Augusta Health marks COVID-19 community vaccination milestones
Published Friday, Apr. 9, 2021, 3:20 pm
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Friday marks the full COVID-19 vaccination of 25,000 community members through Augusta Health Vaccination Clinics.
That was the second of two significant COVID-19 vaccination milestones this week. On Tuesday,, Augusta Health celebrated the administration of 50,000 doses of vaccine.
The total fully vaccinated represents just over 20 percent of the population of Augusta County, Staunton and Waynesboro, which is estimated at just over 123,000 people.
As COVID-19 vaccine rollouts progress throughout Virginia, many students have begun to search for ways to get vaccinated as quickly as possible.Â
As of April 2, the Central Shenandoah Health District has moved into Phase 1C of the vaccine rollout process. Prior to this, the health district had been in Phase 1B since Jan. 18. Phase 1B included frontline essential workers, people between the ages of 16 and 64 with underlying health conditions, adults 65 and older and those who live in homeless shelters, migrant camps or correctional facilities. Phase 1C allows essential workers not included in phase 1B to be vaccinated.Â
For the majority of students, this means they didnât qualify to receive the COVID-19 vaccine in Harrisonburg until recently.Â
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COVID-19 mass vaccine clinics at Augusta Health
FISHERSVILLE – Augusta Health has opened their vaccine registration portal for their April 6 mass vaccine clinic. Appointments for clinics on April 7-8 will be available one to two days prior to the clinic s date.
Some clinics this week are customized based on where you live or work in the Central Shenandoah Health District. Two clinics are for Staunton, Augusta County and Waynesboro; one clinic is open to anyone who lives or works in the CSHD health district.
Central Shenandoah Health District is comprised of Augusta, Bath, Highland, Rockbridge, and Rockingham counties, as well as the cities of Staunton, Waynesboro, Lexington, Buena Vista and Harrisonburg.