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It's not too late to get vaccinated for COVID-19.

Public health officials are urging people to get vaccinated as the delta variant spreads in Indiana. The vaccine offers protection against severe illness, hospitalization and death from COVID-19.

According to the Marion County Public Health Department,just 1.5% of people hospitalized locally because of COVID-19 from January to mid-July had been vaccinated.

Roughly halfof people 12 and olderwere fully vaccinated against COVID-19 in Indiana as of July 28.The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention classifiedmany counties in Indiana ashaving either "substantial" or "high" transmission of COVID-19, likely due to the delta variant.

If you haven't been vaccinated yet, here's how to get your shot.

Currently, people 12 and older are eligible to get a COVID-19 vaccine.

Children between the ages of 12 and 17 are eligible to get only the Pfizer vaccine, while people 18 and older can get Johnson & Johnson or Moderna as well.

You can see which vaccines are available at each site here.

Find a vaccination site by going to ourshot.in.gov.or coronavirus.in.gov/vaccine.

You can sign up by going to ourshot.in.gov and finding a vaccination site.To find a vaccination site near you, type your address or ZIP code into the search bar.

There are more than 1,000 sites offering COVID-19 vaccines in Indiana, said Megan Wade-Taxter, media relations coordinator for the Indiana State Department of Health.

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If you live in a rural community, you may be able to get vaccinated from one of the health department's mobile units. Wade-Taxter said the department isworking on sending alerts when they have a mobile clinic, as well as providing information on ourshot.in.gov.

To find information about the mobile vaccine clinics, you can also go to the Indiana Immunization Association. Visit their website atvaccinateindiana.org/mobile-clinics.

"We also are working with counties and minority stakeholders to ensure that we can bring vaccine to locations where it is needed," Wade-Taxter wrote in an email.

More information on the mobile vaccine units can be found atcoronavirus.in.gov/vaccine.

How do I sign up for a vaccine appointment?

To register for an appointment, you need to provide information and answer questions about your health.

When registering or walking in, your vaccine provider can ask your name, date of birth, proof of age, sex, phone number or email address, and insurance information.

Vaccine providers cannot ask for other personal information, such as your social security number, immigration status, credit or debit card number, proof of income or where you were born.

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Many vaccine sites, including CVS, Kroger, Walmart, Sam's Club and Walgreens, are also offering walk-in vaccine appointments.

You may call and sign up for an appointment as well. Call 211 or 866-211-9966.

You will need to bring a valid form of photo ID to your appointment. For more information on what to expect, visit ourshot.in.gov or look at this form:https://bit.ly/3fa2klk.

You can bring your insurance card, though it is not required.

If you are getting your second shot of the Pfizer or Moderna vaccines, you will need to bring your vaccination card from your first appointment.

COVID-19 vaccines are free of charge inIndiana.

Contact IndyStar Pulliam Fellow Claire Rafford at crafford@gannett.com or on Twitter @clairerafford

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