CLEVELAND — The Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority converted one of its buses into a vaccine clinic on wheels. The Cleveland Health Department will begin administering COVID-19 vaccines on the bus Tuesday. 

The bus will be at Public Square Tuesday from 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. 

Ages 12 and up are eligible to get a shot on the bus. Those under age 18 will need to be accompanied by a parent or guardian. No appointment is required.

Cleveland Mayor Frank Jackson said that the vaccine bus will go into communities that have low rates of COVID-19 vaccines. 

“RTA is proud to partner with the city of Cleveland on this important initiative,” said RTA CEO India Birdsong. “RTA’s mission is to connect the community, and our role in this effort demonstrates the critical nature of that mission. We are eager to do our part to make it as easy as possible to remove any access barriers to anyone who wants to get the vaccine.”

Cuyahoga County is currently outpacing the rest of the state with COVID-19 vaccinations. As of Monday, 54.3% of Cuyahoga County residents have gotten at least one shot of the COVID-19 vaccine. Statewide, 48.9% of residents have gotten a shot, according to state data.

A list of where the mobile vaccine bus will be located is on the RTA website.

The program is being funded by the state’s Ride to Community Immunity initiative.