MATC and City of Milwaukee Health Department Hold Vaccine Walk-in Clinic at MATC Education Center at Walker’s Square Oct. 6

Ginny Gnadt, Public Relations Coordinator, gnadtv@MATC.EDU

October 04, 2021

MILWAUKEE -- Milwaukee Area Technical College, in conjunction with the Milwaukee Health Department, will hold a free, public COVID-19 vaccine from 3-6 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 6, in room 488 at MATC’s Education Center at Walker’s Square, 816 W. National Ave.

The Pfizer vaccine will be administered. The two-dose Pfizer vaccine may be administered to anyone 12 years of age and up with parental approval. Vaccines are free, but please bring your insurance card. 

The clinic is being held as part of MATC’s Hispanic Heritage Month activities. Spanish-speaking staff will be available to assist. Snacks and wellness kits will be offered at the clinic.

No pre-registration is required, but Spanish speakers with questions prior to the event may contact Dr. Arturo Martinez, director of the MATC Education Center at Walker’s Square, (414) 297-6803; or Dr. Wilma Bonaparte, executive director, MATC Mequon Campus, (262) 238-2276.

For more information about the vaccine, contact Dr. Josie Veal at  (414) 297-8095 or vealj@matc.edu.

Wisconsin’s largest technical college and one of the most diverse two-year institutions in the Midwest, Milwaukee Area Technical College is a key driver of southeastern Wisconsin’s economy and has provided innovative education in the region since 1912. More than 30,000 students per year attend the college’s four campuses and community-based sites or learn online. MATC offers affordable and accessible education and training opportunities that empower and transform lives in the community. The college offers more than 170 academic programs; and transfer options leading to bachelor’s degrees with more than 40 four-year colleges and universities. Overwhelmingly, MATC graduates build careers and businesses in southeastern Wisconsin. The college is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission.