Where can you get a COVID-19 vaccine on the Mississippi Coast? Here’s the latest update.
More COVID-19 vaccine appointments are becoming available sporadically this week through the Mississippi State Department of Health, via its website and call center, but Coast hospitals are awaiting new shipments before they being scheduling appointments.
Appointments quickly fill up with the state when Gov. Tate Reeves announces first doses of the vaccine are available.
Second doses of the COVID-19 vaccine are being scheduled by the state and Coast hospitals that had been administering first doses until last week.
To schedule a first or second dose of the COVID-19 vaccine through the Mississippi State Department of Health, go to covidvaccine.umc.org, the fastest route, or call 877-978-6453. The website will display whether first or second dose appointments are available.
A second dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine can be administered 21 days after the first shot, while 28 days must pass for a second dose of the Moderna vaccine. The doses can be administered further apart, however, if needed.
Those currently eligible for the vaccine are health care workers, paramedics or emergency medical technicians, residents 65 or older and residents 18-64 with chronic health conditions.
Where to find COVID-19 vaccines on the Coast
▪ Coastal Family Health Center is still limiting vaccines to residents 75 and older. It has drive-thru service at four clinics by appointment only. Appointments can be scheduled by calling 877-374-4991. The wait time can be long.
Patients who prefer can schedule an office appointment for a vaccination.
Mobile clinic locations, hours and dates are listed below:
- Vancleave Clinic – 10828 Hwy 57, Vancleave 8 a.m.-4 p.m., Monday and Wednesday
- Leakesville Clinic – 1616 Williams Dr., Leakesville, 1 p.m.- 4 p.m., Tuesday and Thursday
- Pass Christian Clinic – 257 Davis Ave., Pass Christian 8 a.m.-4 p.m. Tuesday and Thursday
- Mobile unit – Kroc Center 575 Division St., Biloxi, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Jan. 20, 22, 25, 27, 29, Feb. 2, 4
- Beginning Tuesday, Jan. 19: East North Gulfport Park, 15024 Martin Luther King Blvd., Gulfport., 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Tuesday and Thursday.
▪ Memorial Hospital has not yet announced additional information. Call 228-867-5000
▪ Ochsner Medical Center in Hancock County said when the vaccine is resupplied, residents can call 877-339-2637 to set up an Ochsner account or ask for an appointment. Ochsner patients can sign up online here.
Those receiving vaccinations must present valid identification and answer a series of questions when checking in.
▪ Singing River Health System’s Check the SRHS Facebook page or DoWhatItTakes.org for updates or call 228-809-5555
▪ Mississippi State Department of Health: Clinics on the Coast are in the following locations, but appointments must be schedule first:
- Jackson County Health Department, 4600 Lt. Eugene J. Majure Dr., Pascagoula
- Mississippi Coast Coliseum and Convention Center, 2350 Beach Blvd. Biloxi
This story was originally published January 11, 2021 at 2:06 PM.
