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 This vaccination clinic is part of a COVID-19
vaccine direct allocation pilot program offered by the State of
Illinois for critical access hospitals. The purpose of the program
is to increase vaccinations in rural areas where access to the
COVID-19 vaccine is limited. The single dose Janssen (Johnson and
Johnson) COVID-19 vaccine will be administered at this clinic and
participants must be at least 18 years old.
Vaccinations will be offered to those in three vaccination priority
groups: Phase 1A; Phase 1B, Part I; and Phase 1B, Part II.
· Phase 1A includes healthcare workers and long-term care facility
residents and staff
· Phase 1B, Part I: Individuals age 65 and over and essential
workers. 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, shelter and day care
staff, higher education staff, media, government workers, food and
beverage workers, construction trade workers and religious leaders.
· Phase 1B Part II: Persons aged 18 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.
An appointment is required to participate in the vaccination clinic.
Registration opens March 25, at noon. To make an appointment, visit
ALMH.org, click on the COVID-19 Vaccination Clinic banner.
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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:
· 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.
· Anyone arriving more than 30 minutes after their scheduled
appointment might not be able to receive vaccine on this date.
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.
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