As vaccine supply grows, this weekend offers opportunities for a COVID-19 vaccination, and at more than a dozen locations, walk-ins are welcome as part of the sweeping regional Get Out The Vax drive. Metro and Tank buses will be free during the weekend as part of the initiative; anyone not on a bus line can get a free Lyft ride to an appointment through United Way 211 of Greater Cincinnati.
The 15-county Get Out the Vax effort aims to vaccinate 80% of residents 16 and older by July 4. Hitting that percentage could help end the pandemic with widespread group protection against the new coronavirus and its variants.
On Saturday, the annual Health Expo organized by the nonprofit Center for Closing the Health Gap will be giving vaccinations 10 a.m.-4 p.m. in Washington Park. Registration is preferred, but walk-ins are welcome.
Also on Saturday, Santa Maria Community Services Health Fair offers vaccination from 10 a.m.-1 p.m. with walk-ins from 12-1 p.m. at the Price Hill Recreation Center, 939 Hawthorne Ave. in East Price Hill.
Sunday, the Cincinnati Health Department is running a daylong clinic at Paul Brown Stadium from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. The clinic is among those dispensing the Pfizer vaccine, the only one authorized for use in 16- and 17-year-olds. Parking will be available in stadium lot E at West Mehring Way and Central Avenue; entrance to the clinic will be at stadium gate A (near the flag poles).
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Other weekend clinics include:
- Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, 3333 Burnet Ave., Corryville. 8 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturday; walk-ups accepted. Pfizer vaccine administered.
- Christ Hospital, 2139 Auburn Ave., Mount Auburn. 8 a.m.-noon Saturday; walk-ups accepted until 11 a.m. Pfizer vaccine administered.
- Christ Memorial Baptist Church, 1721 Dale Road, Bond Hill. 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday; walk-up accepted. Moderna vaccine administered. Sponsored by Council on Aging and the Ohio National Guard.
- City of Middletown Health Dept., Middletown High School, 601 N. Breiel Blvd. 10 a.m.-2 p.m.; walk-ins accepted 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Moderna vaccine administered.
- Hamilton County Public Health, 230 Wall St., Norwood. 9 a.m.-noon Saturday. Pfizer vaccine administered.
- Health Source of Ohio, 150 Health Partners Circle, Mount Orab. 8 a.m.-noon Saturday; walk-ups accepted. Moderna vaccine administered.
- Lincoln Heights Health Center, 1401 Steffen Ave. Teen clinic noon-3 p.m. Saturday; walk-ups accepted. Pfizer vaccine administered.
- Mercy Hospital Clermont, 3000 Hospital Circle Drive, Batavia. 8 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturday. Pfizer vaccine administered.
- Northern Kentucky Health Dept. at Esperanza Latino Center, 234 W. Pike St. Covington. 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturday; walk-ins accepted. Moderna vaccine administered.
- Northern Kentucky Health Dept. at Ninth St. Missionary Baptist Church, 231 E. Ninth St., Covington. 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturday; walk-ins accepted. Moderna vaccine administered.
- Sterling Rapid Response, Tri-County Mall, Springdale. 10 a.m.-6 p.m.; walk-ups accepted. Moderna vaccine administered.
- TriHealth Norwood, 4750 Wesley Ave. 8 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday; walk-ups accepted. Pfizer vaccine administered.
- TriHealth Western Ridge, 6949 Good Samaritan Drive, Colerain Township. 8 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday; walk-ups accepted. Pfizer vaccine administered.
- UC Health, Gardner Neuroscience Center, 3113 Bellevue Ave. Corryville. 7 a.m.-8 p.m.; walk-ups accepted, but reservations encouraged. Pfizer vaccine administered.
- Urban League of Greater Southwestern Ohio, 3458 Reading Road, Avondale. 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Sunday; walk-ins welcome. Moderna vaccine administered.
A photo ID is required, and individuals age 16 or 17 must be accompanied by a parent or legal guardian.
In addition to the weekend clinics, vaccines will be available at more than 30 Kroger stores across the region.
Access to COVID-19 vaccine across the Cincinnati region is widening from appointment-only to walk-ins-welcome, and officials said Wednesday the convenience could spur acceptance nearly four months into the campaign.
This will be the campaign's second of four weekends of events to reach the 80% goal, said Kate Schroder, a special advisor for vaccine coordination at the Health Collaborative overseeing the regional campaign.
“The overall focus is shifting to convenience,” she said. “For people who work multiple jobs, who need childcare and need flexibility, or who just don’t like scheduling appointments, they can now show up at any of the multiple locations offering walk-in appointments.”
The Get Out the Vax effort kicked off April 6 when the 15-county region was at 35% vaccination of those eligible, Schroder said. As of Thursday, 45% of those eligible have been vaccinated.
The final two campaign weekends are the second and fourth weekends in May when free transportation is available to vaccine locations through Metro and Northern Kentucky’s Tank.
To see how many doses have been administered in all of Ohio's counties, see the map below.
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