Champaign County Public Health officials are encouraging those who are eligible and have not yet been vaccinated against COVID-19 to do so as the Delta variant has become present in Champaign County.
Anyone 12 years of age or older is able to receive the Pfizer vaccine. Moderna and Johnson & Johnson are available to individuals age 18 and older.
CUPHD says that the Delta variant does appear to be more transmissible and is impacting younger patients in a way previous variants have not.
In some regions, the Delta variant represents over 50 percent of cases reported.
The department says that people who are fully vaccinated are protected from the Delta variant.
According to the CDC, preliminary data suggests that 99.5 percent of COVID deaths over the past several months were in unvaccinated people.
““With an increase in cases locally and schools reopening for in-person learning next month, now is the time to get vaccinated for protection against COVID-19 and its variants,” said Awais Vaid, Deputy Administrator and Epidemiologist at the Champaign-Urbana Public Health District.
COVID-19 Vaccine Clinics in Champaign County include:
Champaign-Urbana Public Health District, 201 W. Kenyon Road, Champaign.
- Walk-in appointments available each Friday from 8:30 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
- Walk-in clinic Saturday, July 17th from 10:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
- Individuals or families with special needs or disabilities who need support with vaccine clinics, please call (217) 531-5365 and a nurse will come to your vehicle to provide the vaccination.
Carle Health, Champaign and Urbana.
Vaccine appointments are available at two Champaign County locations by walk-in.
Starting July 19, Carle Champaign on Curtis and Carle Urbana on Windsor appointments should be scheduled by calling (217) 902-6100:
- Carle Champaign on Curtis, Monday through Friday, 7:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.
- Carle Urbana on Windsor, Monday through Friday, 7:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.
- Community Health Walk-in Clinic at Heritage Meadows Apartments in Rantoul, Saturday, July 24, 3:00 – 6:00 p.m.
- For more information, including assistance for homebound individuals or for mobile vaccination sites, visit https://carle.org/Home/COVID-19-Resources/COVID-19-Vaccine-Information/county-information?county=champaign.
Promise Healthcare, 819 Bloomington Road, Champaign.
To register:
- Call the COVID Care line at (217) 403-5402.
- Walk-in vaccinations are available at 805 Bloomington Road. No appointment needed.
- Individuals will need to register as a patient.
OSF HealthCare, Champaign, Urbana and Savoy.
- Appointments are required and can be made at www.osfhealthcare.org/vaccine.
- Vaccines are available at 1405 W. Park Street in Urbana, 1712 W. Springfield Ave in Champaign and 501 N. Dunlap Street in Savoy.
Pharmacies:
- Visit www.vaccinefinder.org for available COVID-19 vaccination appointments at local pharmacies.
