Putnam County Health Department, DePauw, Hendricks Regional partner on mass vaccination site Friday, April 2

The Putnam County Health Department, in partnership with DePauw University and Hendricks Regional Health, has announced a COVID-19 mass vaccination clinic on Friday, April 2 on DePauw’s campus.

The clinic will be open to anyone who meets Indiana’s eligibility requirements — including community members, teachers, health care workers and DePauw students and employees — with one exception. Although Gov. Eric Holcomb recently expanded the eligible population to those age 16 or older effective March 31, the clinic at DePauw will be administering the single-shot Johnson & Johnson vaccine, which is authorized for use in people age 18 or older.

Proof of age and residency will be required.

The clinic will be open 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. at DePauw’s Lilly Center, 1 E. Olive St., Greencastle.

“When the Indiana Department of Health offered us extra vaccines to provide to the community, we jumped at the chance,” Putnam County Health Officer Dr. Adam Amos said. “With world-renowned partners such as DePauw University and Hendricks Regional Health, we have no doubt that this will be the most successful vaccination effort Putnam County has ever seen.”

DePauw officials are also pleased with the development.

“This clinic is a wonderful example of the meaningful partnerships DePauw seeks with others in our community,” DePauw President Lori White said. “I’m thrilled that our students and faculty and staff members — and members of the Greencastle community as well — will have access to the COVID-19 vaccine. There’s light at the end of this long and troubling tunnel.”

As with any Indiana vaccination site, appointments must be made in advance by calling 211 or visiting www.ourshot.in.gov. Patients will be sent a text message or an email confirming their appointment and allowing them to register before the appointment. DePauw students should use their campus address to register.

Once an appointment is made, patients will be sent a text message or email to confirm, which will also allow them to pre-register prior to their appointment. Upon arrival, patients will check in and be directed to the spot where they will receive their vaccine. Patients then will be escorted to an observation area, where they will be monitored for 15-to-30 minutes.

Patients are considered fully vaccinated two weeks after receiving the single-dose Johnson & Johnson vaccine. To date, more than a million Hoosiers have been fully vaccinated, including more than 4,400 Putnam County residents.

For information about the COVID-19 vaccine at DePauw, visit www.depauw.edu/coronavirus/covid-19-vaccine/.