A series of mobile COVID-19 vaccination clinics are scheduled to take place in the City of Kenosha this month that will offer a monetary incentive while supplies last.
Kenosha County Public Health, the Health Equity Task Force and other partners will collaborate to offer three clinics — and Visa gift card incentives — to those who receive a first, second or booster dose of a Moderna, Pfizer or Johnson & Johnson vaccine.
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The clinics are intended to serve people ages 5 and older. (Those under 18 must be with a parent or guardian.) All vaccines are free, and identification or health insurance are not required.
The clinics are planned to be held at:
Sunday, Jan. 16: New Brighter Day Baptist Church
When: 2 to 3 p.m.
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Where: 1225 25th Ave.
Incentive: $50 Visa gift card (while limited supply lasts)
Clinic partners: New Brighter Day, Kenosha County Public Health, Health Equity Task Force, and AMI Expeditionary Healthcare
Thursday, Jan. 20: Kenosha Senior Center
When: 10 to 11 a.m.
Where: 2717 67th St.
Incentive: $50 Visa gift card (while limited supply lasts)
Clinic partners: Senior Center, Kenosha County Public Health, Health Equity Task Force
Sunday, Jan. 23: Second Baptist Church
When: Noon to 1 p.m.
Where: 3925 32nd Ave.
Incentive: $50 Visa gift card (while limited supply lasts)
Clinic partners: Second Baptist, Kenosha County Public Health, Health Equity Task Force, and AMI Expeditionary Healthcare
Walk-ins are welcome at all three clinics — no appointments are needed, and clinic clients do not need to be a member of the organizations hosting the events.
Happy to help
The Rev. Joseph Thomas, pastor at New Brighter Day Baptist Church, said he is pleased to offer a vaccination clinic to the community.
“Most of us have gotten dozens of vaccines over our lifetimes, enabling us to keep ourselves, our families, and our communities safe and healthy,” Thomas said. “With the world facing a global pandemic, one of the easiest and most effective things we can do for ourselves and for each other is to get vaccinated.”
People are also welcome to come to the clinics to talk with health professionals about the vaccines, said Tamarra Coleman, a member of the Health Equity Task Force, a group of community leaders working to provide more equitable access to COVID-19 vaccination for communities of color.
“Our faith-based communities have really stepped up in partnering with the Health Equity Task Force and Kenosha County Public Health to provide COVID-19 vaccines and even the booster shots,” Coleman said. “It’s available to not only these congregations, but the entire community. It’s going to take us collaboratively working together to get this under control.”
Clinic visitors who have already received a first or second dose of the vaccine are asked to bring their vaccination card, if possible, although this is not required.
More information about COVID-19 in Kenosha County, including links to vaccine and testing providers in the community, is available online at https://www.kenoshacounty.org/covid-19.
Today in history: Jan. 13
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1898: “J’accuse”
In 1898, Emile Zola’s famous defense of Capt. Alfred Dreyfus, “J’accuse,” (zhah-KOOZ’), was published in Paris.
1982: Plane Crash
In 1982, an Air Florida 737 crashed into Washington, D.C.’s 14th Street Bridge and fell into the Potomac River while trying to take off during a snowstorm, killing a total of 78 people, including four motorists on the bridge; four passengers and a flight attendant survived.
1990: L. Douglas Wilder
In 1990, L. Douglas Wilder of Virginia became the nation’s first elected Black governor as he took the oath of office in Richmond.
2000: Microsoft
In 2000, Microsoft chairman Bill Gates stepped aside as chief executive and promoted company president Steve Ballmer to the position.
2001: El Salvador
In 2001, an earthquake estimated by the U.S. Geological Survey at magnitude 7.7 struck El Salvador; more than 840 people were killed.
2011: Christina Taylor Green
In 2011, a funeral was held in Tucson, Arizona, for 9-year-old Christina Taylor Green, the youngest victim of a mass shooting that also claimed five other lives and critically wounded Rep. Gabrielle Giffords.
2012: Cruise
Ten years ago: The Italian luxury liner Costa Concordia ran aground off the Tuscan island of Giglio and flipped onto its side; 32 people were killed. (Capt. Francesco Schettino would be sentenced to 16 years in an Italian prison for abandoning ship and other crimes when he fled in a lifeboat and refused an order from the Italian Coast Guard to return to the listing ship.)
2017: Takata Corp.
Five years ago: Federal prosecutors in Detroit announced that Takata Corp. had agreed to plead guilty to a single criminal charge and pay $1 billion in fines and restitution for concealing a deadly defect in its air bag inflators.
2020: The Royals
In 2020, at a royal family summit in eastern England, Queen Elizabeth II brokered a deal to secure the future of the monarchy; it would allow Prince Harry and his wife, Meghan, to live part-time in Canada.
2021: Impeachment
In 2021, President Donald Trump was impeached by the U.S. House over the violent Jan. 6 siege of the Capitol, becoming the only president to be twice impeached; ten Republicans joined Democrats in voting to impeach Trump on a charge of “incitement of insurrection.” (Trump would again be acquitted by the Senate in a vote after his term was over.)
2021: Klete Keller
One year ago: Five-time Olympic swimming medalist Klete Keller was charged with participating in the deadly riot at the U.S. Capitol after video emerged that appeared to show him among those storming the building. (Keller later pleaded guilty to a felony charge of obstruction of an official proceeding and agreed to cooperate with authorities.)
2021: Siegfried Fischbacher
One year ago: Siegfried Fischbacher, part of the entertainment duo Siegfried and Roy who performed in Las Vegas with their famed white tigers, died at 81.
