CLEVELAND, Ohio ‑- Clevelanders who were among the first to get their COVID-19 shots Tuesday morning at the Wolstein Center mass vaccination site said the process was easy and fast.
“It was very organized. I was surprised,” said Mona Becker, 68, of North Royalton, as she was leaving the Wolstein Center site. The whole process took about 30 minutes to complete, she said.
Becker and her husband, Mark, were part of the Wolstein Center’s soft opening Tuesday, prior to the vaccination center’s full opening Wednesday.
Starting March 19, individuals of any age with one of five medical conditions, and adults age 40 and older, can get the vaccine, Gov. Mike DeWine announced Tuesday at a press conference at the Wolstein Center. The medical conditions are cancer, chronic kidney disease, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, heart disease and obesity.
Starting March 29, every Ohioan 16 and up can register for a vaccine. Teens 16 and 17 can only get the Pfizer vaccine. The Moderna and Johnson & Johnson vaccines are for adults 18 and over.
During Tuesday’s soft opening, the center expected to vaccinate 1,500 people. The Wolstein Center will ramp up by an additional 1,500 each day until it hits 6,000 persons per day at the end of this week, where it will remain for approximately eight weeks, according to information from Monday’s press conference.
Vaccinations will start at 8 a.m. and will continue through 7:30 p.m. each day. Up to 210,000 COVID-19 vaccine doses will be distributed at the Wolstein Center, with a portion of those set aside for underserved minority communities, DeWine said Sunday.
About 2.4 million Ohioans have received at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine, DeWine said Tuesday. More than two-thirds of Ohioans age 70 and older have received at least one vaccine shot, he said.
The Beckers were eager to get the vaccine because several family members contracted COVID-19. “I would rather get the vaccine than COVID-19,” Mona Becker said.
Mark and Mona Becker of North Royalton received their COVID-19 vaccines during Tuesday's soft opening at CSU's Wolstein Center. The site fully opens for vaccinations Wednesday.
It took the Beckers’ daughter nearly two weeks to find vaccination appointments for them. Now that they are on their way to full vaccination, they look forward to getting margaritas and fajitas at their favorite Mexican restaurant.
“We haven’t been out for a year,” she said.
Carol Arroyo, 54, of Cleveland, said she was eager to be immunized, because it means she will be able to hug her 74-year-old mother. Arroyo has seen her mother twice since last March, and had to send flowers for her birthday instead of visiting.
“I would love to be able to get with her and not feel I am compromising her health,” Arroyo said. Her mother, who lives in Lorain, has not been able to find a vaccination appointment yet.
It was easy to secure an appointment at Wolstein, and the operation ran smoothly, she said. “It was very organized to be the first day,” she said.
When she is fully immunized, Arroyo looks forward to eating out and visiting friends. “I’m hopeful life can get back to normal,” she said. “I can’t wait to be able to see friends and socialize. It’s been a lonely year.”
Here are more details about the Wolstein Center vaccination site:
How to register at Wolstein:
Eligible Ohioans can go to the state’s new COVID-19 vaccine website to register for the shots at the Wolstein Center and other locations at gettheshot.coronavirus.ohio.gov. Individuals can also make an appointment by phone at 1-833-427-5634.
Types of vaccine:
For the first three weeks the clinic is open, Pfizer vaccine will be administered. The following three weeks will be for second doses of the Pfizer vaccine. Up to 126,000 doses can be given.
During the seventh and eighth weeks of the clinic, Johnson & Johnson’s one-shot vaccine will be administered, DeWine said. Up to 84,000 of those vaccines will be given.
Most people can enter through the main entrance, Gate B on the corner of E. 21st Street and Carnegie Avenue.
Gate A, located on the corner of E. 21st Street and Prospect Avenue, the northeast corner of the center, will be used for people who use wheelchairs or need language translation or use sign language.
Everyone arriving at the Wolstein Center must pass a temperature test and wear a CDC-approved mask.
Once inside the center, people will be seated in a row on the arena floor. Each quadrant can hold 120 people, for a maximum of 480 people on the floor at one time. Vaccinators will then go down each row and administer the immunization shot. Each vaccinated person will sit for 15-30 minutes of monitoring before leaving.
Since the vaccination is administered in two shots, each person will automatically receive a scheduled appointment for their second shot precisely three weeks afterward. If your appointment was at 1 p.m. on Tuesday, your follow-up is three weeks later, at 1 p.m. on Tuesday.
Free parking near the Wolstein Center will be available for those getting vaccinated. Vaccine recipients also can park free at all nearby Cleveland State-owned lots.
Free RTA rides:
The Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority will offer free bus rides to the Wolstein Center and other vaccination sites throughout the county from Wednesday through May 8.
The all-day RTA passes will be distributed to hundreds of Cuyahoga County and City of Cleveland social service agencies and community centers.
RTA will operate free shuttles every 15 minutes from the five nearby parking lots to the Wolstein Center for those who drive to their appointments.
The transit agency is also offering free paratransit services to vaccination sites. Only existing paratransit customers are eligible for these free rides.
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