Greater Hartford residents age 16 and up can get vaccinated for COVID-19 in Hartford starting April 9 at 5 p.m., at the state’s first 24-hour “vax-a-thon” event, run by Trinity Health Of New England.
Up to 4,000 first doses of the Pfizer vaccine will be available to local residents in a 24-hour period that ends at 5 p.m. April 10, at the Artists Collective, located at 1200 Albany Ave.
Trinity said that appointments are strongly encouraged for the event, but walk-ins will be accepted. Those under 18 must have consent from a parent or guardian.
The event prioritizes Greater Hartford residents living within zip codes that have been hardest hit by COVID-19 and those with conditions designated this week by the state as highest risk: sickle-cell disease, Down’s syndrome, end-stage renal disease on hemodialysis, solid organ transplant and those in cancer treatment.
“We at Trinity Health of New England have a responsibility to make the COVID-19 vaccine as accessible to all members of our local neighborhoods as possible,” said President and CEO Reginald Eadie. “We are committed to ensuring easy access to the COVID-19 vaccine and are doing so with this unique Vax-A-Thon event as well as through our expanded network of vaccine clinics.”
Fairview Capital Partners, the Fairview “ALL IN” Fund at the Hartford Foundation for Public Giving and the JoAnn and James Price Fund for Community Safety at the Hartford Foundation donated the $50,000 in funding needed to stage the event.
