'Signed up, ready to go': Seniors 80+ get COVID-19 vaccine at Douglas County clinic

'Signed up, ready to go': Seniors 80+ get COVID-19 vaccine at Douglas County clinic
Tuesday's clinic opened inside Christ Community Church; health department staff vaccinated 700 eligible seniors, confirmed appointments for their second dose
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Updated: 6:15 PM CST Feb 2, 2021
'Signed up, ready to go': Seniors 80+ get COVID-19 vaccine at Douglas County clinic
Tuesday's clinic opened inside Christ Community Church; health department staff vaccinated 700 eligible seniors, confirmed appointments for their second dose
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Updated: 6:15 PM CST Feb 2, 2021
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JOSE: ROB, ALEXANDRA, PLENTY OF SENIORS GOT UP EARLY THIS MORNING TO BE READY FOR THEIR APPOINTMENTS. THEY WAITED A LONG TIME FOR THIS DAY, AND YOU CAN HEAR THE RELIEF IN THEIR VOICE. >> IT WAS UNBELIEVABLE. ALL OF A SUDDEN, WE WERE SIGNED UP, READY TO GO. JOSE: WITH PAPERS IN HAND, THESE EAGER MEN AND WOMEN WALK INSIDE DOUGLAS COUNTY’S FIRST VACCINE CLINIC. >> I DID NOT THINK IT WAS GOING TO BE THIS MANY PEOPLE. JOSE: JOSEPH JONES JUST CELEBRATED HIS 80TH BIRTHDAY. NOW HE AND HUNDREDS MORE ARE ENJOYING THIS MILESTONE. >> IT MEANS A LOT. I REALLY WANTED TO GET IT DONE. IT HAS BEEN ON MY MIND. JOSE: JONES IS AMONG SEVEN HUNDRED PEOPLE WHO WILL RECEIVE THEIR FIRST DOSE BY THE END OF THE DAY. ACROSS THE ROOM, REGISTERED NURSE MEGAN ROGERS PREPARES THE VACCINES SO HER COLLEAGUES CAN BRING THEM TO SENIORS. THE MOBILITY, IT WOULD HAVE BEEN EASIER GOING TO THEM INSTEAD OF THEM COMING TO US AS MUCH WITH THE IDEA THEY COULD SEE THEIR FAMILIES AFTER BEING FULLY VACCINATED. I’M SURE THAT GIVES PEOPLE A LOT OF HOPE. >> IT WAS A SNAP. IT WAS EASY AND EVERYONE IS SO NICE. JOSE: 87-YEAR-OLD JEANETTE HEYDEN DRESSED PERFECTLY FOR THE OCCASION. A SURPRISE GIFT FROM HER DAUGHTER. >> LOOK AT >> WHAT SHE MADE ME. >>IT HAS BEEN ALMOST A YEAR SINCE WE’VE BEEN ABLE TO DO SOMETHING TOGETHER, AND WE HAVE ALL WAITED, WISHED AND HOPED FOR THIS DAY. WE HAD TO CELEBRATE SOMEHOW. JOSE: JEANETTE AND ALL THOSE OTHER SENIORS ARE SIGNED UP FOR THEIR SECOND DOSE. MORE PEOPLE WILL GET THEIR FIRST 700 DOSE HERE TOMORROW. WHILE THIS CLINIC IS FULL THERE ARE STILL A FEW SPOTS OPEN FOR SATURDAY’S CLINIC AT CREIGHTON UNIVERSITY. AGAIN, THAT’S FOR PEOPLE 80 AND

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