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COVID-19 Booster and Pediatric Vaccinations Available

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
November 8, 2021

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Julie Pryde, Administrator
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COVID-19 Booster and Pediatric Vaccinations Available

Additional community vaccination clinics available this week

CHAMPAIGN, IL – The Champaign-Urbana Public Health District (CUPHD), in partnership with Carle

Health, OSF HealthCare, Christie Clinic, Promise Healthcare, and the University of Illinois UrbanaChampaign are hosting additional community-based COVID-19 booster and Pfizer pediatric vaccination clinics this week. 

iHotel and Conference Center – 111 St. Mary’s Road, Champaign

Kohl’s Plaza – 1901 N. Market Street, Champaign

  • Appointments are through MyCarle and Carle.org/covid-19. Carle community vaccine clinics will be staffed with many of the care providers from Carle Pediatric and Family Medicine areas or are specially trained to administer vaccine to children.
  • Weekend clinic hours through November:
    • Saturdays, 8:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. o Sundays, 8:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
  • Vaccine appointments will be made available at primary care locations at a later date.

Christie Clinic:

  • Christie Clinic is partnering with the Champaign-Urbana Public Health (CUPHD) to staff and administer COVID-19 vaccines at community-based clinics.  
  • Parents and guardians of Christie Clinic patients aged 5-11 are encouraged to sign their child up for one of the above-mentioned community vaccine clinics.

Promise Healthcare:

  • Starting Tuesday, November 9th, Promise Healthcare will be offering the Pfizer-BioNTech pediatric vaccine for children 5-11 years old.
  • 8:00 a.m. – 5 p.m., Monday through Friday by appointment only for 5-11. Call 217-403-5402.
  • 805 Bloomington Road (a few steps away from our main clinic) in Champaign.
  • We are taking another step forward in our nation’s fight against the COVID-19 virus.

OSF HealthCare:

  • Appointments will be available at all of the primary care offices and can be scheduled through osfhealthcare.org/vaccine.

Pharmacies:

Please note, additional vaccination options may be available through the child’s school.

Additional information on COVID-19 vaccinations can be found at: https://www.c-uphd.org/covidvaccinations.html.

 

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