{"id":96560,"date":"2021-03-04T12:35:15","date_gmt":"2021-03-04T17:35:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/?p=96560"},"modified":"2025-10-23T08:24:49","modified_gmt":"2025-10-23T12:24:49","slug":"16800-sign-up-for-indy-500-covid-19-vaccinations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/2021\/03\/04\/16800-sign-up-for-indy-500-covid-19-vaccinations\/","title":{"rendered":"16,800 sign up for Indy 500 COVID-19 vaccinations"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"COVID-19\"<\/p>\n

Indiana State Department of Health news release announcing that 16,800 people have signed up for the Indianapolis Motor Speedway COVID-19 vaccination.<\/p>\n

16,800 sign up for Indy 500 COVID-19 vaccinations<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Indianapolis, Indiana (March 5, 2021) \u2014 The Indiana Department of Health announced today that it has filled four days of appointments for a free COVID-19 vaccination clinic at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. In total, 16,800 people have signed up to be vaccinated between Friday and Monday.<\/p>\n

No one who has not registered in advance or who does not meet current eligibility requirements will receive a vaccine. Participants should enter through Gate 2 off 16th Street and wear masks while being vaccinated. Proof of Indiana residency and eligibility will be required upon check-in.<\/p>\n

Additional mass vaccination clinics are planned March 12-13 at Ivy Tech Community College in Sellersburg and March 26-27 at the University of Notre Dame. To register for those clinics or any other vaccination site, visit https:\/\/www.coronavirus.in.gov\/vaccine\/<\/a> or call 2-1-1.<\/p>\n

Hoosiers age 50 and older, along with healthcare workers, long-term care residents and first responders who are regularly called to the scene of an emergency to render medical assistance, are now eligible to receive a COVID-19 vaccine.<\/p>\n

To find testing sites around the state, visit https:\/\/www.coronavirus.in.gov\/vaccine\/<\/a> and click on the COVID-19 testing information link.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

COVID-19 Web resources<\/strong>:<\/p>\n