More than 5,100 12-15 year-olds already vaccinated by Advocate Aurora Health

Downers Grove, IL and Milwaukee, WI – Five-thousand one hundred nineteen (5,119) 12-15 year-olds have been vaccinated by Advocate Aurora Health since Thursday, May 13, following the CDC’s authorization of the Pfizer BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine last week.

Beginning Tuesday, May 18th, Advocate Aurora Health will welcome walk-ins at select vaccine clinics for anyone ages 12 and above, based on available daily supply.

“The vaccine is our way out of this pandemic, and we want to do all we can to make it easy and convenient for people to get vaccinated,” said Dr. Robert Citronberg, Executive Director of Infectious Disease and Prevention.

Vaccine clinics accepting walk-ins include:

Illinois                                   

• Advocate Lutheran General Hospital
• Advocate Condell Medical Center
• Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital
• Advocate Sherman Hospital

Wisconsin

• Aurora Medical Center – Kenosha
• Aurora BayCare Medical Center
• Aurora Medical Center – Grafton
• Aurora St. Luke’s Medical Center
• Aurora Medical Center – Summit
• Aurora West Allis Medical Center

For more details about the Advocate Aurora Health vaccine clinics accepting walk-ins and hours, visit aah.org/vaccine. Minors must be accompanied by a parent or legal guardian. Vaccinations can also be made by appointment at all Advocate Aurora vaccine locations one of three ways:

• Using the Advocate Aurora LiveWell app (Apple Store/Google Play)
• At AAH.org/vaccine
• Or by calling the AAH vaccine hotline (866-443-2584)

NOTE: This press release was submitted to Urban Milwaukee and was not written by an Urban Milwaukee writer. It has not been verified for its accuracy or completeness.