Commissioners say thank you to nursing director Connie Rudd chicagotribune.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from chicagotribune.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
The Porter County Health Department has a goal of meeting people where they are. With the unveiling of its new Mobile Health Clinic Tuesday afternoon, they’ll soon be hitting the road and taking that literally.
VALPARAISOÂ â The Porter County Council gave close to $600,000 to the Health Department this week for the COVID-19 fight, including vaccinations.
The council on Tuesday approved $427,978 for salaries for employees at the department sites administering the vaccine.
That money covers wages of up to $30 per hour for managers/vaccinators and up to $17 per hour for support staff.
Health Department Administrator Letty Zepeda said she is using volunteers as much as possible to stretch the dollars allocated for the vaccinations.
At the Porter County Expo Center, the Health Department operates a testing site and a vaccination site, each in a separate building. Personnel canât switch between one site and the other within the same day because of the fear of contamination, Director of Nursing Connie Rudd explained.
Porter County expected to begin receiving Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine chicagotribune.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from chicagotribune.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.