Want a COVID vaccine in Kansas? Here are pharmacies offering doses this week

As the COVID-19 vaccine supply ramps up across the U.S., more vaccination sites have popped up in Kansas in a massive effort to end the coronavirus pandemic.

But a decentralized vaccine roll-out has made it difficult to pinpoint exactly where to get a shot or who is eligible, with different providers within the same city following different guidelines.

In the Wichita area, the Sedgwick County Health Department has taken the lead on the local vaccination program, with a vaccine mega-site at 223 S. Main, the former Central Public Library, and a drive-through clinic at the Wichita Transit Operations Center, 777 E. Waterman.

Thursday to Saturday, the Sedgwick County Health Department also will give COVID shots at Central Community Church, 6100 W. Maple, east of Maple and Ridge.

On Monday, the county will open its second mass-vaccination site at the Sedgwick County Extension Center, 7001 W. 21st St., at the southeast corner of 21st and Ridge. The second site will allow thousands more to be vaccinated each week and is possible because the Kansas Department of Health and Environment will provide more doses and additional personnel who are trained to administer shots.

All vaccines through the county health department are by appointment only. Schedule an appointment through the county’s website at sedgwickcounty.org/covid-19/vaccine/schedule/ or by calling 316-660-1029.

The county’s list of eligible population groups includes anyone 65 or older, healthcare workers, K-12 school personnel, aviation and supply chain workers, public safety officials, licensed childcare providers and workers in public transportation.

But the county isn’t the only provider in town.

More people are eligible to receive a vaccine through local pharmacies and health clinics, which are following the state’s guidelines.

Those vaccine providers are also giving shots to grocery store employees, food service workers, retail workers and postal service employees. Also eligible are those working in licensed congregate settings, such as homeless shelters, childcare institutions, emergency shelters or safehouses, correctional facilities or behavioral health institutions.

Pharmacies are less clear on how many vaccine doses they have available, and each one has its own sign-up process. Before getting a vaccine, call the specific pharmacy for availability or sign-up through the store’s online portal.

▪ GraceMed, a Wichita federally qualified health center, was selected to receive direct shipments of the Moderna vaccine starting this week and, like pharmacies, will follow the state’s priorities rather than the county’s. You don’t have to be a GraceMed patient, nor do you have to live in Sedgwick County to get a shot through the clinic.

GraceMed vaccines will be administered at 1150 N. Broadway. Appointments can be made by calling 316-866-2000.

▪ Hunter Health is holding a COVID-19 vaccination clinic on Saturday for 1,000 Native American adults and members of their household, regardless of age or profession. The clinic is 10 a.m..-3 p.m. at the Mid-American All-Indian Center, 650 N. Seneca.

Native American verification is required, including an Indian Membership Card, Certificate of Degree of Indian Blood, Bureau of Indian Affairs letter or Native American race listed on a birth certificate.

▪ McConnell Air Force Base is open to military medical beneficiaries age 65 and older and all adult military beneficiaries age 18 to 64 who are at increased risk for severe illness. Conditions including type 2 diabetes, smoking, obesity, COPD, cancer, kidney disease and Down syndrome.

Medical beneficiaries must have TRICARE insurance or have access to McConnell as a base employee to qualify for the vaccine, according to a news release from McConnell Air Force Base. Appointments are required and the vaccine clinic will be at the Robert J. Dole Community Center Ballroom on the base. Appointments open Friday and vaccinations will be given March 18, March 26, April 1, April 8, May 6, May 13, May 20 and May 27.

To schedule an appointment today, beneficiaries can go to booking.appointy.com/mcconnellafb or the Appointy app.

▪ Robert J. Dole VA is partnering with Newman University to vaccinate 1,500 military veterans on Saturday, March 20. All ages are eligible for the vaccine, which will be administered from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Newman’s Dugan Gorges conference center, 3100 McCormick St. Veterans must be enrolled in health care with the Dole VA to be eligible for the vaccine.

Appointments at the VA have been previously reserved for veterans age 55 or older. More than 6,000 veterans have received a shot, according to a news release from the VA medical center.

To schedule an appointment, call 316-469-0914, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on weekdays.

Do you know of a location that is not on this list? Let us know by emailing online@wichitaeagle.com.

Below are Wichita-area pharmacies with vaccine doses listed in alphabetical order by city, according to a list provided by the Kansas Department of Health and Environment. Pharmacies may be out of supplies or may not have received supplies at the time of publication.

Wichita

• Dandurand Wellness, 550 N. Hillside
• Dillons Pharmacy, 8828 W. 13th St.
• Dillons Pharmacy, 7707 E. Central
• Dillons Pharmacy, 4747 S. Broadway
• Dillons Pharmacy, 3932 W. 13th St.
• Dillons Pharmacy, 10222 W. 21st St.
• Dillons Pharmacy, 3211 S. Seneca
• Dillons Pharmacy, 2244 N. Rock
• Dillons Pharmacy, 10515 W. Central
• Dillons Pharmacy, 1910 W. 21st St.
• Dillons Pharmacy, 5500 E. Harry
• Professional Pharmacy, 744 N. Waco
  
  
• Sam’s Pharmacy, 3415 N. Rock
• The Little Clinic, 10222 W. 21st St.
• The Little Clinic, 4747 S. Broadway
• The Little Clinic, 7707 E. Central
• The Little Clinic, 10515 W. Central
• Walmart Pharmacy, 6110 W. Kellogg

Derby

• Dillons Pharmacy, 1624 N. Rock
• The Little Clinic, 1624 N. Rock
• Walmart Pharmacy, 2020 N. Nelson

Clearwater

• Quier Pharmacy, 130 E. Ross STE 111

Cheney

• Kingman Drug Cheney Pharmacy, 114 N. Main

Mulvane

• The Mulvane Pharmacy, 1008 SE Louis

Butler County

• Dillons Pharmacy, 225 E. Cloud, Andover

• Golden Plains Pharmacy Service, 511 State, Augusta

• El Dorado TrueCare Pharmacy, 205 N. Vine, El Dorado

• The Little Clinic, 225 E. Cloud, Andover

• Walmart Pharmacy, 301 S. Village, El Dorado

Reno County

• Dillons Pharmacy, 3200 Plaza East Drive, Hutchinson
• Hutchinson Clinic Pharmacy, 2101 N. Waldron, Hutchinson
• The Little Clinic, 3200 E. Plaza East Drive, Hutchinson
• The Medicine Shoppe Pharmacy, 1401 N. Main, Hutchinson
• Walmart Pharmacy, 1905 E. 17th, Hutchinson

Harvey County

• Harvey Drug, 115 W. Fifth, Newton
• Hesston Pharmacy, 101 S. Main, Hesston

Cowley County

• Dillons Pharmacy, 425 N. Summit, Arkansas City
• Dillons Pharmacy, 2310 Main, Winfield
• Graves Drug, 212 S. Summit, Arkansas City
• Health Center Pharmacy, 722 Wheat, Winfield
• Taylor Drug, 201 S. Summit, Arkansas City
• Walmart Pharmacy, 2202 E. Pike, Winfield
• Walmart Pharmacy, 2701 N. Summit, Arkansas City

Sumner County

• Dillons Pharmacy, 1111 W. Eighth, Wellington

Kingman County

• Kingman Drug, 211 N. Main, Kingman

This story was originally published March 10, 2021 at 12:03 PM.