{"id":16070,"date":"2025-10-21T15:00:32","date_gmt":"2025-10-21T19:00:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/news\/?page_id=16070"},"modified":"2025-10-21T15:00:45","modified_gmt":"2025-10-21T19:00:45","slug":"16070-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/news\/public-relations-contacts\/archived-news-releases\/2025-regional-news-releases\/16070-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Free Adult Vaccines Now Available for Wythe and Bland County Residents"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>October 16, 2025<br \/>\n<strong>Media Contact:<\/strong>\u00a0Brianne Kilbourne, brianne.kilbourne@vdh.virginia.gov<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Free Adult Vaccines Now Available for Wythe and Bland County Residents<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>WYTHEVILLE, Va. \u2013 Thanks to the generous support of the Wythe Bland Foundation, adults living in Wythe and Bland Counties can now receive flu, high-dose flu, COVID-19, and other essential vaccines with no out-of-pocket cost at the Wythe and Bland County Health Departments. This initiative removes financial barriers to preventive care. Insurance will be billed when available, but no adult will be turned away, ensuring access to vital protection for all eligible community members.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPreventive care is one of the most powerful tools we have to protect community health,\u201d said Dr. Meagan Helmick, Health Director. \u201cWe\u2019re incredibly grateful to the Wythe Bland Foundation for their partnership in making these vaccines accessible to every adult in Wythe and Bland Counties. Their support helps us turn public health priorities into real, meaningful impact for our communities.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>What You Need to Know:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Who\u2019s Eligible?<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>All adults living in Wythe and Bland Counties<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>What\u2019s Offered?<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Flu, high-dose flu, COVID-19, and other routine vaccines<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Where?<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Bland County Health Department &#8211; 209 Jackson Street, Bland, VA 24315<\/li>\n<li>Wythe County Health Department &#8211; 290 S. 6th Street, Suite 300, Wytheville, VA 24382<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>How to Schedule?<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Call 276-228-5507 or 276-688-3642<\/li>\n<li>Spanish Language Line: 276-238-6105<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Our team is here to make getting vaccinated easy. We\u2019ll answer your questions and help you stay protected, for yourself and those around you.\u00a0 Call today!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>October 16, 2025 Media Contact:\u00a0Brianne Kilbourne, brianne.kilbourne@vdh.virginia.gov Free Adult Vaccines Now Available for Wythe and Bland County Residents WYTHEVILLE, Va. \u2013 Thanks to the generous support of the Wythe Bland Foundation, adults living in Wythe and Bland Counties can now receive flu, high-dose flu, COVID-19, and other essential vaccines with no out-of-pocket cost at the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":518,"featured_media":0,"parent":12292,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"no","_lmt_disable":"","inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"tags":[28,481,29,101],"class_list":["post-16070","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry","tag-covid-19","tag-dr-meagan-helmick","tag-flu","tag-vaccines"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.1 - 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