- The Clark County Combined Health District, in partnership with Mercy Health, began scheduling appointments for qualifying individuals on Friday morning. Appointments can be made by calling 937-717-2439 or at ccchd.com. The health district is warning residents vaccine allocations will be “extremely limited,” next week. The CCCHD is only expected to receive 500 doses.
- CVS Pharmacy, located at 2565 E. Main St., is scheduling appointments online at cvs.com/vaccine or via the CVS app.
- Walgreens, located at 2609 E. Main St., is scheduling appointments at online at walgreens.com/findcare/vaccination/COVID-19.
- Rocking Horse Community Health Center, located at 651 S. Limestone St., is offering vaccine appointments only during varied hours. Rocking Horse patients will take priority. Valid identification and insurance information will be collected, however, no one will be turned away due to insurance status. To schedule an appointment contact 937-525-4521.
- The New Carlisle Community Health Center, located at 106 N. Main St. in New Carlisle, is scheduling appointment by phone at 937-543-0310.
- Three Springfield-area Kroger pharmacy locations — 2728 East Main Street, 965 North Bechtle Avenue, and 2989 Derr Road — are offering the vaccine. Customers are encouraged to visit kroger.com/ohiocovidvaccine or call their COVID-19 vaccine helpline at 866-211-5320 for the latest information.
- Discount Drug Mart, located at 7617 Dayton Springfield Rd. in Fairborn, is scheduling appointments on their website at clinic.discount-drugmart.com/covid/ or by phone at 937-863-0045.
Individuals who are developmentally or intellectually disabled and have a qualifying health condition also qualify for vaccination. Qualifying health conditions include cerebral palsy; spina bifida; severe congenital heart disease requiring hospitalization within the past year; severe type 1 diabetes requiring hospitalization within the past year; inherited metabolic disorders including phenylketonuria; severe neurological disorders including epilepsy, hydrocephaly, and microcephaly; severe genetic disorders including Down syndrome, fragile X syndrome, Prader-Willi syndrome, Turner syndrome, and muscular dystrophy; severe lung disease, including asthma requiring hospitalization within the past year, and cystic fibrosis; sickle cell anemia; and alpha and beta-thalassemia; and solid organ transplant patients.
Qualifying individuals should contact the Clark County Board of Developmental Disability at 937-346-0771 with questions regarding eligibility.
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