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DuPage County COVID-19 Community Vaccination Clinic to Expand and Relocate to DuPage County Fairgrounds

February 18, 2021 By City of West Chicago

DuPage County IL County Seal

The following press release is courtesy of the DuPage County Health Department. (Originally released on February 9, 2021)

The DuPage County Health Department (DCHD) announced today that starting tomorrow, Feb. 10, the DCHD COVID-19 Community Vaccination Clinic will relocate to the DuPage County Fairgrounds located at 2015 Manchester Road in Wheaton to expand its vaccination capacity as vaccine supply allows. Vaccinations are available by appointment only to individuals signed up on the DCHD registration form. 

“I’ve been proud to work closely with the Health Department as we have navigated the COVID-19 pandemic and worked to reduce its impact on our residents,” said DuPage County Chairman Dan Cronin. “Right now, I’m also proud to say DuPage County is leading the collar counties in getting vaccines into people’s arms with over 100,000 doses administered to residents and 2.88% of its population now protected with two doses.”

In DuPage County, DCHD developed its community vaccination plans using a decentralized approach. To achieve this, vaccination plans were built upon the existing public and private partnerships within the County. This provides the ability to utilize the existing infrastructure to vaccinate as many eligible individuals, as quickly as possible.

“The community vaccination plans developed are both flexible and scalable based on vaccine supply using a decentralized community vaccination model. Recognizing the large-scale effort necessary to vaccinate county residents, DuPage County Health Department realized early on it would require a strong network of partners which we are fortunate to have,” commented Sam Tornatore, DuPage County Board of Health President.

Currently, DCHD has partnered with close to 100 healthcare providers to ensure widespread access to vaccine once more supply is available. However, only 42 partners are currently receiving vaccine allotments due to the limited supply.

In addition to the thousands of vaccines administered through vaccine clinics at hospitals, outpatient providers, and pharmacies each week, the DCHD COVID-19 vaccine clinic has also vaccinated between 1,500 – 2,000 people per week and just last week administered their 10,000th vaccine. Through this expansion, if vaccine supply allows, the community clinic could vaccinate up to 5,000 people per week.

The new site provides a convenient, central location in the county for residents to access and a safe indoor space to protect the staff, volunteers, and residents receiving the vaccine from the winter elements. The DCHD COVID-19 Community Vaccination Clinic will continue to operate Monday through Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. by appointment only.

“We are very fortunate to have a robust network of healthcare providers in DuPage County who are committed to administering vaccine as soon as it is available,” shared Karen Ayala, Executive Director of DuPage County Health Department. “When doses arrive, they do not sit in freezers for extended periods of time. Appointments are opened, links to schedule an appointment are sent, and doses are administered into the arms of those in the eligible groups.”

Individuals who would like to register for vaccine through DCHD, should visit www.dupagehealth.org/covid19vaccine. Anyone who does not have access to the internet, a computer, or who needs support with registering for vaccine, including language assistance, should call the Health Department at (630) 682-7400 and a representative will assist them.

As residents wait for vaccine to be available to them, the Health Department urges everyone to do their part in preventing the spread of COVID-19 by wearing face masks, physical distancing, avoiding in-person gatherings, washing their hands, and isolating or quarantining when necessary. Everyone, including those who have been vaccinated, should continue using these measures to help end this pandemic as we learn more about how COVID-19 vaccines work in real-world conditions.

Additional COVID-19 vaccine information about County efforts, frequently asked questions, vaccination data, and more is available at www.dupagehealth.org/covid19vaccine.

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La clínica de vacunación para la comunidad contra el
COVID-19 del condado de DuPage se expandirá y reubicará en los recintos feriales del condado de DuPage

DuPage County IL County Seal

El siguiente comunicado de prensa es cortesía del Departamento de Salud del Condado de DuPage.  (Originalmente publicado el 9 de febrero del 2021)

El Departamento de Salud del condado de DuPage (DCHD) anunció hoy que a partir de mañana, 10 de febrero, la clínica de vacunación contra el COVID-19 del DCHD se trasladará a al recinto ferial del condado de DuPage, ubicado en 2015 Manchester Road, Wheaton, para ampliar su capacidad de vacunación en la medida en que el suministro devacunas lo permita. Las vacunas están disponibles solo con cita previa para personas que se hayan registrado completando el Formulario de registro del DCHD.

