV are now working at Kanawha-Charleston Health Department. “These two have really hit the ground running as far as trying to connect with people who inject drugs and aggressively identify […]
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