Johnson County makes changes after rough start of Phase 2 vaccine rollout

Johnson County makes changes after rough start of Phase 2 vaccine rollout
Warming buses, shuttle buses added to help get residents to the facility
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Updated: 5:45 PM CST Jan 27, 2021
Warming buses, shuttle buses added to help get residents to the facility
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Updated: 5:45 PM CST Jan 27, 2021
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VERY PLEASED TO THOSE CHANGES HAPPEN SO QUICKLY. >> VOLUNTEERS ARE GREAT. >> FOR THE HUNDREDS OF JOHNSON COUNTY RESIDENTS RECEIVING THEIR COVID-19 VACCINE, MANY REPORTING A SMOOTH AND SAFE PROCESS AT THE MID-AMERICA WEST SPORTS CONFERENCE -- COMPLEX IN SHAWNEE. >> IT WAS NICE, IT WAS A LOT BETTER THAN I HAD BEEN ON TV. >> VIEWERS SENT US THESE IMAGES ON TUESDAY SHOWING DOZENS OF ELDERLY RESIDENTS STANDING IN THE COLD, AND CROWDS OF PEOPLE IN CLOSE PROXIMITY INSIDE. >> THEY’VE GOT IT SET UP PRETTY NICE IN THERE JUST GOING IN CIRCLES, YOU KNOW THEY’RE NOT JAMMING PEOPLE TOGETHER. THE CHANGES COMING SWIFTLY AFTER AN APOLOGY FROM THE HEATH DEPARTMENT TUESDAY NIGHT. IN SHAWNEE, THERE IS NOW MORE STAFF ASSISTING THE EFFORT WARMING AND SHUTTLE BUSES TO HELP WITH TRANSPORTATION. FRONT DOOR DROP OFFS, AS WELL AS COORDINATION TO ENCOURAGE RESIDENTS STAY IN THEIR CARS UNTIL THEIR APPOINTMENT TIME. IT WAS VERY IMPORTANT TO ADMIT THOSE ERRORS AND THOSE GAPS BUT IT IS MORE IMPORTANT TO LET THEM KNOW THAT WE ARE READY TO DO THIS, WE ARE PREPARED TO DO THIS. >>

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