WAUKEGAN – The Lake County Health Department announced the Lake County AllVax Portal is open.
All Lake County residents can register to be notified when a COVID-19 vaccine is available to them. Registering online is easy and secure. Visit AllVax.lakecohealth.org. You also can register by calling the Lake County Health Department at 847-377-8130.
“We want to assure our residents that their safety is our top priority,” said Mark Pfister, executive director at the Lake County Health Department. “The COVID-19 vaccines that will be available soon have gone through extensive clinical trials. The trial results indicate remarkable effectiveness in preventing COVID-19 with low risk of serious side effects. This is an exciting moment in science and an important step toward ending the COVID-19 pandemic, which has come at great cost to public health, our health care systems and our economy.”
By entering basic information and answering a few screening questions on the portal, you will be notified when a COVID-19 vaccine becomes available. You can register yourself and others on the portal. Once you are registered, you can schedule your vaccination appointments through Lake County clinics or facilities in the system when a vaccine is available to you.
The portal also includes answers to frequently asked questions on COVID-19 vaccination.
“The Lake County AllVax Portal gives us the opportunity to protect the health of our community by getting the right people the vaccination at the right time,” said Jefferson McMillan-Wilhoit, director of health informatics and technology at the health department. “This portal is a huge advance in being able to reduce infections and restore our communities, and we encourage all residents do their part. Get registered on the portal and get vaccinated.”
The Lake County AllVax Portal streamlines the process of getting vaccines to Lake County residents to reach the goal of 80% of Lake County residents being vaccinated.
Because the vaccine supply will be limited at first, certain groups of people who are at higher risk will be eligible for vaccination before others. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is helping state and local health departments distribute the vaccine fairly. Find out more about these guidelines on the CDC’s website, www.cdc.gov.