On Thursday, the first doses of a pop-up site for massive COVID-19 vaccine will be administered at the Cintas Center.
About 10,000 first doses of the Pfizer vaccine will be given. Commissioner Denise Driehaus says Governor Mike DeWine says the state will continue to increase doses in Hamilton County in the coming weeks.
So what that looks like through providers and more massive vax sites will be played here, but what we know is that we will be getting more doses as we go further and the appropriateness is opened up in relation to the number of doses going. to be available to us, ‘said Driehaus.
How and when to register
Vaccines at the Cintas Center are administered from 8:30 am to 4:30 pm until March 20. The site is operated by Kroger and you do need an appointment. You can sign up for an appointment here and see who is currently eligible for the vaccine. Walk-ups are not recommended.
Metro also offers free rides to the bullring. According to WCPO, all routes offer free rides to the arena from Thursday to March 20. The free shuttle will run from three nearby bus stops to the main entrance of the Cintas Center. The bus stops are:
- on Montgomery Road and Dana Avenue
- at Woodburn and Dana Avenues
- at the Xavier University parking lot C-2 and the overflow parking lot
The shuttle runs all three days from 8:30 am to 4:30 pm.
The first doses will be given in the arena until March 20 and approximately 10,000 second doses will be given from April 8 to 10.
Current COVID business in Hamilton County
At least 1 in 5 Hamilton County residents has started the COVID-19 vaccination process.
At least 74,809 people tested positive for COVID-19 during the Hamilton County pandemic, of which 697 were registered in the past week. At least 3,000 of those cases are currently active.
The province has an average of about 95 cases per day. At least 2,712 people were hospitalized during the pandemic and at least 1,096 died.
On Tuesday, Gov. DeWine announced that all Ohio residents aged 16 and older will be eligible for vaccines by March 29. Teens who qualify when registration opens to all can only schedule a Pfizer injection.
This Friday, Ohioans age 40 and older are eligible, as well as individuals with cancer, chronic kidney disease, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), heart disease, and obesity.