DeKalb County To Close Most COVID-19 Vaccination, Testing Sites

DEKALB COUNTY, GA — The DeKalb County Board of Health is set to close most of its COVID-19 vaccination and testing sites at the end of June to shift resources to mobile health units and health centers.

Beginning July 1, the county's primary testing site at Greater Piney Grove Baptist Church as well as the vaccination site at the former Sam's Club in Stonecrest will permanently close, the DeKalb BOH said in a Friday news release.

Instead, COVID-19 testing will move to the parking lot of the North DeKalb Health Center, located at 3807 Clairmont Road Northeast in Chamblee. Testing hours will be Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays from 9 a.m. to noon.

COVID-19 vaccinations in south DeKalb will be replaced by the county Board of Health's mobile health units, which were purchased using Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act money. To view the calendar of daily clinic locations, visit dekalbhealth.net/mobile-covid-19-vaccination-clinic.

In addition to the mobile vaccination clinics, COVID-19 vaccines will be available at all Board of Health regional health centers in DeKalb County. Residents can call to schedule an appointment or walk-in at their closest health center. For locations, visit dekalbhealth.net/services/health-centers.

The COVID-19 vaccination center at the Doraville MARTA station, located at 6000 New Peachtree Road, will remain open and maintain its hours of Tuesday through Saturday from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.

The DeKalb County School District will still operate its three COVID-19 testing sites at Bethune Middle School, Cross Keys High School and Doraville United Elementary School, but these sites are only for district students, employees and their families.

Those seeking vaccination at the Doraville site can still register and schedule an appointment via the Georgia Department of Public Health’s (DPH) Vaccine Registration and Administration Solution (VRAS) system, via the Board of Health’s website, by visiting dphvaccineGA.com or by walking up for service at the site. The registration website is available in English and Spanish.

For those without computer access, the state DPH provides a vaccine scheduling hotline, available in languages other than English. The phone number is 888-457-0186, and the hotline is staffed Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. until 8 p.m., as well as on weekends from 8 a.m. until 5 p.m.

For more information and answers to frequently asked questions about the COVID-19 vaccine, visit dph.georgia.gov/covid-vaccine or call 888-357-0169.