County vaccinations now tally over 68,000
Ron DeBrock, ronald.debrock@thetelegraph.com
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WOOD RIVER More than 68,000 Madison County residents had receive at least one COVID-19 vaccination as of Sunday morning, according to the Illinois Deepartment of Public Health.
The Madison County Health Department held vaccination clinics Saturday and Sunday at Lewis & Clark Community College in Godfrey. The health department also is planning vaccinations at LaMay’s Catering in Alton on Monday and the Gateway Convention Center in Collinsville on Monday and Tuesday.
For more information visit the health department’s website at https://www.co.madison.il.us/departments/health/index.php or call 618-692-8954.
Alton clergy urge vaccinations
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A COVID-19 vaccination is administered at Lewis and Clark Community College.
ALTON The Madison County Health Department provided COVID-19 vaccinations to 350 residents Monday at LaMay’s Catering, 909 E. Broadway.
“It is so gratifying to know that 350 of our residents received their first vaccine shot today,” said Pastor David Goins. “And it is equally satisfying that another 200 individuals are already registered for Monday, March 8.”
Participants for the March 8 vaccinations will be contacted March 4-5 and assigned an appointment time. Three additional phone lines have been added to accommodate the heavy call volume for vaccine registration: 618-491-9340, 618-491-9920 and 618-491-0021. The phone lines will be open 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Wednesday of each week through Wednesday, March 17.
More vaccinations set in Alton, Collinsville
Ron DeBrock, ronald.debrock@thetelegraph.com
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ALTON More COVID-19 vaccination options were announced Monday for Madison County.
Starting Tuesday, Feb. 23, the Gateway Convention Center in Collinsville will be used by the Madison County Health Department to administer as many as 1,350 vaccinations a day. Six organizations also will partner with the health department to offer weekly COVID-19 vaccination clinics in Alton during March.
“We are happy to partner with the Illinois National Guard and community partners throughout the county to increase our capacity to administer vaccines in Madison County, especially to our vulnerable populations,” said Toni Corona, Director of Public Health, Madison County Health Department.