Four Additional Vaccination Sites Opening for All Eligible Illinois Residents This Week
Press Release
CHICAGO - Building on a robust infrastructure to provide the COVID-19 vaccine to all eligible Illinois residents in an equitable manner, Governor JB Pritzker today announced the launch of four new state-supported mass vaccination sites. Three brand-new sites will open in Kane County, Lake County and Will County, and an existing an Grundy County site will expand to serve any Illinois residents as a mass vaccination location. Starting this week, these sites offer free COVID-19 vaccines to all eligible Illinoisans regardless of zip code.
"As we continue to get more and more vaccine from the federal government, I'm proud to launch four additional state-supported large mass vaccination sites open to all eligible Illinoisans to ensure residents can receive their vaccines as efficiently and equitably as possible," said Governor JB Pritzker. "Over 3.6 million Illinoisans have already received their first dose of vaccine. We're projected to get nearly 1 million doses this week, and IDPH and our 97 local health departments working hard to administer these shots. However, this battle is far from over, and with new cases and hospitalizations on the rise, I encourage every resident to buckle down, wear your mask, and do your part so we can all power through to the other side of the COVID-19 pandemic."
Local leaders offered their enthusiastic support for the expansions:
"The Grundy County Health Department is grateful for the support of the Illinois National Guard to assist in local vaccination efforts. Through this partnership, additional resources are expected to arrive in Grundy so as to increase the number of individuals who can receive COVID-19 vaccine each week." said Public Health Administrator Michelle Pruim. "The Illinois National Guard will be working alongside the Grundy County Health Department, partner agencies and local volunteers to safely and effectively administer doses as they become available to Grundy County."
"Opening on Friday, March 19, the Kane (County) Vax Hub has been in operation for little over a week. Partnering with the Illinois National Guard, other community partners and volunteers, the Kane County Health Department has distributed 13,447 doses of the vaccine. This new site has enabled the County to vastly improve our outreach to serve the residents of Kane County and Illinois by providing a centralized location that will be an access point to provide inoculations to all of Kane County's diverse communities," said Kane County Chairman Corinne Pierog.
"This site enhances our equitable distribution of the vaccine in an area especially hard-hit during the pandemic, and shows the great partnership between the Lake County Health Department, City of Waukegan, and Illinois National Guard to bring additional vaccine supply to our region," said Mark Pfister, Executive Director at the Lake County Health Department.
"We appreciate the National Guard, the Governor and the Illinois Department of Public Health working in concert with our Health Department and in establishing this vaccination site," said Will County Executive Jennifer Bertino-Tarrant. "The site is easily accessible to a large number of residents and surrounding communities, allowing Will County to be both effective and efficient in delivering the vaccine."
Governor JB Pritzker also announced today he is activating additional members of the Illinois National Guard to support McHenry County Health Department expand its local operations to help those who live or work in the county.
"The addition of the Illinois National Guard has allowed the McHenry County Department of Health to expand its mass vaccination site in the City of McHenry to six days per week speeding up the pace at which county residents and workers are getting vaccinated," said Melissa Adamson, Public Health Administrator at the McHenry County Department of Health.
The state is taking quick and decisive action to reverse early signs of a possible resurgence of COVID-19 cases. To bend the trend in a region seeing increased vulnerability, several vaccination teams are being deployed for rapid operations.
Mobile rapid response vaccination teams are set to deploy to five counties in Region 1 where IDPH epidemiologists have determined there is a need to administer doses quickly to blunt increasing trends. These doses are on top of the allocation to the local health departments. These mobile teams will be providing single-shot Johnson & Johnson vaccine to county residents in Carroll, Ogle, Boone, Lee and Whiteside. Appointments will be coordinated by the local health department.
To date, there are more than 1,460 Illinois National Guard troops assigned to COVID-19 operations. Divided into 91 different teams, these troops are operating at 40 locations throughout the state and have already administered more than 650,000 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine.
On top of the state-supported mass vaccination sites, the Illinois National Guard is also running four additional vaccination missions across the state, furthering the state's ability to target specific regions and populations, with more assignments in the coming weeks:
1. Equity-focused mobile vaccination teams are partnering with local health departments to reach underserved communities in Cook, DeKalb, McHenry, St. Clair, Jackson, Sangamon, Madison, Winnebago, Rock Island, McLean, Grundy, Vermilion and the Southern Seven Health Department Counties.
2. Illinois National Guard troops are working directly with local health departments to improve local vaccination rates and meet the public demand for safe and effective vaccines in Lake, Vermilion, McLean, Rock Island, DeKalb and McHenry counties.
3. The state also established one-stop, single-shot Johnson & Johnson rural vaccination clinics, a collaboration between the Illinois National Guard and our local health departments. This rural vaccination program serves to reduce the travel barriers associated with equitable healthcare and will result in people getting vaccinated quicker, without the logistics and time commitment associated with coordinating a second trip.
4. Rapid Response Vaccination teams work with local health departments to increase vaccination rates in a county that is seeing increasing rates of COVID-19 cases.
Any Illinois resident in phase 1A, 1B and 1B+, as well as government workers, higher education staff, media, food and restaurant workers, construction trade workers and religious leaders can receive a free COVID-19 vaccine regardless of their zip code, immigration status, or health insurance at state-supported mass vaccination sites, pharmacies and health department clinics. Last week, IDPH authorized all any health departments to begin vaccinating all residents 16 and older as soon as they are ready. By April 12, all Illinois health departments and clinics receiving allocations from the State of Illinois will expand eligibility to all residents 16 years and older.
