Is it your time for a COVID vaccine shot? Here’s how to make an appointment.
How do you make a vaccine appointment in North Carolina? Who do you call?
North Carolina has been ramping up its vaccine distribution. Most counties are vaccinating people in Groups 1, 2, 3 and 4a.
Some counties, however, already are vaccinating everyone through Group 5.
Group 1 includes any healthcare workers with in-person patient contact, and residents and staff of nursing homes. On March 2, DHHS updated Group 1 to include those who receive long-term home care.
Group 2 is people who are at least 65 years old, no matter what underlying conditions they have. They do not need to have a chronic health condition, NC DHHS said.
Group 3 started with teachers, school support staff and childcare workers on Feb. 24. On March 3, North Carolina opened eligibility to front-line essential workers. Here is a list of who that applies to.
Group 4 is eligible as of March 17, starting with those who have medical conditions that put them at high risk from COVID-19, homeless people and people who are incarcerated.
The second part of Group 4, other essential workers, will be eligible on April 7.
At least four North Carolina counties have opened up vaccines to Group 5, or adults over 16 or 18, McClatchy News reported. They are Craven, Greene, Cumberland and Rockingham counties, as of March 22.
With both the Pfizer and Moderna vaccine, two shots are needed. For the Pfizer vaccine, shots are 21 days apart. The Moderna vaccine is given 28 days apart.
The Johnson & Johnson vaccine requires just one shot.
There is no cost for the vaccine, but identification or insurance cards may be requested so insurance companies can be billed for administrative costs.
Where to get started to make a vaccine appointment
▪ Find your vaccine group at YourSpotYourShot.nc.gov or call North Carolina’s COVID-19 Vaccine Help Center at 888-675-4567 for clinical questions about the vaccine, assistance in finding vaccine locations and transportation.
▪ You can also go to https://myspot.nc.gov/ to find vaccine locations and contact information across the state. In addition to the below locations, some pharmacies and other providers are starting to offer vaccine.
Walgreens
A select number of Walgreens are providing appointments. Go to Walgreens.com/ScheduleVaccine.
Wake County Division of Public Health
▪ Vaccine is given by appointment only. Call the 24-hour vaccination hot line at 919-250-1515 or fill out a form at wakegov.com/vaccine.
▪ This is a tool to screen eligibility for a waitlist. The county said it is prioritizing vaccine appointments using factors like age and risk of contracting the virus. People will be asked questions about their age, whether they have an established primary care provider and their contact information.
▪ People will receive notifications when it’s their turn to get vaccinated and instructions on which site to go to. Those who go to vaccination clinics without an appointment, including at the PNC Arena, will be provided information on how to request vaccine.
Wake Tech
▪ Vaccine is given by appointment only at Wake Tech’s southern campus. The clinic is operated by StarMed Healthcare.
▪ Appointments can be made at starmed.care or by calling 980-445-9818. The clinic will update new appointment schedule slots for the following week on Fridays.
▪ The clinic is offer first dose vaccines for patients in priority Groups 1-4 by appointment from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Wednesday through Friday. The southern campus is at 9101 Fayetteville Road.
Durham County Department of Public Health
▪ Vaccine is given by appointment only. Call 919-560-4357 or go to tinyurl.com/DCoSchedulingList. The list in Spanish is at tinyurl.com/DCoLista.
▪ For general questions on the vaccine, call 919-635-8150 from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday to Friday or email DCoCOVIDvaccines@dconc.gov. This phone number is not for making appointments.
Duke University Health System
▪ Vaccine is given by appointment only. Go to dukehealth.org and click on “COVID-19 Vaccine Updates” to add your name to a waitlist for appointments. You do not need to be a current Duke Health patient to be vaccinated at Duke.
▪ People will be contacted to make appointments as they become available.
Orange County Health Department
▪ Vaccine is given by appointment only. To get on the waitlist, call 919-913-8088. The phone line is operated daily from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. or complete the Vaccine Interest Form (VIF) at https://redcap.link/OCHDvax. Spanish and other languages available at 888-892-1162.
▪ Orange County staff will contact people to schedule appointments when they’re available.
▪ For general information, go to http://orangecountync.gov/GetYourShot.
UNC Health
▪ Vaccine is given by appointment only. Go to yourshot.org and click on “Get Vaccinated” to make an appointment or call 984-215-5485, Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. No wait list is offered.
▪ If appointments are unavailable, UNC Health advises checking back mid-to-late afternoon Monday through Friday in case appointment slots open up.
Johnston County Public Health Department
▪ Vaccine is being given at drive-thru clinics throughout the county on a first-come, first-served basis. There is no wait list and no appointments. People need to bring ID to show proof of age eligibility.
▪ Clinic details are released as vaccine becomes available. People can sign up for alerts on vaccine and testing by texting COVIDJOCO to 888777. Clinic information will be posted on johnstonnc.com/health or johnstonnc.com/covid19 and facebook.com/jocogovNC.
▪ The health department will contact people by telephone to inform them of the date, time and location of their second dose vaccination clinic.
Franklin County Health Department
▪ Vaccine is given by appointment only. Go to franklincountync.us/alerts/corona-virus-covid-19-joint-informationcenter to make an appointment. New appointments will be available every Friday at 4 p.m. for the following week.
▪ Call 919-729-0654 or 919-496-2533, Monday to Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. if you don’t have email.
▪ For information, email covidVAX@franklincountync.us.
Chatham County Health Department
▪ Vaccine is given by appointment only. Go to chathamnc.org/coronavirusvaccine to be added to the waitlist. People will be contacted to make an appointment.
▪ Those without internet access or an email address can call 919-545-8323 from Monday to Thursday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Lee County Health Department
▪ Vaccine is given by appointment only. Register at leecountync.gov/covid19. This is not an appointment website. Staff will contact people to complete registration and be assigned to a vaccine clinic.
▪ The vaccine registration call center may be reached at 919-352-3360, Monday to Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. To register in Spanish, call 919-718-4640 and select option 8.
Greensboro Community Vaccination Center
▪ Appointments are now open for the new federally run vaccination center in Greensboro at Four Seasons Town Centre in Greensboro. Go to gsomassvax.org or call the COVID-19 Vaccine Help Center at 888-675-4567.
▪ The FEMA-supported center opens March 10 and will be open seven days a week for eight weeks. The center will have the capacity to provide up to 3,000 vaccinations per day, with a drive-thru clinic in the parking lot and service at an indoor clinic.
Cape Fear Valley Health System
▪ Cape Fear Valley Health System in Cumberland County has opened up eligibility to all groups, including Group 5.
▪ Vaccine is given by appointment only. Appointments open up on Friday for the following week. For example, appointments for the week of March 22-26 were open for scheduling Friday, March 19, at 5 p.m. Go to capefearvalley.com/coronavirus to schedule a vaccination.
▪ There are clinics at Cape Fear Valley Rehabilitation Center Auditorium, Health Pavilion North ExpressCare, Center Pharmacy in Downtown Fayetteville, Hoke Hospital in Raeford, Hoke Pharmacy in Raeford and Bladen County Hospital in Elizabethtown.
This story was originally published March 5, 2021 at 8:12 PM.