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The health department has partnered with the Indianapolis Public Library, IndyGo and Light of the World Christian Church to host two vaccine clinics on Monday, Jan. 16. The clinics will be held at Garfield Park Branch Library at 2502 Shelby Street and IndyGo Julia M. Carson Transit Center at 201 E. Washington Street.
Skye Aitken/WFYIThe Marion County Public Health Department and its normal clinics will be closed Monday, Jan. 16, in observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day. But the agency will partner with several community organizations to host two COVID-19 vaccine clinics on Monday.
The clinics will be held at Garfield Park Branch Library, 2502 Shelby St., and the Julia M. Carson Transit Center, 201 E. Washington St.
The COVID-19 bivalent vaccines can prevent serious illness and hospitalization from both the original strain of COVID-19 and the omicron strain. This vaccine is recommended for anyone who has not received the bivalent vaccine – including those who have received boosters of the original vaccine before October.
Marion County Public Health Department Director Dr. Virginia Caine noted the importance of getting vaccinated against COVID-19.
“The emergence of COVID-19 variants shows the continued importance of vaccination, booster and prevention efforts to help protect the health of residents from this virus,” Caine said in a news release.
The clinics, done in partnership with the Indianapolis Public Library, IndyGo and Light of the World Christian Church, will be open from 9 a.m. to noon for residents age 12 and older. Free flu shots will also be provided.
Efforts to boost vaccination are ongoing at locations across Marion County. A schedule for the district health offices is available at MarionHealth.org/immunize, or by calling 317-221-2122.
Contact reporter Darian Benson at dbenson@wfyi.org. Follow on Twitter: @helloimdarian.
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