Due to the high demand of people wanting the COVID-19 vaccine booster shot, Schneck Medical Center has moved the location of its drive-thru clinic and expanded the hours and days this week.
Medical professionals with the Seymour hospital will administer the booster from 3 to 6 p.m. today (Wednesday, Nov. 10) and Thursday (Nov. 11) at the Freeman Field Recreational Complex, 2476 N. State Road 11, Seymour south of Freeman Field airport.
All three boosters— Moderna, Pfizer and Johnson and Johnson— will be available. Registration is not required, and people should bring their COVID vaccination card.
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, people may choose which vaccine they receive as a booster dose. Some have a preference for the vaccine they originally received, while others prefer to get a different booster. The mix-and-match dosing for booster shots is allowed.
Susan Zabor, chief quality officer for Schneck, said nearly 60 doses of the booster shot were administered during the first drive-thru clinic from 7 to 9 a.m. this Monday, Nov. 1 on the third level of the Schneck Professional Building parking garage, but on Wednesday, Nov. 3, that jumped to 239.
That afternoon the line of vehicles stretched from the parking garage to West Tipton Street for a couple of blocks.
That was an indication that it’s a need and a want for the community to be able to receive the booster vaccination, Zabor said.
“People really enjoy the drive-up clinics, though,” she said. “It’s great for the elderly population to not have to have them get out of their car, walk up to a location. They love it. They get to stay in their warm car, and it’s a very, very quick process.”