The Black Doctors COVID-19 Consortium will operate Philadelphia’s first 24-hour, walk-in vaccine clinic Friday (March 5) and Saturday (March 6) at the Liacouras Center on Temple University’s campus.

“As long as you meet criteria, we will vaccinate you,” said to NPR Dr. Ala Stanford, founder of the group.

The clinic will be first-come, first-served for eligible residents of the following Philadelphia ZIP codes: 19104, 19119, 19120, 19121, 19123, 19126, 19131, 19132, 19133, 19138, 19139, 19140, 19141, 19142, 19143, 19144, 19146, 19150, 19151, and 19153. Those hoping to be vaccinated will have to show proof of residency along with some form of ID or documentation that speaks to their Phase 1B status.

According to Stanford, there will be four lines at the site where people will file in. The first will be for those age 75 and older. The second will be for those receiving their first shots who had previously registered for a vaccine. The third line will be for those who meet the Phase 1B criteria but who never registered for the vaccine.

The fourth line will be for people for whom English is not a first language, with some translators on site for those who speak Spanish and Mandarin.

The consortium’s goal is to vaccinate at least 2,000 people during the 24-hour period.

Because the group will be vaccinating people in Phase 1B such as transit workers, teachers, and those with qualifying pre-existing health conditions during the entire time, Stanford hopes that the clinic will be accessible to older Philadelphians and people getting off of work.

“I hope that the elderly come, and what I really hope is that after the younger folks get off work, that they bring them. That’s what I’m hoping, and with us being open for 24 hours, that there’s really no time that doesn’t work for you,” she said.

Although the group has previously used online registration for its clinics, Stanford wants to move away from that model. She believes that electronic registration is not equitable.

“There’s a whole lot of folks that don’t have access to a computer and don’t have access to a phone that they can register with the digital format,” she said. “So once we send out invites to every person that registered with us that met criteria, I hope to, by the first week of March, be done with [the registration system] completely.”

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