On Thursday, the first doses of a large COVID-19 vaccination stop will be administered at the Cintas Center.
About 10,000 first doses of the Pfizer vaccine will be given. Commissioner Denise Driehaus says Gov. Mike DeWine says the state will increase the number of doses in Hamilton County in the coming weeks.
“What it will look like then by providers and more massavax sites will play out here, but what we do know is that we will have more doses as we go, and the suitability may open with regard to the number of doses that go to us. be available, ‘said Driehaus.
How and when you can log in
Vaccines at the Cintas Center will be administered from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. to March 20. The website is managed by Kroger and you need an appointment. You can sign up for an appointment here and see who is currently eligible for the vaccine. Walk-ups are discouraged.
Metro also offers free rides to the arena. According to WCPO, all routes offer free rides to the arena from Thursday to March 20. The free shuttle service will be from three nearby bus stops to the main entrance of the Cintas Center. The bus stops are:
- at Montgomery Road and Danalaan
- on Woodburn and Dana avenues
- at the Xavier University car park C-2 and the overflow car park
The shuttle runs all day from 08:30 to 16:30.
The first doses will be given in the arena until March 20, and about 10,000 second doses will be provided on April 8-10.
Current COVID cases in Hamilton County
At least 1 in 5 Hamilton County residents started the vaccination process with COVID-19.
At least 74,809 people tested positive for COVID-19 in Hamilton County during the pandemic, with 697 cases registered last week. At least 3,000 of these cases are currently active.
The country averages about 95 cases a day. At least 2,712 people were hospitalized during the pandemic and at least 1,096 died.
Government DeWine announced on Tuesday that all Ohio residents aged 16 and older will qualify for vaccinations by March 29. Teenagers who qualify if the registration is open to everyone can only plan a Pfizer shot.
This Friday, Ohio residents 40 years and older, as well as individuals who have cancer, chronic kidney disease, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), heart disease and obesity, qualify.