Clinic To Vaccinate 3K Aurora Residents Thursday

AURORA, IL — Three-thousand Aurora residents signed up Monday afternoon to receive a coronavirus vaccine later this week.

The city is set to hold its fourth mass vaccination clinic Thursday at the former Carson Pirie Scott store, 970 N. Lake Street.

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Online registration opened at 3 p.m. Monday. Residents were eligible to sign up for a vaccine if they are 65 or older, a frontline worker or have a qualifying medical condition, according to the city's website.

Thursday’s clinic will provide doses of Pfizer’s coronavirus vaccine to the first 3,000 residents who register.

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Officials opened 2,000 appointments last week for a mass vaccination clinic on Saturday. All 2,000 appointments were booked within 15 minutes of registration opening.

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Residents in the following categories are eligible to receive a vaccine at Saturday's clinic:

Age: 65 years and older
Occupation: Health care, first responder, education, food and agriculture, manufacturing, corrections worker, U.S. Postal Service, public transit worker, grocery store worker, shelters/adult day care
Medical Condition: Diabetes, obesity, pulmonary diseases, smoking, heart conditions, Chronic Kidney Disease, cancer, immunocompromised, sickle cell, pregnancy, person with a disability

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