About 77% of McLean County residents 65 and older have received one dose

Posted on March 31, 2021
The COVID-19 vaccination site located at Grossinger Motors Arena in downtown Bloomington. (Blake Haas/WJBC)

 

By Neil Doyle

BLOOMINGTON – While vaccination numbers have slightly improved in McLean County, the health department’s administrator says more COVID-19 vaccines are needed.

“This week we got around 2,800 doses of vaccine,” McKnight told WJBC’s Scott Miller. “The vaccination site at Grossinger Motors Arena can do that in one day. So the 2,800 doses for the full county and all of our providers for a week, we need more. Vaccine is still limited at this time, but again, we hope that we’ll find out that we are getting more so we can open up even more appointments.”

McKnight says around 77% of people 65 and older have received at least the first dose, with over 50% of that group fully vaccinated.

The county has administered over 69,000 shots, with over 13% of the county’s population fully vaccinated.

Vaccine appointments can be made on the health department’s website – health.mcleancounyil.gov. For those without internet access, the county’s COVID Call Center is open Monday through Friday from 9am until 4pm. That number is 309-888-5600.

Neil Doyle can be reached at [email protected]

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