“Me enorgullece el trabajo conjunto que hemos realizado con el Departamento de Salud para atravesar la pandemia del COVID-19 y reducer el impacto en nuestra comunidad,” dijo Dan Cronin, Presidente del condado de DuPage. “Ahora mismo, tengo el orgullo de decir que el condado de DuPage lidera los condados de cuello en lo que respecta a la aplicación de vacunas, con más de 100,000 dosis administradas a sus habitantes y el
2.88 % de su población ya protegida con las dos dosis.”

En el Condado de DuPage, el DCHD desarrolló sus planes de vacunación para la comunidad usando un enfoque descentralizado. Para eso, los planes de vacunación fueron elaborados en base a las asociaciones públicas y privadas existentes en el condando. Esto permite usar la infraestructura actual para vacunar a la mayor cantidad de personas elegibles, lo más rápido posible.

“Los planes de vacunación para la comunidad desarrollados son flexibles y escalables en base al suministro de vacunas usando un modelo de vacunación para la comunidad descentralizado. Tras determinar el esfuerzo a gran escala que se necesita para vacunar a los habitantes del condado, el Departamento de Salud del condado de DuPage reconoció tempranamente que se requeriría una sólida red de socios, con la que, afortunadamente, podemos contar,” comentó Sam Tornatore, el Presidente de la Junta de Salud del condado de DuPage.

Actualmente, el DCHD se ha asociado con cerca de 100 proveedores de cuidados de la salud para garantizar el acceso masivo a la vacuna ni bien haya más suministro disponible. Sin embargo, solo 42 socios están recibiendo actualmente la distribución de vacunas debido al suministro limitado.

Además de las miles de vacunas administradas a través de clínicas de vacunas en hospitales, proveedores de pacientes ambulatorios y farmacias cada semana, la clínica de vacunas contra el COVID-19 del DCHD también ha vacunado entre 1,500 y 2,000 personas por semana y justo la última semana administró la vacuna número 10,000. A través de esta ampliación, si el suministro de vacunas lo permite, la clínica para la comunidad podría vacunar hasta 5,000 personas por semana.

El nuevo sitio ofrece una ubicación central y conveniente en el condado para el acceso de los habitantes, y un espacio interior seguro para proteger al personal, los voluntarios y las personas que reciben la vacuna de las condiciones del invierno. La Clínica de vacunación para la comunidad contra el COVID-19 del DCHD seguirá funcionando de lunes a viernes de 8:00 a.m a 4:30 p.m solo con cita previa.

“Tenemos la suerte de tener una red de proveedores de salud sólida en el condado de DuPage comprometida a administrar las vacunas ni bien estén disponibles,” compartió Karen Ayala, Directora Ejecutiva del Departamento de Salud del condado de DuPage. “Cuando llegan las dosis no quedan guardadas demasiado tiempo en los congeladores. Las citas están abiertas, se envían enlaces para programar una cita y se administran las dosis a aquellas personas que están dentro de los grupos elegibles.”

Quienes quieran registrarse para vacunarse a través del DCHD deben visitor www.dupagehealth.org/covid19vaccine. Quienes no tengan acceso a la Internet o a una computadora, o necesiten ayuda para registrarse p ara la aplicación de la vacuna, incluyendo ayuda con el idioma, deben comunicarse al Departamento de Salud al (630) 682-7400 y recibirán asistencia de un representante.

Mientras los residentes del condado esperan la llegada de la vacuna, el Departamento de Salud recomienda que todos hagan su parte para prevenir la propagación del COVID-19, mediante el uso de tapabocas, el distanciamiento físico, evitando reuniones en persona, lavándose las manos y aislándose o haciendo cuarentena, si es necesario. Todos, incluidos aquellos que han sido vacunados, deberán seguir manteniendo estas medidas para ayudar a terminar con esta pandemia, mientras conocemos más acerca de cómo funcionan las vacunas de la COVID-19 en las condiciones del mundo real.

Puede encontrar más información sobre los esfuerzos del condado en relación con la vacuna contra el COVID-19, preguntas frecuentes, datos de vacunación y más en www.dupagehealth.org/covid19vaccine.

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