CROWN POINT â The Lake County Health Department will begin distributing a limited number of COVID-19 immunizations at the Lake County Fairgrounds Wednesday to eligible individuals who make an appointment online at ourshot.in.gov or by calling 211.
The fairgrounds site is the eighth COVID-19 vaccine distribution location in Lake County, including hospitals in Crown Point (two), Gary, Merrillville and Munster, and the city health departments in East Chicago and Gary.
Currently, only health care workers, first responders, long-term care facility residents and staff, and individuals age 80 and up are eligible to receive the vaccine, due to the limited supply of doses the state receives on a weekly basis from the federal government.
Lake, Porter state legislators prepare for 2021 session
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Cline Avenue, the quickest way to get to Chicago from NW Indiana, reopens as a toll road: History will mark this day
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EAST CHICAGOÂ â The new Cline Avenue Bridge opened Wednesday afternoon, just hours after a morning ribbon-cutting marked the ceremonial conclusion of an 11-year journey to replace the original bridge, which was demolished after having been condemned for safety reasons by the state.
âThis is a very, very exciting day,â said Doug Witt, president and CEO of bridge owner United Bridge Partners, noting the Cline Avenue Bridge is among only âa handful of new bridge structures in the United States in 2020.â
âThis has been 11 years in the making, East Chicago Mayor Anthony Copeland said. âHistory will mark this day as a great occasion.