Changes To Bucks County's Walk-In Vaccine Clinics In 2022

Doylestown PA

28 December, 2021

10:03 AM

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BUCKS COUNTY, PA — The Bucks County Department of Health announced some changes coming to our local vaccine clinics, including expanded hours and the return of a previous location in Upper Bucks. Beginning the second week of January, the county's Jamison clinic at Warwick Square shopping center will move from the former GIANT grocery store to the former Pet Valu store just a few doors away. An Upper Bucks clinic will also return one day a week to the Perkasie campus of Bucks County Community College. The Neshaminy Mall clinic's location will remain unchanged. To prepare for the transition, the county's clinics will close at 2 p.m. Friday, and will not reopen until Jan. 10. When clinics reopen, they are set to operate on the following schedule: Upper Bucks Campus (Perkasie) Bucks County Community CollegeTuesday: 10 a.m. – 2 p.m.Warwick Square (Jamison) Monday: 8 a.m. – 3 p.m., Wednesday: 12 p.m. – 7 p.m., Friday: 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.Neshaminy Mall (Bensalem)Tuesday: 12 p.m. – 7 p.m., Thursday: 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.Clinics will continue to administer vaccinations at no cost to recipients. Primary and booster doses of Pfizer, Moderna, and Johnson & Johnson vaccines all will be available at each clinic. The clinics will be open exclusively to walk-ins. Scheduling of appointments will not be available. The new clinic schedule comes as the county's contract with AMI Expeditionary Healthcare is set to expire at the end of the year. AMI was the primary operator of the county's vaccine clinics for much of 2021. The Bucks County-based company Little Big Health Solutions will replace AMI. The firm was founded and is run by local clinicians who, while working for AMI, helped run the county's vaccine sites. During its Dec. 15 meeting, the Board of Commissioners approved a nine-month, $3 million contract with the company. The cost of the contract is covered by federal dollars received through the American Rescue Plan Act. The Bucks County Health Department and the county Emergency Management Agency will maintain oversight of the clinics under the new contract. For the latest on vaccine information, clinic hours and locations in Bucks County, visit the county vaccine hub. Get Bucks County news straight to your inbox when you subscribe to Patch.