Staff report
Memorial Health Systems
LINCOLN – Abraham Lincoln Memorial Hospital will host COVID-19 vaccination clinics May 5 and 6. Pre-registration is required. The clinics are open to anyone age 18 and older. The clinics will be held from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. May 5 and from 6 to 8 a.m. May 6. Both clinics will use the Johnson and Johnson vaccine.
An appointment is required to participate in the vaccination clinics. To make an appointment, visit ALMH.org and click on the COVID-19 Vaccination Clinic banner. For those without internet access, call 217-605-6500. The call will go to voicemail and someone will call back when an appointment is available to schedule.
The other finalist for this year’s award was Sara-Ann Rosen.
Elizabeth Ribarsky of Springfield, associate professor of communication at UIS, was honored with the Star Staff Award.
Ribarsky has chaired the annual Illinois Humane Trivia Night and in two years, she raised an additional $25,000 for the organization with this event.
Reagan Weichold of Chatham was honored with the Youth Volunteer Award. She was nominated by the Animal Protective League.
Weichold is a mentor for the APL’s Junior Volunteer Program.
Other finalists included Tyler Lancaster and Audrey Lupton.
Twenty volunteers were also honored with the Heart of Gold Award. Individual recipients were: Dennis Ahlberg, Anne Anderson, Stacey Austin, Jim Barr, Sandy Bellatti, Sally Cadagin, Becky Gabany, Paula Harris, Dorothy Hart, William G. Holland, DeeDee McCarty, Allison Montney, Traci Moore, Kristie Parkins, Megan Philpot, Renate Selby, Teressa Shelton, Kate Ward and Laura Winkelmann.
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DECATUR â Macon County health providers are following the lead of state and federal officials and temporarily halting the distribution of the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine. We paused immediately this morning when we became aware of that guidance, Brandi Binkley, Macon County Health Department administrator, said Tuesday afternoon. We also informed our partners to do the same.
The guidance from the Food and Drug Administration and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention called for a pause in the use of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine after six women under the age of 50 experienced severe blood clotting issues after receiving the vaccine. One of the six died.
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