{"id":96889,"date":"2021-03-07T12:15:10","date_gmt":"2021-03-07T17:15:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/?p=96889"},"modified":"2025-10-23T08:24:51","modified_gmt":"2025-10-23T12:24:51","slug":"nearly-8200-received-covid-19-vaccine-at-ims","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/2021\/03\/07\/nearly-8200-received-covid-19-vaccine-at-ims\/","title":{"rendered":"Nearly 8200 received COVID-19 vaccine at IMS"},"content":{"rendered":"

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

Indiana State Department of Health update on 8,200 Hoosiers receiving the COVID-19 vaccine at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Saturday.<\/p>\n

Nearly 4100 received COVID-19 vaccine at IMS<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Indianapolis, Indiana (March 7, 2021) \u2014 Nearly 8,200 Hoosiers received a free COVID-19 vaccine at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Friday, the first day of a four-day mass vaccination clinic. The clinic continues today through Monday. All appointments are booked.<\/p>\n

As of Sunday, 1,127,721 first doses of vaccine have been administered in Indiana, and 696,457 individuals are fully vaccinated.<\/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. A clinic also is being planned in Gary the weekend of March 20. Details will be announced when they are finalized.<\/p>\n

Appointments for these clinics must be scheduled in advance, and individuals must show proof of residency and eligibility upon arrival. 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>\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