Logo for the Get Out the Vax campaign(Photo: provided)

This weekend is the first of two in May for a full-on Get Out the Vax campaign, where Southwest Ohioand Northern Kentucky health care organizations, community groups and private businesses are encouraging people to get COVID-19 vaccines.

Free public transit will be available again as part of the goal to get 80% of people in the region who qualify for a COVID-19 vaccine inoculated by July 4. As of Wednesday, 49% were vaccinated, according to the Health Collaborative, the region's consortium of health systems.

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The campaign was announced on April 6, with two weekends planned for April and May to incentivize and motivate people to get a COVID-19 vaccine. A final campaign weekend is scheduled for May 22-23.

This weekend includes Mother's Day, which campaign officials hope will be incentive enough for many people in the region.

Kaitlyn Clark, a substitute teacher with Fort Thomas Independent Schools, receives her COVID-19 vaccination at St. Elizabeth Training & Education Center, in Erlanger, on Sunday, January 17, 2021.(Photo: Amanda Rossmann, The Enquirer/Amanda Rossmann)

One of the best things to give mom for Mothers Day is a hug, said Kate Schroder, a special adviser for vaccine coordination at the Health Collaborative overseeing the regional campaign, adding that a COVID-19 vaccine can lead to just that.

Check out The Enquirer's vaccine guide for locations and details of the region's vaccine offerings.

People also can goto TestandProtectCincy.comand click on the "Vaccine Info" tab to learn where walk-in vaccines are available. Click on the providers link if you prefer scheduling an appointment.

Schroder said that there are a lot more vaccine clinics in neighborhood events. She also noted people who have trouble with transportationincluding difficulty with using public transit should call 211.

She said still about two-thirds of people in the region are still scheduling appointments, which is why a lot of appointments are available, but more and more, people are walking into vaccination sites.

Cincinnati Health Dept., 3101 Burnet Ave., Corryville; 9 a.m.-2 p.m.; Moderna vaccine.

HealthCare Connection, 1401 Steffen Ave., Lincoln Heights, and 1411 Compton Road, Mount Healthy; 8:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m.;Moderna vaccine.

Mercy Anderson Red Clinic,7502 State Road, Anderson Township;12:30 p.m.-4:30 p.m.;Moderna vaccine.

Price Hill Branch Library, 970 Purcell Ave., East Price Hill;11 a.m.-4 p.m; Johnson & Johnsonvaccine.

Tri Health Baldwin building,625 Eden Park Drive, Mount Auburn, 9 a.m.-3 p.mwith Pfizer vaccine.

TriHealth Bethesda Butler Hospital, 3125 Hamilton-Mason Road, Hamilton;Friday 8 a.m.-2 p.m.; Moderna vaccine.

TriHealth Bethesda North Outpatient Imaging Center, 10494 Montgomery Road, Montgomery; 8 a.m.-6 p.m.;Moderna vaccine.

TriHealth McCullough-Hyde Memorial Hospital, 110 N. Poplar St., Oxford;8 a.m.-2 p.m.; Pfizer vaccine.

TriHealth Western Ridge,6949 Good Samaritan Drive, Colerain Township; 8 a.m.-2 p.m.; Pfizer vaccine.

UCHealth Gardner Neuroscience Institute, 3113 Bellevue Ave. Corryville;9 a.m to 5 p.m.,J&J vaccine.

University of CincinnatiClermont College, 4200 Clermont College Drive, Batavia; 9 a.m.-2:30 p.m.,Pfizer vaccine, sponsored by Clermont County Public Health.

Hartwell Recreation Center, 8725 Vine St.; 10 a.m.-4 p.m.; J&J vaccine, operated by Cincinnati Health Dept,

Mercy Fairfield Medical Office Building, 2960 Mack Road, Suite 100, Fairfield; 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m., Moderna vaccine.

Tri Health Baldwin building,625 Eden Park Drive, Mount Auburn, 9 a.m.-3 p.mwith Modernavaccine.

TriHealth Bethesda North Outpatient Imaging Center, 10494 Montgomery Road, Montgomery; 8 a.m.-2 p.m.:Moderna vaccine.

Southern Campbell County Fire Dept., 1050 Race Track Road, Alexandria;9 a.m.-3 p.m.; Moderna vaccine.

TriHealth McCullough-Hyde Memorial Hospital, 110 N. Poplar St., Oxford;8 a.m.-2 p.m.; Pfizer vaccine.

TriHealth Western Ridge,6949 Good Samaritan Drive, Colerain Township; 8 a.m.-2 p.m.; Pfizer vaccine.

UCHealth Gardner Neuroscience Institute, 3113 Bellevue Ave. Corryville;9 a.m to 5 p.m., Pfizervaccine.

TriHealth Bethesda North Outpatient Imaging Center, 10494 Montgomery Road, Montgomery; 8 a.m.-2 p.m.:Moderna vaccine.

Urban League of Greater Southwestern Ohio, 3458 Reading Road, Avondale;11 a.m. - 2 p.m.; Moderna vaccine..

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Get Out the Vax campaign enters third weekend with 49% vaccinated - The Cincinnati Enquirer