Press Release: DC Health Expands Vaccination Options for 16- and 17-Year-Olds

News Release — Executive Office of the Mayor

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

May 7, 2021

CONTACT: 

Susana Castillo (EOM)

(WASHINGTON, DC) – Today, DC Health announced that DC residents who are 16 and 17 years old can now get vaccinated at walk-up sites and pharmacies across DC that are administering the Pfizer vaccine. Previously, DC Health was directing all 16- and 17-year-olds to register for a vaccination appointment through Children’s National, which families can still do.

Beginning today, 16- and 17-year-olds can get vaccinated at the following District walk-up sites whenever they are open:

Walk-Up Sites Open to DC Residents 16 and Older
Arena Stage	1101 6th Street SW	Thursday-Sunday, 8am-12pm & 1pm-5pm
Fort Stanton Recreation Center	1812 Erie Street SE	May 3-6 and May 1-13, 9am-1pm & May 24-27, 2pm-7pm
Lamond Recreation Center	20 Tuckerman Street NE	May 5-8, 9am-1pmMay 12-15, 19-22, 26-29, 2pm-7pm
Langdon Park Community Center	2901 20th Street NE	May 3-6 & May 10-13, 9am-1pmMay 24-27, 2pm-7pm
Rosedale Recreation Center	1701 Gales Street NE	May 6-8, 10, 13-15, 17, 20-22, 24, 2pm-7pmMay 27-29, 9am-1pm
RISE Demonstration Center	2730 Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue SE	Monday-Saturday, 9am-12pm & 1pm-5pm

Safeway, CVS, and Walgreens pharmacies that are using the Pfizer vaccine can also vaccinate 16- and 17-year-olds.

In addition to these walk-up sites and Children’s National, 16- and 17-year-olds can also get vaccinated at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital and One Medical sites.

Currently, 16- and 17-year-olds are only eligible to receive the two-dose Pfizer vaccine.

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