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The McLean County Board of Health meets Wednesday, Feb. 10, 2021.
The continuing COVID pandemic, and the challenges facing the health department because of it, were the focus of Wednesday’s McLean County Board of Health meeting.
The department is developing long-term plans beyond spring, but still is unable to plan out for vaccine quantities for more than a week at a time, said administrator Jessica McKnight.
MCHD learns Wednesday or Thursday how many doses will arrive the following week. And on Friday, staff learns if vaccine for second doses to be given a month after a first dose will be shipped the following week. So, it’s quite a complicated system.
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UPDATED 2:15 P.M. | The McLean County Health Department has announced it expects to receive a bonus shipment of about 1,100 COVID-19 vaccine doses on Tuesday, and plans to allow for additional vaccination appointments for people in Phases 1A and 1B who are seeking their first dose.
MCHD said the county, through its partnership with Carle BroMenn Medical Center, will take additional appointments at its vaccination clinics on Wednesday and Thursday. The department also has added a new clinic on Friday specifically for people 65 and older one of the group s eligible in Phase 1B along with essential workers.
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New appointment slots open for scheduling this afternoon for the first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine thanks to a bonus shipment of doses. The clinics are scheduled for Wednesday and Thursday, February 3 and 4. Plus, a new clinic has been added on Friday, February 5 to target residents age 65 and over only. The McLean County Health Department (MCHD) received confirmation of a bonus shipment of the vaccine on Monday. The much-appreciated vaccine doses are expected to arrive today.
McLean County residents who qualify for Phases 1A and 1B are encouraged to:
Go online to the MCHD website (