There are now more than 900 vaccination locations in Illinois open to the public, and these locations can be viewed online at https://coronavirus.illinois.gov/s/. For those having difficulty navigating online services to make vaccination appointments, the Vaccine Appointment Call Center may be able to assist. This hotline is available seven days a week from 6 a.m. to midnight. Call agents' primary role is to help individuals navigate the various online registration sites. However, if the individual does not have access to online services or is unable to navigate the site, the call agent will make an appointment on the caller's behalf. The Vaccine Appointment Call Center phone number is 1-833-621-1284.
State-supported vaccination sites listed below are open to all Illinois residents unless otherwise noted. All sites require appointments through the local health department. Residents must meet the state's current eligibility requirements to book an appointment.
Date
Location
Address
Appointment
Daily Dose capability (when vaccines are available)
Now Open
Adams County:
Oakley Lindsey Center
300 Civic Center Plaza, Quincy IL
https://www.adamscountytogether.com/
2,100
Now Open
Cook County: Tinley Park Convention Center
18451 Convention Center Drive, Tinley Park, IL
https://vaccine.cookcountyil.gov
2,160
Now Open
Cook County: Triton College
2000 5th Ave., River Grove, IL
https://vaccine.cookcountyil.gov
540
Now Open
Cook County: South Suburban College
15800 State St., South Holland IL
https://vaccine.cookcountyil.gov
540
Now Open
Cook County:
Former K-Mart
1155 E Oakton St, Des Plaines, IL
https://vaccine.cookcountyil.gov
1,890
Now Open
Cook County:
Former HOBO
7600 Roosevelt Rd., Forest Park IL
https://vaccine.cookcountyil.gov
2,160
Now Open
DuPage County Fairgrounds, Building 1
2015 Manchester Rd, Wheaton, IL
https://www.dupagehealth.org/667/COVID-19-Vaccine
1,000
Now Open
Grundy County:
Shabbona Middle School
725 School St, Morris, IL
https://www.grundyco.org/health/
540
Now Open
Jackson County: Banterra Center
Southern Illinois University, Carbondale IL
http://www.jchdonline.org/
540
Now Open
Jackson County: Carbondale Civic Center
200 S. Illinois Ave., Carbondale IL
http://www.jchdonline.org/
540
April 2
Kane County:
Former Carson Pirie Scott
970 North Lake St., Aurora IL.
https://www.kanevax.org/
270
Now Open
Kane County:
Former Sam's Club
501 N. Randall Rd., Batavia, IL
https://www.kanevax.org/
750
April 1
Lake County:
Community Based Testing Center
102 W. Water Street
Waukegan IL
https://allvax.lakecohealth.org/s/?language=en_US
400
Now Open
Madison County:
Gateway Convention Center
1 Gateway Drive., Collinsville IL
https://www.co.madison.il.us/departments/health/index.php
1350
Now Open
Sangamon County:
Orr Building
Illinois State Fairgrounds, Springfield IL
http://www.SCDPH.org
1620
(217) 210-8801
Now Open
St. Clair County: Belle-Clair Fairgrounds
200 S. Belt E #2650, Belleville IL
https://www.co.st-clair.il.us/departments/health-department
1080
April 2
Will County:
Former Toys R Us
3128 Voyager Lane
Joliet IL
https://bit.ly/3m1qqkw
800
Now Open
Winnebago County:
Former
K-Mart
1321 Sandy Hollow Rd., Rockford IL
https://www.wchd.org/
1350
Now Open
City of Chicago:
United Center
1901 W. Madison Street, Chicago IL
https://www.zocdoc.com/vaccine/screener?state=IL
Chicago/ Cook County Only
Now Open
DeKalb County:
NIU Convocation Center
1525 W. Lincoln Hwy., DeKalb, IL
https://health.dekalbcounty.org/about/coronavirus/covid-19-vaccination/
County residents only
Now Open
Lake County Fairgrounds
1060 E. Peterson Rd., Grayslake, IL
https://allvax.lakecohealth.org/s/?language=en_US
Individuals who live and work in County
Mar 30
McHenry County:
Former K-Mart
1900 N. Richmond Ave., Woodstock IL
https://www.mchenrycountyil.gov/county-government/departments-a-i/health-department/covid-19-novel-coronavirus/vaccine-locations
County residents only
Now Open
McLean County:
Grossinger Motors Arena
101 S. Madison Street, Bloomington IL
https://health.mcleancountyil.gov/790/COVID-19-Vaccine
County residents only
Now Open
Rock Island County:
Camden Centre
2701 1st Street East, Milan IL
https://richd.org/
County residents Only
Now Open
Vermilion County:
Danville Community College
2000 E. Main Street, Danville IL
https://vchd.org/
County residents only
Now Open
Vermilion County:
Vermilion Regional Airport
22633 N. Bowman Avenue, Danville IL
https://vchd.org/
County residents only
Rapid Response Vaccination Teams
Date
County
Make an appointment
Daily doses
March 31
Carroll County
http://www.ccphd.org/
800
April 1
Ogle County
https://www.oglecounty.org/departments/health_department/new_page.php
1,200
April 2
Boone County
https://events.juvare.com/IL-IDPH/b1ad1b51-64d4-4d91-b283-3529b668f435/
600
April 3
Lee County
http://www.lchd.com/covid19-vaccinations/
600
April 5
Whiteside County
https://www.whitesidehealth.org/covid-19-information.html
600
Rural Vaccination Program
Date
Location
Address
Appointment
Doses Available
Mar 29-30
Stephenson County
Highland Community College
2998 W. Pearl City Rd., Freeport IL
www.co.stephenson.il.us/health/
815-599-8412
1,100
County residents only
April 2-3
Henderson County
Health Department
208 W. Elm, Gladstone IL
309-627-2812
600
County residents only
April 5-7
Kankakee County
Kankakee Community College
100 College Drive
Kankakee IL
https://www.kankakeehealth.org/covid-19-response-and-recovery/for-individuals/
2,100
County residents only
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