Illinois has added more than 100 new COVID-19 vaccination sites in the past week, according to a press release from state health officials on Wednesday.
As of Feb. 4, the state said it has added 22 local health departments, medical centers and hospital locations, along with two new mass vaccination sites and 110 retail pharmacy stores, including Walmart and Meijer locations.
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The added locations bring the total vaccination sites in Illinois to 517.
Here’s a look at the newly added locations:
Local health departments, hospitals, medical centers
• Carle – Champaign Foundation Hospital
• Clark County Health Department – Martinsville
• Crawford County Health Department – Robinson
• Elmhurst – Downers Grove Hospital
• Franklin Williamson Bi-County Health Department – West Frankfort
• Gibson Area Hospital – Gibson City
• HSHS St. Elizabeth – 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 locations Polo, Oregon, Dixon)
• Lee-Dixon County Health Department
• Madison County Health Department – Wood River
• Massac Memorial Hospital – Metropolis
• McDonough District – Macomb Hospital Health Services
• Riverside Medical Center – Kankakee (2 locations)
• Schuyler County Health Department – Rushville
• Swedish Hospital – Chicago
• University of Illinois Health – Chicago
Mass vaccination sites
• Southern Suburban College – 15800 State St., South Holland
• Thornton Fractional High School – 18500 Burnham Ave., 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 Fair Center – 200 S. Belt E # 2650, Belleville
• Blue Island Health Center – 12757 S. Western Ave., Blue Island
• Grover Health Center Cabin – 1645 Cottage Grove Ave., Ford Heights
• East Side Health District Mobile Team – various 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 Street, Chicago
• Robbins Health Center – 13450 S. Kedzie Ave., Robbins
• John H. Stroger Hospital, Jr. – 1969 Ogden Ave., Chicago
• Tinley Park Convention Center – 18451 Dr. Convention Center, Tinley Park
• Triton College – 2000 5th Ave., River Grove, East Building T Building
Retail pharmacies
Vaccinations are now available at several Hy-Vee, Jewel-Osco, Kroger, Mariano, Meijer, Walgreens and Walmart pharmacies in Illinois. In total, each chain delivers doses to the following number of locations:
• 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 state residents are eligible for vaccinations under Phase 1B, which includes people aged 65 and over, as well as “essential front-line workers”.
Current vaccination sites in the state are available by appointment only, but the state plans to launch access sites in the coming weeks, officials said earlier.
In addition to the above locations, the DuPage County Department of Health has moved its vaccination to the clinic at the DuPage County Fair in Wheaton to expand capacity. The new space opened on Wednesday for vaccinations.
However, despite the added locations, Illinois officials continue to endure patience, saying the supply of vaccines is limited.
“We are limited by the amount of vaccine available and allocated by the federal government,” the governor’s office said in a statement. “Vaccinations are only available by appointment at this time and we encourage people to return frequently for open meetings. Until supply increases, there will be a high demand and we ask people to be patient.”