Indiana University Northwest hosts COVID-19 testing, vaccine and booster clinic on Nov. 12 and 13 for ages 5 and up

Drive-thru clinics are free and open to the public

Indiana University Northwest, in collaboration with the Indiana State Department of Health and the National Guard, will host a drive-thru COVID-19 testing and vaccine clinic on its campus on Friday, Nov. 12 and Saturday, Nov. 13.

The clinic will be open from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. in Parking Lot 2 at 3400 S. Broadway in Gary. The following services will be available:

  • Single dose Johnson & Johnson Janssen vaccine
  • Second dose of Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine for those age 12 and up who received their first dose at the Oct. 22 and 23 clinic
  • First dose of Pfizer-BioNTech pediatric vaccine for those age five to 11
  • Pfizer-BioNTech, Moderna and Johnson & Johnson Janssen boosters
  • COVID-19 swab testing

Proof of age and residency are required.

The clinics are free and open to the public, but appointments are highly recommended. To schedule an appointment, register online at ourshot.in.gov and select the IU Northwest vaccine site or call 211.

Hoosiers age five and older are eligible to receive the vaccine. To learn more about eligibility, visit coronavirus.in.gov/vaccine/

To learn more about the state’s COVID-19 response, visit www.coronavirus.in.gov/

About IU Northwest

IU Northwest, one of seven campuses of Indiana University, located in metropolitan Northwest Indiana, approximately 30 miles southeast of Chicago and 10 miles from the Indiana Dunes National Park. The campus has a diverse student population of approximately 4,000 degree-seeking students and 1,500 dual-credit students. The campus offers Associate, Baccalaureate and Master’s degrees in a variety of undergraduate, graduate and pre-professional degree options available from the College of Arts and Sciences, the College of Health and Human Services, the School of Business and Economics, the School of the Arts, and the School of Education. The campus is also host to IU School of Medicine-Northwest-Gary, which actively involves students in research and local healthcare needs through its four-year medical doctorate program. IU Northwest emphasizes high-quality teaching, faculty and student research and engagement on campus and in the community. As a student-centered campus, IU Northwest is committed to academic excellence characterized by a love of ideas and achievement in learning, discovery, creativity, and engagement. Indiana University Northwest is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer committed to achieving excellence through diversity. The University actively encourages applications from women, minorities, veterans, persons with disabilities, and members of other underrepresented groups.