Mayor Purzycki urges residents to beat COVID by getting vaccinated and tested, and not becoming complacent

Mayor Mike Purzycki is urging City residents to continue to take steps to prevent the spread of the COVID-19 virus. The Mayor said our adherence to science and common sense over these many long months is starting to produce a reward of a more normal schedule for personal and public gatherings. Mayor Purzycki said we’ll do even better as a City if we continue to get vaccinated and tested for the virus. He urged residents to follow CDC guidelines regarding mask wearing, social distancing, and other preventative measures until we can be sure that the virus threat is over.

FREE COVID Vaccine Information: 

Downtown Farmer’s Market in Rodney Square
1000 North Market Street
Select Wednesdays from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m.: August 18 and August 25
All walk-ups welcome at the mobile vaccine trailer.
Pfizer, 1^st or 2^nd doses for anyone 12 and older (Anyone under 18 years old must have a signed consent form from a parent or guardian); Johnson & Johnson single dose for anyone 18 and older. These vaccination opportunities are made possible in conjunction with the Delaware Division of Public Health.

Westside Family Healthcare
1802 W. 4^th Street
Thursdays 9 a.m. - 7 p.m. (Appointments and Walk-Ins)
Pfizer, 1^st and 2^nd dose (16+)
Register:  Call 302-655-5822 or visit www.westsidehealth.org/covidvaccines.
 
DPH Clinic at Canby Park
1946 Maryland Avenue
Monday – Friday, 8:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. & 1:15 p.m. – 4 p.m. (Appointments and Walk-Ins)
Pfizer, 1^st and 2^nd dose (ages 12+; parental consent required for those under age 18)
Register:  Call 1-833-643-1715. For more information about vaccines and coronavirus in Delaware visit coronavirus.delaware.gov/vaccine/where-can-i-get-my-vaccine and coronavirus.delaware.gov.
 
DPH Porter Public Health Clinic
509 W. 8^th Street, 2^nd Fl.
Monday – Friday, 8:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. & 1:15 p.m. – 4 p.m. (Walk-Ins)
Pfizer, 1^st and 2^nd dose (ages 16+)
For more information, call 1-833-643-1715 option 3. To learn more about vaccines and coronavirus in Delaware visit coronavirus.delaware.gov/vaccine/where-can-i-get-my-vaccine and coronavirus.delaware.gov.
 
Henrietta Johnson Medical Center
601 New Castle Avenue
FREE vaccinations are available by appointment only, Monday – Friday between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. Call 302.655.6187 x 605 to register.

FREE COVID Testing:
 
City residents can be tested FREE for COVID-19 next week at test locations in and around Wilmington. For more information or to find the site nearest to you, visit either:

• The State of Delaware’s COVID-19 test site page at coronavirus.delaware.gov/testing/
• The New Castle County COVID-19 test site page at www.nccde.org/2011/COVID-19-Resources 

In addition, COVID-19 testing will be conducted by appointment only at the Henrietta Johnson Medical Center, 601 New Castle Avenue, on the following dates:

• Monday, August 16:          8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
• Tuesday, August 17:         8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
• Wednesday, August 18:   8 a.m. to 7 p.m.
• Thursday, August 19:       8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
• Friday, August 20:             8 a.m. to 7 p.m.
• Saturday, August 21:       11 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Mayor Purzycki expresses his thanks to the State and New Castle County governments as well as the City and State Emergency Management offices for arranging the weekly COVID testing events in Wilmington and throughout New Castle County.

COMMUNITY AND MEDIA INQUIRIES: 

John Rago
Deputy Chief of Staff
City of Wilmington, Office of the Mayor
Mobile: (302) 420-7928
Email: jrago@WilmingtonDE.gov