GREEN BAY (NBC 26) — Prevea Health closed down its large-scale, COVID-19 community vaccination operations at the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay on Tuesday, June 15.
"The need for a large, massive vaccination site has gone down thanks to everybody coming in," said Dr. Ashok Rai, President and CEO, Prevea Health. "Over 94,000 vaccination shots were delivered here. Of all the Prevea sites, we've given about 200,000 across the state, so almost half of all the vaccinations with Prevea happened right here at the UWGB campus."
Since Dec. 16, 2020, Prevea has administered more than 200,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccine statewide. The UWGB Clinic opened on Jan. 18 inside Kress Events Center.
"The Kress Center was the ultimate location for this," Rai said. "We were able to vaccinate 220 people an hour when we were running at our full capacity through the Kress Center which is just incredible."
The response to those who have been vaccinated has been positive, Rai said.
"I've sat in there and seen people cry as they are FaceTiming their grandchildren knowing that they'll finally be able to see them and hug them," he said. "All hearing the different stories. We gave a lot of shots, but I think we also gave a lot of hope over that time."
Prevea will continue to offer COVID-19 vaccinations at locations throughout northeast Wisconsin.
In the Greater Green Bay area:
• Prevea Howard Health Center, 2793 Lineville Rd., Howard
• Prevea Ashwaubenon Health Center, 2502 S. Ashland Ave., Ashwaubenon
• Prevea East Mason Health Center, 3021 Voyager Dr., Green Bay
• Prevea East De Pere Health Center, 3860 Monroe Rd., De Pere
• Prevea Washington Street Health Center, 102 N. Washington St., Green Bay
• Prevea Luxemburg Health Center, 101 School Creek Trail, Luxemburg
In Prevea's northern region:
• HSHS St. Clare Memorial Hospital Prevea Oconto Falls Health Center, 835 S. Main St., Oconto Falls
• HSHS St. Clare Memorial Hospital Prevea Gillett Health Center, 340 N. Green Bay Ave., Gillett
• HSHS St. Clare Memorial Hospital Prevea Lena Health Center, 200 S Rosera St., Lena
• HSHS St. Clare Memorial Hospital Prevea Mountain Health Center, 14353 Hwy 32/64, Mountain
• HSHS St. Clare Memorial Hospital Prevea Suring Health Center, 913 E. Main St., Suring
• Prevea Marinette Health Center, 1409 Cleveland Ave, Marinette
• Prevea Shawano Health Center, 1300 E Green Bay St., Shawano
In the Sheboygan and Manitowoc areas:
• Prevea Sheboygan Health Center, 1411 N Taylor Dr., Sheboygan
• Prevea Kohler Health Center, 950 Woodlake Rd., Kohler
• Prevea Oostburg Health Center, 15 S 10th St., Suite A, Oostburg
• Prevea Manitowoc Health Center, 4810 Expo Drive, Manitowoc
If someone would like to visit a health center for the sole purpose of receiving a COVID-19 vaccination, an appointment is required. But you do not have to be an established patient at Prevea to receive a COVID-19 vaccination at a Prevea location.
Appointments can be scheduled online at www.myprevea.com. MyPrevea is also available as an app on any smartphone or other device. If you do not have access or are unable to use the internet, you can call 1-833-344-4373 to schedule an appointment. There is no cost for the vaccine, insurance and vaccine status is not needed.
In addition, those who present to the above locations for health care unrelated to the COVID-19 vaccine and would like to be vaccinated during their appointment, may do so without having to make a separate appointment for vaccination. It is important to note that anyone receiving the Moderna or Pfizer vaccines at the above locations must return to the same location either 21 or 28 days later for their second dose. A patient’s appointment for the second dose will be scheduled during the appointment for the first dose.
Currently, anyone in Wisconsin age 12 and older is eligible for COVID-19 vaccination. The Pfizer vaccine is the only approved COVID-19 vaccine for ages 12 to 17; direct scheduling is required and a parent/guardian must call 1-833-344- 4373 to schedule.
For more information about Prevea COVID-19 vaccination locations, how to schedule an appointment and walk-in availability visit www.prevea.com/vaccine.
