{"id":96575,"date":"2021-03-05T18:00:02","date_gmt":"2021-03-05T23:00:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/?p=96575"},"modified":"2025-10-23T08:24:49","modified_gmt":"2025-10-23T12:24:49","slug":"2589-covid-19-vaccinations-in-first-eight-hours","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/2021\/03\/05\/2589-covid-19-vaccinations-in-first-eight-hours\/","title":{"rendered":"2,589 COVID-19 vaccinations in first eight hours"},"content":{"rendered":"

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

Indiana State Department of Health news release announcing nearly 2,600 COVID-19 vaccinations in the first eight hours at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway.<\/p>\n

Nearly 2,600 Hoosiers receive COVID-19 vaccine in first 8 hours at Indianapolis Motor Speedway<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Indianapolis, Indiana (March 5, 2021) \u2014 The Indiana Department of Health announced today that 2,589 Hoosiers received a free COVID-19 vaccine during the first eight hours of the state\u2019s inaugural mass vaccination clinic at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway.<\/p>\n

A total of 4,200 people scheduled appointments to receive vaccines at the speedway on Friday. Appointments continue until 10 p.m. Friday. The clinic runs through Monday, and all appointments are booked.<\/p>\n

The mass vaccination clinic is the first offered by the Indiana Department of Health. Additional clinics are scheduled March 12-24 at Ivy Tech Community College in Sellersburg, March 20-21 in Gary and March 26-27 at the University of Notre Dame.<\/p>\n

Nearly 400 vaccination sites are available around the state. 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. To schedule, visit https:\/\/www.coronavirus.in.gov\/vaccine\/<\/a> or call 211 if you do not have access to a computer or require assistance.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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