CEO: Ballad Health to open Tenn. vaccine locations to everyone 16+ starting Wednesday

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Health system plans 'Super Saturday' vaccination event for March 27 in Tenn. & Va.

Posted: Mar 23, 2021 / 01:31 PM EDT

Updated: Mar 24, 2021 / 04:33 PM EDT

JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (WJHL) – Ballad Health is making its vaccine locations open to everyone over the age of 16 in the Volunteer State this week.

According to a tweet from Ballad Health CEO and President Alan Levine, all Tennessee vaccine will open to all people ages 16 and older starting Wednesday, March 24.

@BalladHealth is opening our Tennessee vaccine locations to everyone 16 years and older starting tomorrow. Details to follow shortly. Thank you, @GovBillLee !
— Alan Levine (@alevine014) March 23, 2021

Levine also extended his thanks to Tennessee Governor Bill Lee in the tweet.

Ballad Health issued a release stating that anyone over the age requirement could receive a vaccination at the Ballad Heath community vaccination centers in Kingsport or Elizabethton. Even residents of other states can receive their vaccines at these locations, according to Ballad Health.

The CVCs are located at 2000 Brookside Drive in Kingsport and 1509 W. Elk Avenue in Elizabethton. Both centers will be open from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

“Both Ballad Health CVCs in Tennessee will only offer the Pfizer vaccine, which is the only one currently approved for use by 16- and 17-year-olds,” the release states.

Join Ballad Health at community vaccination centers in Kingsport, Elizabethton, Norton and Abingdon on Saturday, March 27, from 9 a.m.-2 p.m. to receive a COVID-19 vaccine! A one-day vaccine site will also be set up in Greeneville.

For more info: https://t.co/IS2Ij54OXz pic.twitter.com/BxdbtoJYHQ
— Ballad Health (@BalladHealth) March 23, 2021

To make an appointment to receive a vaccine from Ballad Health, call Ballad Health Nurse Connect at 833-822-5523 (833-8-BALLAD). You can also click here for more information on vaccinations.

“I am proud that we are able to work in conjunction with our local health departments and open up vaccine eligibility to the greater population so any adult who wants to receive the COVID-19 vaccine can do so,” said Eric Deaton, Ballad Health’s chief operating officer and incident commander.

The health system is also hosting a “Super Saturday” event for people in the region who meet previously set state guidelines on March 27 at the following CVCs: