With 8,737 newly reported confirmed COVID-19 cases and eight new deaths in Kern County on January 18, the demand for COVID-19 is continuing at a high rate.

Beginning yesterday, the Kern County Public Health Services Department implemented a pop-up testing and vaccine clinic located at Heritage Park in East Bakersfield. No appointment is necessary to attend the pop-up clinic and both Pfizer and J&J vaccines will be available.

Heritage Park clinic schedule:

• 1/19/22- 8 a.m. to 11 a.m. & 2 p.m. to 6 p.m.
• 1/20/22- 3 p.m. to 6 p.m.
• 1/21/22- 8 a.m. to 12 p.m.
• 1/22/22- 8 a.m. to 12 p.m.
• 1/23/2- 8 a.m. to 12 p.m.

In addition to the Heritage Park pop-up clinic, vaccines and/or testing will also be available at the following locations in Kern County:

• 1/19/22- 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. Boys & Girls Club Lamont
  • 8301 Segrue Rd, Lamont, CA, 93241
• 1/22/22- 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. Arvin Veterans Hall
  • 414 4th Ave. Arvin, CA, 93203
• 1/23/22- 2 p.m. to 5 p.m.
  • 620 6th St. Taft, CA 93268
• 1/25/22- 4:30 p.m. to 7 p.m.
  • 8301 Segrue Rd, Lamont, CA, 93241
• 1/30/22- 12 p.m. to 5 p.m. Arvin Veterans Hall
  • 414 4th Ave. Arvin, CA 93203
• 2/2/22- 2:30 p.m. to 6 p.m. Maricopa High School
  • 955 Stanislaus St. Maricopa, CA 93252