Bristol residents will have several opportunities to receive free COVID-19 vaccines and health screenings throughout the months of April and May.

The free vaccines and screenings are being made available through a partnership between the City of Bristol, the CT State Department of Public Health and Griffin Health.

A Griffin Health van will bring the free clinics to three difference locations in Bristol. The free health screenings will include diabetes testing, A1c testing, and blood pressure screenings.

Those attending the clinic are asked to bring their health insurance card and a photo ID. However, it is not necessary to have health insurance or an ID to receive the vaccine. The clinics are open to the public and no one will be turned away for lack of insurance or ID.

The following is a list of locations and times for each of the vaccine clinics:

• Rockwell Park at Mrs. Rockwell’s Pavilion, 238 Jacobs St.
  Every Saturday beginning April 8, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
• Bristol Senior Center, 240 Stafford Ave.
  Every other Tuesday beginning April 11, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
• City Hall East, 150 Main St.
  Every other Tuesday beginning April 18, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

For more information and to download a flyer for each location in both English and Spanish visit: https://bristolallheart.com/free-covid-19-vaccine-clinics/.

Laura Bailey can be reached at lbailey@bristoledition.org

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