Chattanooga Mayor Tim Kelly announced Wednesday that the city will offer COVID-19 vaccines free to residents at Chattanooga area community centers throughout the summer, according to a news release.
The walk-in and same-day vaccination sessions will be held by the city in partnership with LifeSpring and will be monitored based on feedback and demand, according to officials.
“As I promised on the campaign trail, we are now launching an effort to make COVID-19 vaccines available in every neighborhood by opening up our community centers to residents seeking protection from this virus,” Kelly said in a released statement.
“By bringing these lifesaving vaccines directly into the communities we serve, we will help protect our most vulnerable neighbors and speed our city’s path not just to recovery but to greater shared prosperity.”
Offering vaccines at area community centers, familiar locations that are convenient for residents, is a strategy the city hopes will protect more Chattanoogans against new COVID-19 strains such as the Delta variant, the release states.