Waukesha County Fair To Feature Vaccine Clinic, Crisis Counseling

WAUKESHA, WI — The Waukesha County Fair takes place July 21-25, and attendees will have a chance to get their COVID-19 vaccine and take advantage of a food assistance program and public health services, the Community Action Coalition for South Central Wisconsin (CACSCW) has announced.

The CACSCW, an anti-poverty organization, and Project Recovery, a state-wide crisis counseling program, are sponsoring the free COVID-19 vaccine clinic, which will be operational each day north of the arena at the Waukesha County Expo Grounds, 1000 Northview Rd.

At the clinic, CACSCW also will be sharing details about its programs that serve the Waukesha community and signing up seniors eligible for the Senior Food Boxes program, which provides low-income seniors with healthy food, reducing the amount of money they need to spend on groceries.

Additionally, Project Recovery staff will be on-site to provide free crisis counseling to community members, especially those impacted by COVID-19 pandemic.

According to a release: "Trained crises counselors are available to provide compassionate and non-judgmental emotional support, task prioritization and organization, local resource-referral, problem-solving, coping skills and more."

Village Primary Care Providers (VPCP) will be providing vaccine services at the clinic, and the Waukesha County Health Department also will be in attendance to provide information about public health services and to answer questions about vaccines.

Anybody 12 years old and older is eligible for the vaccine, though under 18s will need to be accompanied by a parent or guardian. No ID is necessary. The vaccine is free, but attendees to the clinic must pay the entry fee to the fair.

According to the release, both the Moderna and Johnson & Johnson vaccines will be available. For those who get the Moderna shot, the VPCP will schedule the second shot at their clinic, which also will be free of charge.

The county fair vaccine clinic schedule is as follows:

Noon to 4 p.m. on Wednesday, July 21
Noon to 4 p.m. on Thursday, July 22
Noon to 5 p.m. on Friday, July 23
10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday, July 24
10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Sunday, July 25

Entry to the Waukesha County Fair is $10 for adults, $5 for children ages 6 to 12 years old and free for children under 5. Wednesday, July 21 is $1 Admission Day.