ANNOUNCED THURSDAY MORNING
ELIGIBILITY EXPANDED TO INCLUDE 16 TO 64 YEAR OLDS WITH HIGH RISK MEDICAL CONDITIONS
ALMH to host COVID-19 vaccination clinics on March 4th and 11th
Pre-registration starts at noon TODAY

[February 25, 2021]   Abraham Lincoln Memorial Hospital will host COVID-19 vaccination clinics on Thursday, March 4, and Thursday, March 11. Pre-registration is required.

Vaccinations will be offered to those in priority groups: Phase 1A , Phase 1B, and Phase 1B Part II. Participants must live or work in Logan County.

· Phase 1A includes frontline healthcare workers and long-term care facility residents and staff

· Phase 1B includes frontline essential workers and Logan County residents age 65 and over. Frontline essential workers include, but are not limited to, the following occupations: first responders, education, food and agriculture, manufacturing, corrections workers, USPS workers, public transit workers, grocery store workers and shelter and day care staff.

· Phase 1B Part II includes persons aged 16 to 64 years with high-risk medical conditions that increase the risk for severe COVID-19. Conditions include obesity, diabetes, pulmonary diseases, smoking, heart conditions, chronic kidney disease, cancer, solid organ transplant, sickle cell disease, pregnancy and persons with disability. (Not otherwise covered in previous categories).

An appointment is required to participate in the vaccination clinic. Registration opens at noon on Thursday, Feb. 25. To make an appointment, visit ALMH.org, and click on the COVID-19 Vaccination Clinic banner.

For those without internet access, please call 217-605-6500. The call will go to voicemail and someone will call back when an appointment is available to schedule.

Reminders for participating in the vaccination clinic:

· Anyone who receives a first dose vaccine must be available 21 to 28 days later to receive a second dose vaccine.

· Bring driver’s license or another form of identification.

· Wear appropriate clothing that gives easy access to the upper arm.

· Arrive no more than 5 minutes before scheduled appointment time, and enter through the designated “COVID-19 Vaccination Entrance” doors at the front of Abraham Lincoln Memorial Hospital.

· You must remain at the clinic for 15 to 30 minutes after the vaccination for monitoring.

· Support persons may be asked to wait in their vehicle. If needed, assistance will be provided by vaccination clinic employees.

· Participants will receive a COVID-19 vaccination card. Participants must keep this card to bring with them to their second vaccination.

· Anyone arriving more than 30 minutes after their scheduled appointment might not be able to receive vaccine on this date.

Abraham Lincoln Memorial Hospital will continue to partner with the Logan County Department of Public Health to offer vaccination clinics. Future vaccination clinics will be announced by the local media and shared on the social media channels of Abraham Lincoln Memorial Hospital and the Logan County Department of Public Health.

[Memorial Health System]