Even with a slight bump in COVID-19 cases, the director of the Johnson County Department of Health and Environment says "things are looking really good."
Johnson County accepts walk-in vaccine appointments after demand slows
Johnson County scaling back mass vaccine clinics as demand decreases
and last updated 2021-04-22 19:30:51-04
LENEXA, Kan. â Thursday marked a shift in COVID-19 vaccine distribution in Johnson County.
For the first time since vaccinations began, demand is slowing down. So much so, that the county had nearly 2,000 unfilled vaccine appointments for its Thursday clinic at 15500 West 108 Street in Lenexa.
The county allowed walk-in appointments for any Johnson County residents ages 16 and over.
Shelby Zupan said she s happy to know the county is at a point where the vaccine is easily accessible to everyone.
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Health officials are reaching out to eligible people who have signed up through the vaccine interest survey Share Updated: 4:36 PM CST Mar 12, 2021
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As of last Wednesday, 67,400 doses of the vaccine were administered countywide Share Updated: 6:42 PM CST Mar 1, 2021
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Show Transcript THAT AMOUNT. I REFUSING TO ACCEPT THE CURRENT RATE. SO I’M HOPING THAT WE HAVE MORE VACCINE. VACCIN ATED, DR. ARREOLA SAYS THAT THE RATE JOHNSON COUNTY KANSAS IS RECEIVING VACCINES. IT WOULD LIKELY TAKE MORE THAN A YEAR TO VACCINATE EVERY RESIDENT IN LINE. WE REMAIN OPTIMISTIC. WE UNDERSTAND SOME OF THE CHALLENGES AND CONTINUE TO WORK WITH THE STATE. BUT WE ALSO CONTINUE TO TELL OUR RESIDENTS. MISSION AND THAT’S WE GET MORE VACCINE WITH. HE ADDS THE COUNTY IS WORKING TO GET SHOTS INTO ARMS AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE AS OF LAST WEDNESDAY COUNTY WIDE 67,400 DOSES OF THE VACCINE WERE ADMINISTERED THIS WEEK. THE PL