The state of Illinois added more than 100 new COVID-19 vaccination sites last week, according to a press release from state health officials on Wednesday.
Since February 4, the state has said it has added 22 local health departments, medical centers and hospitals, as well as two new mass vaccination sites and 110 retail pharmacy stores, including Walmart and Meijer.
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The added sites bring the total Illinois vaccination sites to 517.
Here’s a look at the newly added locations:
Local health departments, hospitals, medical centers
• Carle Foundation Hospital – Champaign
• Clark County Health Department – Martinsville
• Crawford County Health Department – Robinson
• Elmhurst Hospital – Downers Grove
• Franklin Williamson Bi-County Health Department – West Frankfort
• Gibson Area Hospital – Gibson City
• HSHS St. Elizabeth Hospital – O’Fallon
• Iroquois Memorial Hospital – Watseka
• Jo Daviess County Health Department – (2 locations Elizabeth and Galena)
• Katherine Shaw Bethea Hospital and Health Services Center – (3 Polo locations, Oregon, Dixon)
• Lee County Health Department – Dixon
• Madison County Health Department – Wood River
• Memorial Hospital Massac – Metrópolis
• McDonough District Hospital Health Services – Macomb
• Riverside Medical Center – Kankakee (2 locations)
• Schuyler County Health Department – Rushville
• Swedish Hospital – Chicago
• University of Illinois Health – Chicago
Mass vaccination sites
• South Suburban College – 15800 State St., South Holland
• Thornton Fractional High School – Burnham Ave. 18500, Lansing
These are in addition to the previously announced mass vaccination sites:
• Arlington Heights Health Center – 3250 N. Arlington Heights Rd., Arlington Heights
• Belle-Clair Fairgrounds – 200 S. Belt E # 2650, Belleville
• Blue Island Health Center – 12757 S. Western Ave., Blue Island
• Cottage Grover Health Center – 1645 Cottage Grove Ave., Ford Heights
• East Side Health District Mobile team – multiple locations in East St. Louis
• Morton East Adolescent Health Center – 2423 S. Austin Blvd., Cicero
• North Riverside Health Center – 1800 S. Harlem Ave., North Riverside
• Provident Hospital – 500 E. 51st St., Chicago
• Robbins Health Center – 13450 S. Kedzie Ave., Robbins
• John H. Stroger, Jr. Hospital – 1969 Ogden Ave., Chicago
• Tinley Park Convention Center – 18451 Dr. Convention Center, Tinley Park
• Triton College – 2000 5th Ave., River Grove, T Building on the East Campus
Retail pharmacies
Vaccines are now available at several pharmacies Hy-Vee, Jewel-Osco, Kroger, Mariano’s, Meijer, Walgreens and Walmart in Illinois. In total, each chain is administering doses at the following number of sites:
• Hy-Vee – 16 locations
• Jewel-Osco – 143 locations
• Kroger – 24 locations
• Mariano’s – 31 locations
• Meijer – 8 locations
• Walgreens – 181 locations
• Walmart – 8 locations
More than 3.2 million residents of the state are eligible for vaccinations in Phase 1B, which includes people aged 65 and over, as well as “essential frontline workers”.
Current vaccination sites in the state are available by appointment only, but the state plans to launch care facilities in the coming weeks, officials said earlier.
In addition to the above locations, the DuPage County Health Department has transferred its vaccination to the clinic at the DuPage County Fairgrounds in Wheaton to expand capacity. The new space was opened for vaccines this Wednesday.
Still, despite the added sites, Illinois officials continue to ask for patience, saying the vaccine supply is limited.
“We are limited by the amount of vaccine available and allocated by the federal government,” said the governor’s office in a note. “Vaccines are only available by appointment at this time and we encourage people to come back frequently to see if there are any open appointments. Until the supply is increased, there will be great demand and we ask people to be patient ”.