(Douglas County, NE) -- The Douglas County Health Department has announced the times and locations for COVID-19 vaccination clinics.
DCHD says along with community partners, they will host four community clinics beginning in February in an effort to provide Douglas County residents 80 years of age and older with the COVID-19 vaccine. The health department says the four sites are being coordinated by DCHD in partnership with Nebraska Medicine, CHI Health, Creighton University and Methodist Health System.
The locations and times for the clinics are:
- Christ Community Church at 404 South 108th Street on Tuesdays and Wednesdays. The clinics will provide vaccine from 9 a.m. until 5 p.m. both days until further notice. This begins February 2nd.
- CHI Immanuel Medical Center at 72nd Street and Sorensen Parkway from 9-5 on Wednesdays and Fridays beginning February 3rd until further notice.
- The Nebraska Medicine Testing and Vaccination Clinic at 144th and Millard Avenue on Thursdays from 9-5 and Sundays from 9-3 until further notice. That begins February 4th.
- Creighton University’s Rasmussen Center at 702 North 17th Street on Saturdays beginning Feb. 6 from 9-5. This clinic will continue until further notice.
DCHD says the clinics are the beginning of Phase 1-B of the vaccination roll out and will provide the first dose of the vaccine for this group.
The DCHD Vaccine Registration Line will go live on Friday at 9 a.m. It will not open before then, so the health department is asking that people do not call any of the locations, as they will not be taking reservations.
DCHD’s Information Line at (402) 444-3400 will be taking reservations beginning Friday at 9 a.m. for those who do not have computer access. They say there is no advantage to calling early or trying to register if you are not 80 years old.
Those who have registered with the DCHD vaccine notification system can expect to be contacted about the next step in this process. Please wait for further information on that next step. These clinics are limited to Douglas County residents who are 80 years of age or older this year. If you were not born in 1941 or earlier, please do not attempt to attend a clinic. You will not receive the vaccine if you show up.
Until much more vaccine is available, healthcare providers and clinics will not be able to order it for their patients.
In addition to the four community clinics, beginning on Monday, February 1, DCHD will provide vaccines on a limited basis at OneWorld Community Health Center in South Omaha, Charles Drew Health Center, and the Fred LeRoy Health Center. Kohll’s Pharmacy will provide vaccinations to independent living and retirement communities, while the Nebraska Methodist College mobile diabetes unit will be serving vulnerable populations.