CHICAGO (WLS) Rush University Medical Center teamed up with the PCC Community Wellness Center to vaccinate 1,200 Austin residents against COVID-19 starting Sunday.
More than 80 Rush volunteers came out Sunday to provide the vaccine from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. The vaccination efforts will take place every Sunday until April 18 at the Catalyst Circle Rock Charter School.
Rush University Medical Center equity officer Dr. David Ansell said the initiative is part of the city s Chicago Plus program that focuses on the 15 hardest hit communities by the COVID-19 pandemic. High mortality rates, high hospitalization rates, and the vaccine is the only way that we re going to mitigate it, Dr. Ansell said.
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All residents of the Austin neighborhood 18 years and over can now sign up for coronavirus vaccine appointments as part of an initiative to inoculate over a thousand people weekly.
One vaccine site will be operated by Rush University Medical Center at Catalyst Circle Rock Charter School, 116 N. Central Ave.
The site will dole out 1,200 vaccines every Sunday starting March 14. The site will operate through April 18.
Appointments can be scheduled by calling (312) 563-0767.
Walk-ins are not accepted, and no ID or health insurance is required.
The operation is part of the Protect Chicago Plus program, which aims to vaccinate residents in vulnerable neighborhood, PCC Community Wellness Center said in a statement.