Genesis HealthCare System is now offering COVID-19 vaccinations to people outlined in Phase 1B of the Ohio Department of Health’s (ODH) vaccination plan. Community members now eligible to register include those born with or who developed early childhood conditions carried into adulthood, even if they are not 65 years of age or older. These conditions put the group at higher risk for adverse outcomes due to COVID-19. Qualifying conditions include:
- Sickle cell anemia
- Down syndrome
- Cystic fibrosis
- Muscular dystrophy
- Cerebral palsy
- Spina bifida
- People born with severe heart defects requiring regular specialized medical care
- People with severe type 1 diabetes, who have been hospitalized for this in the past year
- Phenylketonuria (PKU), Tay-Sachs and other rare, inherited metabolic disorders
- Epilepsy with continuing seizures; hydrocephaly; microcephaly; and other severe neurological disorders
- Turner syndrome, fragile X syndrome, Prader-Willi syndrome, and other severe genetic disorders
- People with severe asthma, who have been hospitalized for this in the past year
- Alpha and beta thalassemia
- Solid organ transplant candidates and recipients
Appointments are required. Beginning Friday, Feb. 26, those with high risk medical conditions
as a child and carried into adulthood can make an appointment by going to genesishcs.org/vaccine or calling the Genesis COVID-19 Line at 740-297-8610, Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Appointments are also available for individuals 65 and older.
The vaccines will be given at the Genesis COVID-19 Vaccination Center, 3575 Maple Ave., Zanesville, in the former Elder-Beerman location at Colony Square Mall. Those with appointments will enter the Genesis COVID-19 Vaccination Center through the exterior entrance from the parking lot on the north side of the building. It will not be accessible from inside the mall. Instructions for the vaccination will be provided when appointments are scheduled.
In addition, Northside Pharmacies will be administering the vaccine at the Genesis COVID-19 Vaccination Center. As Genesis follows the guidelines of ODH’s vaccination plan, information will be shared when additional groups are eligible to receive a vaccine. For information about the COVID-19 vaccine and the list of severe medical conditions, visit the Genesis website at genesishcs.org/vaccine.
