MCHD to offer evening and drive-through COVID-19 vaccine clinics

Posted on April 21, 2021
The COVID-19 vaccination site located at Grossinger Motors Arena in downtown Bloomington. (Blake Haas/WJBC)

 

By Neil Doyle

BLOOMINGTON – To increase access to the COVID-19 vaccine, the McLean County Health Department will be offering evening clinic hours and its first drive-through clinic next week.

  • Evening Hours Clinic: Thu, April 29 from 4:30PM – 7:00PM at Grossinger Motors Arena
    • 101 S. Madison St., Bloomington, IL 61701
  • Drive-Through Clinic: Sat, May 1 from 10:00AM – 2:00 pm at the Midwest Food Bank
    • 2031 Warehouse Rd., Normal, IL 61761

All clinics are still by appointment only. The public can register for these appointments, plus all of the open clinics running next week, on Thursday, April 22 beginning at 11:00 am. Registration can be completed on the MCHD website https://health.mcleancountyil.gov/790/COVID-19-Vaccine or by phone (for residents with no computer access) through the County’s COVID Call Center at 309-888-5600 available Mon-Fri from 9am-4pm.

“This vaccine is the most important tool we have to stop the spread of this virus. We must accommodate all McLean County residents by removing as many barriers to the vaccine as possible,” said MCHD spokesperson Marianne Manko.

Approximately 109,000 doses have been administered in McLean County with 26% of the county’s population fully vaccinated.

Neil Doyle can be reached at [email protected]

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