Weekend Clinic To Vaccinate 2K Aurora Residents; Sign Up Today

AURORA, IL — Two-thousand Aurora residents can sign up Wednesday afternoon to receive a coronavirus vaccine over the weekend.

The city is set to hold its third mass vaccination clinic Saturday, with online registration opening at 2 p.m. Wednesday. Residents can 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.

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Saturday’s clinic will provide doses of the coronavirus vaccine to the first 2,000 residents who register. Some will receive Johnson & Johnson’s one-shot vaccine, according to city officials.

Residents can sign up here to receive a link to register for a vaccine at the mass clinic. Registering on the Eventbrite website does not guarantee residents will get a vaccine Saturday.

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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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Walgreens is partnering with the City of Aurora and Mayor Richard Irvin for Saturday’s “Mass Vax Aurora” clinic. Residents who register for a vaccine will receive more details about the clinic’s time and location.

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