Carthage, IL – Thursday, April 22, 2021 – Memorial Medical Clinic Colchester, located on 110 Market Street, is excited to announce that they are holding a drive-up Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine Clinic.
The first dose of this vaccine will be administered on Tuesday, May 4, from 4:30 p.m. until 6:30 p.m. Vaccines will be distributed on a first-come, first-serve basis for up to 50 individuals. Those who receive the vaccine will be asked to return to receive the second dose on Tuesday, June 1, between 4:30 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. Carside service will be offered at this clinic, weather permitting. Participating individuals are asked to bring a copy of their driver’s license, insurance card, and current phone number.
Those who are 18 years of age and older and live in the state of Illinois qualify to receive a vaccine at this clinic. For more information regarding vaccine eligibility, please refer to the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) at dph.illinois.gov.
Those who are unable to attend MMC Colchester’s vaccine clinic but wish to be vaccinated are encouraged to sign up online at mhtlc.org for future vaccine clinics held by Memorial Medical Clinics. Memorial Hospital and Memorial Medical Clinics would like to thank the community for their patience and understanding as they work to vaccinate our community.
Memorial Hospital would like to remind the community to continue taking precautions to reduce the spread of COVID-19. Please continue to wear a mask in public places and practice social distancing whenever possible. Individuals should call Memorial’s COVID-19 hotline at (217) 357-0617 if you think you may have been exposed to COVID-19 or if you are experiencing ANY symptoms related to COVID-19, which include mild to severe respiratory illness with fever or chills, cough, sore throat, shortness of breath or difficulty breathing, fatigue, muscle or body aches, headache, the new loss of sense of taste and/or smell, congestion or runny nose, nausea or vomiting, and diarrhea.
Memorial Hospital is committed to delivering outstanding healthcare. Memorial Hospital is a 501(c)(3) non-profit critical access hospital that employs over 250, offers emergency, surgical, imaging (x-ray), laboratory, obstetrics, six clinics throughout the region, specialty clinics, and much more. The hospital has served the residents of the Hancock County area since 1950. For more information, please find us on the web at www.mhtlc.org.