Barstow Community Hospital to hold one-dose Johnson & Johnson vaccine clinic Friday
Barstow Community Hospital is scheduled to offer another free drive-up COVID-19 vaccination clinic by appointment only.
At the clinic, hospital nurses will provide the one-dose Johnson & Johnson vaccine from 8:30 to 10:30 a.m. Friday in the hospital’s east parking lot, 820 E. Mountain View Street.
The hospital has been allocated a limited number of vaccines for area residents who are 18 years of age or older, so appointments are issued on a first-come, first-served basis, officials said.
Those seeking the COVID-19 vaccination should enter the BCH campus at the Mountain View Street entrance and proceed to follow the driveway around to the back of the hospital.
One hundred million Americans have received their second of two shots or a one-shot vaccine, representing significant progress in the fight against COVID-19, White House officials said Friday. That s 100 million Americans with a sense of relief and peace of mind, knowing that after a long and hard year, they re protected from the virus, White House Coronavirus Response Coordinator Jeff Zients said.
Zients said the next phase of the nation s vaccine program will focus on harder-to-reach Americans. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy emphasized the need to combat vaccine hesitancy and build confidence in vaccines. This is one of these all-hands-on-deck moments, Murthy said, adding vaccinated people should encourage their family and friends to do so, too.
Victorville Daily Press
Despite increased COVID-19 vaccinations and an overall decline in infections, San Bernardino County officials said a majority of new cases are being seen in younger people aged 18 to 49.
County data shows that confirmed cases in the age group total 161,680, or more than half of the 295,806 cases reported so far. The median age for coronavirus cases was 37 as of Thursday.
“A considerable number of these individuals, including many who are young and otherwise healthy, will suffer from the coronavirus, and some will require hospitalization,” said Interim Public Health Director Andrew Goldfrach in a statement. “Some will even die which is heartbreaking when one considers how easy it is to schedule a free vaccination appointment.”
One hundred million Americans have received their second of two shots or a one-shot vaccine, representing significant progress in the fight against COVID-19, White House officials said Friday. That s 100 million Americans with a sense of relief and peace of mind, knowing that after a long and hard year, they re protected from the virus, White House Coronavirus Response Coordinator Jeff Zients said.
Zients said the next phase of the nation s vaccine program will focus on harder-to-reach Americans. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy emphasized the need to combat vaccine hesitancy and build confidence in vaccines. This is one of these all-hands-on-deck moments, Murthy said, adding vaccinated people should encourage their family and friends to do so, too.