The Kane County Health Department is looking at options to run mass COVID-19 vaccination clinics in 2022 after it announced Thursday that it is closing its Batavia vaccination site in early January.
After public input and conversations with the Kane County Board, health department officials said they are reassessing its operation of the VaxHub site and will consider options to run mass clinics in early 2022 based on vaccine demand and labor resources.
“The county opened up the mass vax site within a few short weeks and it has been the anchor of our vaccination efforts ever since,” said Jarett Sanchez, chairman of Kane County Board’s Public Health Committee, in a press release. “We are extremely grateful for all of the work that our staff has put in above and beyond what was expected of them.
“While current health department trends are moving away from the mass vax site model, in Kane County we’re continuing to see public benefit from having one, so we are working toward a solution that is responsive to community needs while still being fiscally responsible in its execution,” Sanchez said.
The current VaxHub is located in a vacant retail space at 501 N. Randall Road in Batavia that formerly housed a Sam’s Club.
