Hundreds vaccinated at Robinson Center clinic | News | Notre Dame News | University of Notre Dame Skip To Content Skip To Navigation Skip To Search University of Notre Dame Notre Dame News Experts ND in the News Subscribe About Us Home Contact Search Menu Home › News › Hundreds vaccinated at Robinson Center clinic Hundreds vaccinated at Robinson Center clinic Published: December 17, 2021 Author: Erin Blasko Robinson Community Learning Center (RCLC), in partnership with Saint Joseph Health System, hosted a vaccine clinic The Notre Dame Robinson Community Learning Center (RCLC), in partnership with Saint Joseph Health System, hosted a vaccine clinic Saturday (Dec. 11). More than 130 people ages 5 and older received a single dose of the two-dose Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine. A second clinic will be scheduled for January for those who need a second dose or booster. The clinic coincided with a surge in coronavirus cases and hospitalizations in northern Indiana. As of Dec. 9, an average of 339 patients were hospitalized for COVID in northern Indiana, up from 139 throughout the month of October. Nearly all hospitals in the region are at or over capacity. Doctors and other health experts strongly encourage vaccination as the best way to build protection against the virus. “The Robinson Center is grateful to have the opportunity to help secure the health of our community by providing a safe, comfortable and familiar place for adults and children to receive their vaccines,” said RCLC Manager Jennifer Knapp Beudert. The clinic was open to the public, including walk-ins, but was targeted to RCLC families and staff as well as residents of the Northeast Neighborhood. Erin Shell, who lives nearby, received her booster. She was able to walk to the clinic. “It’s simpler to go to the Robinson Center than perhaps Walmart, Walgreens, CVS,” said Shell, who volunteers at the center along with several other women in the neighborhood. Her mother previously worked at the center as an AmeriCorps member. Notre Dame has worked closely with the Indiana State Department of Health and other state and local agencies to vaccinate thousands of people in the South Bend-Elkhart area since the first COVID-19 vaccines were approved late last year. The University hosted a mass vaccination clinic for members of the general public in February, followed by a clinic for students, faculty and staff later that same month, and then again in April. All three took place at Compton Family Ice Arena. The University will host a Pfizer booster clinic for students, faculty and staff in January. Established in 2001, the Robinson Community Learning Center is an off-campus educational initiative of Notre Dame, offering educational programming for children and adults, as well as classes, clubs and lectures for seniors. For more information, visit rclc.nd.edu. Posted In: Community News Home Experts ND in the News Subscribe About Us Related September 30, 2022 New prison education initiative joins Center for Social Concerns September 19, 2022 Notre Dame Stories: Helping the Last of the Instrument Makers September 15, 2022 South Bend offers free, pre-approved house plans with input from Notre Dame September 12, 2022 Notre Dame dedicates new hydro facility along St. Joseph River in South Bend August 30, 2022 School of Architecture’s community regeneration efforts lead to $2.4M development grant for South Bend For the Media Contact Office of Public Affairs and Communications Notre Dame News 500 Grace Hall Notre Dame, IN 46556 USA Facebook Twitter Instagram YouTube Pinterest © 2022 University of Notre Dame Search Mobile App News Events Visit Accessibility Facebook Twitter Instagram YouTube LinkedIn