Tinley Park Convention Center Is A Pilot Walk-In Vaccine Site

TINLEY PARK, IL — The Tinley Park Convention Center COVID-19 vaccination site is one of two locations being used as a pilot walk-in strategy site, which began Wednesday.

The pilot is being overseen by Cook County Health (CCH), in collaboration with the Cook County Department of Public Health (CCDPH) for the Tinley Park location — administering the Moderna vaccine — and Matteson — administering the Pfizer vaccine.

The walk-in pilot is in place through Saturday, April 24. Those interested in getting a vaccine just have to show up with a photo ID and register onsite. If this strategy works, CCH will extend it for a longer period of time.

Next week, CCH will be piloting evening walk-in hours at some of its sites to accommodate workers who are unable to get to a daytime slot.

The Tinley Park site is located at 18451 Convention Center Dr. and the Matteson site, which recently opened, is located at 4647 Promenade Way. Both walk-in sites will be open from 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. For those who already have appointments, you will also still be able to get your shot at your sign-up time.

On Wednesday, CCDPH outlined its strategies to achieve vaccine equity in suburban Cook County. Some of these strategies include mobile vaccination programs and priority vaccination sites intended for those who live and work within the 32 priority communities identified by the county last month. CCDPH released its Vaccine Equity Report to outline the tactics it is currently using and considering to reach traditionally underserved communities in its vaccine program.

"Equity is front and center in our vaccination strategies, and now that all residents of Cook County age 16 and older are eligible to be vaccinated against COVID, we must ensure that all communities are not only included but prioritized as we roll out our strategies," said Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle. "This is the very definition of public health, and we will meet the challenge."

According to the department, so far over 1.2 million doses have been administered to residents in CCDPH’s jurisdiction, including 508,249 individuals who have completed the vaccine series.

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