Columbus Public Health to Offer $100 Vax Cash Card at 10 New Neighborhood Satellite Vaccine Clinics
Columbus
Public Health to Offer $100 Vax Cash Card at 10 New Neighborhood Satellite
Vaccine Clinics
July 6, 2021
Beginning
today, Columbus Public Health will give $100 Visa cash cards to Franklin County
residents getting their first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine at 10 new
neighborhood satellite clinics. No appointment is needed.
Vax cash
will be offered from noon-7 p.m. while supplies last between
July 6 and August 16:
Mondays: Linden
Community Center (1350 Briarwood Ave.)
William H. Adams Community
Center (854 Alton Ave.)
Tuesdays: Far
East Community Center (1826 Lattimer Dr.)
Ethiopian Tewahedo
Social Services (4099 Karl Rd.)
Wednesdays:
Barack
Community Center (580 E. Woodrow Ave.)
Somali Community
Association of Ohio (3422 Cleveland Ave.)
Thursdays: Sullivant
Gardens Community Center (755 Renick St.)
Bhutanese Community
of Central Ohio (4646 Tamarack Blvd.)
Fridays: Westgate
Community Center (455 S. Westgate Ave.)
St. Stephen the
Martyr Church (4131 Clime Rd.)
Vax
cash will also be offered to residents getting their first dose at the Columbus
Public Health walk-in clinic at 240 Parsons Ave. The clinic is open from 9
a.m.-4 p.m. Monday through Friday.
“Only
51% of people in Franklin County have received one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine
and the rate is even lower for people of color who are at greater risk of hospitalization
and death, especially with the emergence of the Delta variant” said Health
Commissioner Dr. Mysheika Roberts. “While our new satellite clinics will remove
barriers to vaccination, we hope that the vax cash will give residents a little
extra incentive to roll up their sleeves and get the vaccine to protect
themselves and others.”
“It is important that these
clinics are being offered in communities where the need is greatest to ensure
that all residents have an opportunity to get vaccinated – access is key to
ending this pandemic,” said Councilmember Tyson. “The incentive is an
innovative solution that supports public health and can ultimately increase our
vaccination rates getting us closer to herd immunity.”
For
more information, visit Columbus.gov/c19vax or call 614-645-1519.
You can
get a free, walk-in
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