JOCO health officials to make COVID-19 vaccine available to more people next week
County is also receiving additional doses to focus on K-12 teachers
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Updated: 9:29 PM CST Feb 24, 2021
County is also receiving additional doses to focus on K-12 teachers
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Updated: 9:29 PM CST Feb 24, 2021
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>> WE VACCINATED ABOUT 1020. >> AFTER CANCELING CLINICS LAS WEEK DUE TO WEATHER, JOHNSON COUNTY BACK TO WORK SAYING NOW UNTIL TUESDAY THOSE 80 AND UP WILL CONTINUE BEING VACCINAT BUT THAT CHANGES ON WEDNESDAY. >> IF YOU ARE 65 OR OLDER YOU CAN BOOK ONE OF THOSE APPOINTMENTS. >> THEY SAY LOWERING THE AGE TO 65 REPRESENTS A HUGE NUMBER OF FOLKS LIVING IN THE COUNTY THAT WILL SOON QUALIFY FOR THE SHOT . THEY ADD THE COUNTY ALSO RECEIVING ADDITIONAL DOSES FROM THE KDHE TO FOCUS ON K-12 TEACHERS >> THIS SATURDAY WE’RE GOING TO IMMUNIZE ABOUT 2300 INDIVIDUALS FROM K THRU 12 SCHOOLS. >> FOLLOWED BY ANOTHER 1200 SHOTS FOR THOSE WORKING IN LICENSED CHILDCARE TO HELP STOP THE SPREAD. >> ELIZABETH OFTEN TIMES YOUNGER CHILDREN WHO ARE UNABLE TO MASK EFFECTIVELY, YOU KNOW USUALL INFANTS THROUGH PRE-K. >> THEY SAY THE NEXT HURDLE FOR THE COUNTY, THE APPROACHING SPRING BREAK.