How to navigate getting your vaccine at the IU Health Arnett clinic
Leaders at IU Health say there is some confusion from people on how to sign up and what to do when you show up for your appointment.
Posted: Jan 18, 2021 6:57 PM
Updated: Jan 18, 2021 11:25 PM
Posted By: Anna Darling
LAFAYETTE, Ind. (WLFI) - More and more people continue to sign up to get their COVID-19 vaccine at the IU Health Arnett Vaccine Clinic.
As we previously reported, the state opened up the vaccine availability to 70 and 80-year-olds over the past few weeks. It feels really good, said IU Health Arnett s Chief Medical Officer, Dr. James Bien. He received his second dose of the vaccine on Monday. My experience today confirmed what I am hearing in the community about people who have had their vaccine here. The process here is working really well.
Rebecca Harshman drove her mother to the clinic.
“Of course she was anxious,” she said. “She kept saying ‘let me know when I can get it.’”
Fritz and Jane Vogel said their grandson, who works as a pharmacist, helped register them for an appointment.
“He called us and said ‘if you want me to, I’ll get with my aunt and have her help you,’” Fritz Vogel said. “They sent us an email and said you are on for one today.”
Many of the people who received their vaccines during the local health department’s first day of the rollout did so with some assistance from family members. That’s led health experts to raise concerns about whether there is a group of older adults who might get missed.
The Tippecanoe County Health Department offered updates on Wednesday as the county moved into the red on the state’s COVID-19 advisory map for the first
Tippecanoe County Health leaders say the process is running smoothly overall. If people can continue following directions, they re expecting the process to flow well as more people become eligible for the Covid-19 vaccine.