COLUMBUS, Ind. — The Bartholomew County Health Department is making a push to accelerate COVID-19 vaccinations and hopes to inoculate as many as 340 people at an offsite clinic in Columbus this weekend.
The vaccination clinic will be held at Mill Race Center, 900 Lindsey St., 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday by appointment only. Appointments can only be scheduled through the state’s online COVID-19 vaccination portal, ourshot.in.gov, or by calling 211, said Amanda Organist, director of nursing at the Bartholomew County Health Department.
No walk-in appointments are permitted.
Currently, Hoosiers age 70 and up, as well as health care workers and first responders are eligible to receive COVID-19 vaccinations.
“We had some additional vaccines available from the state and couldn’t get the online schedule adjusted,” Organist said. “…We have a great number of volunteers available for a day so we are utilizing this opportunity to get a larger amount of people through.”
Also, Kroger Marketplace in Columbus has been added as a vaccination site, with signups for allowed groups being taken on the Kroger website.
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