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SALEM City Health Commissioner Alanna Stainbrook reported more than 800 people are on the city health district’s waiting list for the coronavirus vaccine.
The district is administering 100 first doses per week to people who are registered and another 100 doses per week to people receiving their second injection. The number of doses available is dependent on how many the district receives each week. “As fast as they can get us the vaccine, we’re getting it into arms,” she said.
Last month, the city health district administered 340 COVID-19 shots, but now she said the number is up to 740. The city is one of several locations where residents in the area can receive the vaccine and more providers have been added, but people are getting a little impatient.
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County medical services administrator Jamie Elenz carefully handles coronavirus vaccine while showing it to members of the board of health on Wednesday. (Photo by Deanne Johnson)
LISBON With about 400 doses of coronavirus vaccines available, the Columbiana County General Health District is ready for their first drive-up vaccination clinic at the county fairgrounds in Lisbon on Friday.
The event will run from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., with the vaccine given on a first-come, first-served basis. There is no pre-registration, but Health Commissioner Wes Vins said it is important for people to remember if they are not 80 years old or older, they will not be vaccinated at the clinic on Friday.
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County medical services administrator Jamie Elenz carefully handles coronavirus vaccine while showing it to members of the board of health on Wednesday. (Salem News photo by Deanne Johnson)
LISBON With about 400 doses of coronavirus vaccines available, the Columbiana County General Health District is ready for their first drive-up vaccination clinic at the county fairgrounds in Lisbon on Friday.
The event will run from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., with the vaccine given on a first-come, first-served basis. There is no pre-registration, but Health Commissioner Wes Vins said it is important for people to remember if they are not 80 years old or older, they will not be vaccinated at the clinic on Friday.
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SALEM The city health board met in special emergency session Wednesday to hire reinforcements for COVID-19 vaccine clinics and to purchase equipment. “Hopefully by the end of the summer, we’ll have a large part of the population vaccinated,” city Health Commissioner Alanna Stainbrook said.
The city health department kicked off its vaccine clinics for people 80 years old and older this week and will continue next week, expanding to people 75 years and older, and continuing to expand in five-year increments each week until getting to 65 and older.
She noted that all that is dependent on the number of vaccine doses they receive.
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County medical services administrator Jamie Elenz carefully handles coronavirus vaccine while showing it to members of the board of health on Wednesday.
LISBON With about 400 doses of coronavirus vaccines available, the Columbiana County General Health District is ready for their first drive-up vaccination clinic at the county fairgrounds in Lisbon on Friday.
The event will run from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., with the vaccine given on a first-come, first-served basis. There is no pre-registration, but Health Commissioner Wes Vins said it is important for people to remember if they are not 80 years old or older, they will not be vaccinated at the clinic on Friday.