MCDH Encourages Phase 1B, 1C Residents To Sign Up For Vaccination
MCHENRY COUNTY, IL — The McHenry County Department of Health is encouraging residents who are included in the next phases of vaccinations to complete an online vaccine enrollment form.
The health department is currently vaccinating those in the initial phase, Phase 1A, which includes long-term care facility workers and residents. Next up will be those identified in Phase 1B and 1C, including:
1B: Anyone 65 years of age or older; first responders, including 911 dispatches, fire, law enforcement, security personnel, school officers; education employees, including teachers, principals, student support, student aids, day care workers; food and agriculture processing employees including plants, veterinary health, livestock services, animal care; manufacturing employees, including industrial production of goods for distribution to retail, wholesale or other manufactures; corrections workers and inmates, including prison and jail officers, juvenile facility staff, workers providing in-person support and inmates; United States Postal Services workers; public transit workers, including flight crews, bus drivers, train conductors, taxi drivers, in-person support, ride sharing services; grocery store workers; grocery store workers; shelters and adult day care workers, including those working at homeless shelters, adult day/drop-in program and sheltered workshop.
1C: Persons aged 16 to 64 years old with medical conditions that increase the risk for severe COVID-19, including conditions like obesity, diabetes, pulmonary disease, heart condition including hypertension, kidney disease, cancer, immunocompromised, sickle cell and pregnancy; transportation and logistics workers; water and wastewater workers; food service employees; shelter and housing employees including construction workers; finance workers including bank tellers; and employees in information technology and communications, energy, legal, media, public safety and engineers and public health workers.
Local health officials say enrolling for the vaccine online will help them determine the vaccine needs for those identified in the Phase 1B and Phase 1C groups. After completing the enrollment formand once a clinic becomes available to each group, additional information on how to schedule an appointment will be directly emailed to those who complete the form, according to a news release from the health department.
In addition, health officials are encouraging those in the Phase 1A group who haven't yet enrolled to do so online.
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Those receiving their vaccine at an MCDH clinic will need to bring current identification and proof of their employment, which could include an employment badge, paycheck stub, state licensure or certificate, if applicable. If proof of employment is not provided at the time of your appointment, MCDH reserves the right to deny you the vaccine, according to the news release.
MCDH will only see those who arrive at the time of their scheduled appointment and provide verification of their scheduled appointment. That verification will be sent through the health the electronic registration system after scheduling an appointment.
There is a 15 minute observation period after receiving the vaccine, which is a common practice to ensure no adverse reaction after introducing a new vaccine into the body.
“Our team has been busy vaccinating, and we are close to moving on to Phase 1B,” said MCDH Public Health Administrator Melissa Adamson. “We will need to further prioritize within the Phase 1B group, but we will make sure everyone who is interested in receiving the vaccine will have the opportunity to do so before moving on. Please be patient and enroll to ensure that you are getting the information you need to schedule an appointment for yourself or those in your organization.”
More information is available on the MCDH website.
This article originally appeared on the Crystal Lake-Cary Patch
