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Jim Jarvis receives his first dose of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine at the community clinic in Rhinelander Friday. Administering the vaccine was Rhinelander EMT Nate Bates.
‘One arm of a big collaborative effort’
By Eileen Persike
Editor
The Oneida County Health Department (OCHD) held its first mass COVID-19 vaccine clinic Jan. 29-30, for people age 65 and older. Volunteers, including EMTs and retired nurses, administered the shots while OCHD nursing staff was “running the show, making sure everything is done,” said director Linda Conlon. The clinic was held at Foursquare Church, where Conlon expected to vaccinate a total of 1,000 pre-registered individuals over the two-day clinic. She said it was running smoothly.