Vaccine Site at the United Center

United Center Vaccine Site

All 1B Eligibles and Those with Disabilities Can Make Appointments Beginning Sunday at 4 p.m.

Homebound Seniors Can Get Vaccinated

Dear Neighbor,

30,000 people have already signed up for vaccines at the United Center mass vaccination and many more appointments are easily available.

Seniors: Sign Up Right Now

If you are over 65, please sign up right now. Seniors 65+ will have a special early registration period through Sunday, March 7 at 4:00 pm. Go to Zocdoc.com/vaccine to register for an appointment or call 312-746-4835. This hotline is open Monday – Saturday 8:00 am – 8:00 pm and Sunday 8:00am – 4:00pm.

If you are helping someone else, it's quite easy to set up an account on ZocDoc to help someone get an appointment.

Others in Phase 1B

Registration for Illinoisans who meet the state’s Phase 1b+ eligibility criteria will open Sunday, March 7 at 4:00 pm.

Group 1B are Frontline Essential Workers, such as:

First responders: Fire, law enforcement, 911 worker, security personnel, school officer
Education workers: K-12 teacher, school administrator, student support staff, student aide, day care worker and center-based child care provider, home visiting provider, early intervention therapists, Head Start/Early Head Start provider, Preschool for All provider
Food and agriculture workers: Processing plants, veterinary health, livestock services, animal care
Manufacturing workers: Industrial production of goods for distribution to retail, wholesale, or other manufactures
Corrections workers and incarcerated individuals: Correctional officer and staff, jail officer and staff, juvenile facility staff, a worker providing in-person support or services, incarcerated individuals
U.S. Postal Service workers
Public transit workers: Flight crew, bus driver, train conductor, taxi driver, para-transit driver, in-person support, ride sharing service driver
Grocery store workers: Bagger, cashier, stocker, pickup, customer service
Shelter and adult day care staff: Homeless shelter, women's shelter, adult day/drop-in program, sheltered workshop

Appointments are also available for any adult person with a disability or certain health issues. These are:

Obesity
Diabetes
Pulmonary Diseases
Smoking
Heart Conditions
Chronic Kidney Disease
Cancer
Solid Organ Transplant

Sickle Cell Disease
Pregnancy
Persons with permanent disabilities under Illinois law, including
Physical Disability
Developmental Disability
Visual Disability
Hearing Disability
Mental Disability

There is NO ONSITE REGISTRATION. You must have an appointment. Go to Zocdoc.com/vaccine to register for an appointment or call 312-746-4835.

How to get to the United Center:

Entrance to the vaccine site is in Lot E of the United Center, off of Madison St. Parking is available in Lot A with a free shuttle to the vaccination site. The United Center is also easily reached by public transportation.

Are You or Do You Know a Homebound Person?

People who are homebound for various reasons can sign up online to get vaccinated against coronavirus at their home. Their caregivers will also be vaccinated under the program.

To be eligible, a person must not be able to leave their home because it “requires considerable and taxing effort” and must fit one of these categories:

Be a senior OR a person with a disability that requires in-home assistance, and
Be a person who has to use adaptive equipment (like a ventilator, wheelchair, etc.) and/or accessible transportation to leave home.

The program is only meant for “truly homebound” older people, Dr. Allison Arwady, head of the Chicago Department of Public Health, has said.

This is a truly humane and generous program which will rely in part on Chicago Firefighter emergency medical personnel to administer vaccines. Please take advantage of this limited program if you or a loved one really needs it now that vaccines are becoming so readily available.

Upcoming CAPS Meetings

The 19th District CAPS meeting schedule has been released. CAPS meetings remain virtual. Click here to view the entire schedule.

The next CAPS meeting for Beat 1932 is Monday, March 8th via Zoom, Zoom Meeting ID: 847 8850 1324

Passcode: 503502

The 18th District CAPS meeting schedule for our ward is here.

Upcoming Meetings are:

Tuesday, March 9 - Beats 1811-1814 (Lincoln Park South of Fullerton) via Zoom.

March 18 - Beat 1824 (Gold Coast) via Zoom.

To sign up for these 18th District CAPS meeting, please email [email protected]

To find your beat, click here.

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