Boys & Girls Club of Bloomington-Normal to host COVID vaccine clinic

Posted on February 11, 2022
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The vaccine clinic this Saturday runs from 10am-2pm at the Boys & Girls Club located at 1615 Illinois Street in Bloomington. (Facebook/Boys & Girls Club of Bloomington-Normal)

By Neil Doyle

BLOOMINGTON – The Boys & Girls Club of Bloomington-Normal is partnering with the Illinois Department of Public Health to host a free COVID-19 vaccine clinic on Saturday, Feb. 12.

Moderna, Pfizer and Johnson & Johnson adult and child vaccines will all be available, according to a news release.

“The safety of our youth, our families, our team, and our community is and will always be our #1 priority,” the club said in a news release. “It is important to the Boys & Girls Club and our community, that we break the cycles of inequity and create opportunities for all people to access the resources necessary to support their health and well-being.”

The organization will also host a vaccine clinic on March 12.

The vaccine clinic this Saturday runs from 10am-2pm at the Boys & Girls Club located at 1615 Illinois Street in Bloomington.

Neil Doyle can be reached at [email protected]

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