Health Department COVID-19 Vaccination Site at Whitehaven Center remains CLOSED Friday, Feb. 12 for Inclement Weather; Appointments rescheduled to Feb. 19

By Daphne J. Thomas

The Shelby County Health Department (SCHD) announced that the COVID-19 Vaccination Site at the Whitehaven Center will be CLOSED tomorrow, Friday, Feb. 12 due to inclement weather and the threat of hazardous driving conditions. The following other vaccination locations remain closed also:

• Pipkin Building – 940 Early Maxwell Road, Memphis, TN 38104
• Germantown Baptist Church – 9450 Poplar Avenue, Germantown, TN 38139
• CSFP Warehouse - 1020 South Bellevue 38106

SCHD will reschedule all appointments scheduled for Thursday, February 12 for the same time on Thursday, February 19. SCHD will email those with Thursday appointments to notify them of the change. There is no need to reschedule appointments.

SCHD will make decisions regarding vaccine operations on a day-to-day basis during inclement weather. A decision regarding Friday’s appointments will be made on Thursday afternoon.

For more information about vaccinations and COVID-19, visit the SCHD website at Shelby.Community or call the vaccination hotline at (901) 222-SHOT (7468).

All Southwest students, employees and visitors who test positive for COVID-19 are encouraged to self-report online on the coronavirus section of the Southwest website. The form only takes a few minutes to complete and all information will be kept strictly confidential

Please review the College's infectious disease policy and stay tuned for updates via email and on the College’s coronavirus website at www.southwest.tn.edu/coronavirus.