CHI Memorial patients can now be vaccinated through health system

Staff Photo by Robin Rudd / From left, Infectious Disease Specialist Dr. Mark Anderson gets his vaccation from Valerie Vargo RN, RN Educaiton. CHI Memorial Hospital began COVID-19 vaccinations today. Staff Photo by Robin Rudd / From left, Infectious Disease Specialist Dr. Mark Anderson gets his vaccation from Valerie Vargo RN, RN Educaiton. CHI Memorial Hospital began COVID-19 vaccinations today.

By Elizabeth Fite March 24, 2021 2 min read

Patients established with CHI Memorial Medical Group can now be vaccinated at one of 11 Memorial locations in Tennessee as long as they are eligible for vaccination in their county of residence where the clinic is located.

Hospital officials announced Wednesday that nine primary care clinics in Hamilton County and two in Rhea County have doses of the Moderna vaccine on hand and are accepting appointments for eligible patients.

In Hamilton County, people in phases 2a and 2b and those age 55 and older who live or work in the county are now eligible. These phases include workers in commercial agriculture and food production, social services, corrections, public transit, telecommunications, utilities and public infrastructure.

Rhea County on Wednesday opened vaccine eligibility to anyone age 16 and over. However, since the Moderna vaccine is only authorized for use in adults age 18 and older, Memorial’s clinics will only be able to offer vaccines to that age group until vaccines are approved for other age groups or different vaccines are available.