The City of Gainesville is now offering $1 rides to COVID-19 vaccination sites through its WeGo vanpool service.
According to the City of Gainesville website, beginning Monday, community members needing transportation to their vaccination appointments within Gainesville city limits will pay the reduced rate of $1, as opposed to the normal fare of $3.
WeGo utlizes a fleet of 10-12 passenger vans to transport travelers and operates through a smartphone app called "WeGo Powered by Via". The service operates during the hours of 6 a.m.-6 p.m. Monday through Friday. WeGo is available to everyone within the City of Gainesville, including persons with disabilities.
“We are delighted to use the new WeGo vanpool service to help residents access vaccination sites,” said Gainesville-Hall County Community Service Center Director Phillippa Lewis Moss. “We want to make sure every eligible person has equal access to the vaccine, and transportation should not be a barrier to public health.”
Community members who schedule a vaccination appointment at the Hall County Health Department should be aware of a recent location change. Dave Palmer, Public Information Officer for District 2 Public Health, said that those who have an appointment scheduled beginning Monday will receive their vaccine at the Chicopee Woods Agriculture Center.
“Due to space and parking limitations at the Hall County Health Department, the COVID-19 vaccination clinic will move to Chicopee Woods Agriculture Center beginning Monday, Feb. 8,” Palmer said. “All FIRST- and SECOND-dose appointments scheduled ON or AFTER Feb. 8 will be administered at the Chicopee Woods facility.”
The following is a list of COVID-19 vaccination sites where WeGo vans will transport customers beginning Monday until March 31. Vaccines are currently available to people ages 65 and older, healthcare workers, residents and staff of long-term care facilities, law enforcement, firefighters, 911 dispatchers and first responders. More information on receiving a vaccine can be obtained by contacting the administrators directly at the contact information below.
Northeast Georgia Medical Center
Northeast Georgia Physicians Group, 3137 Frontage Road, Gainesville
• NGHS.com/covid-19/vaccine-registration
• Appointments required - no walk-ins
• 770-219-9000
• More information: NGHS.com/covid-19/vaccine-updates
Hall County Health Department
Chicopee Woods Agricultural Center, 1855 Calvary Church Road, Gainesville
• COVID-19 Vaccination Request form: http://phdistrict2.org/
• Appointments required - no walk-ins
• 888-426-5073 or 770-531-5692
• Basic info about the COVID-19 vaccine: DPH.georgia.gov/covid-vaccine
Longstreet Clinic, 725 Jesse Jewell Parkway, Suite 180 (Entrance A), Gainesville
• LongstreetClinic.com/latest-information-about-covid-19-vaccination
• Appointments required - no walk-ins
• 770-718-1122
MedLink Georgia, 520 Jesse Jewell Parkway, Gainesville
• Appointments required - no walk-ins
• 770-287-0290 or 706-521-3113
• Note: Wait list for Gainesville-Hall County, but available in other counties
Retailers
Kroger, 1931 Jesse Jewell Parkway, Gainesville
Riverside Pharmacy: 770-532-6253, 935 Greet St. NE, Gainesville
Lawrence Pharmacy: 770-532-0786, 631 Broad St., Gainesville
McElveen’s Pharmacy: 770-534-7675, 1210 Thompson Bridge Road, Gainesville
