Five hundred people received the COVID-19 vaccine at John Hunt Park on Monday, and in a few weeks, 1,000 people will be receiving the vaccine there every day.
Huntsville Hospital to administer 1,000 more coronavirus vaccines a week
Adding two more days a week to the John Hunt Park vaccine clinic will help ramp up the distribution in Madison County.
Posted: Jan 20, 2021 6:58 PM
Updated: Jan 20, 2021 8:42 PM
Posted By: Bridget Divers
Huntsville Hospital will start vaccinating a thousand more people a week starting the weekend of Jan. 30 and 31.
Adding two more days a week to the John Hunt Park coronavirus vaccine clinic will help ramp up the distribution of vaccines in Madison County, but more still needs to be done to increase vaccinations. So, by adding the weekend, we re adding a thousand a week extra. So, 500 Saturday, 500 Sunday new vaccines, said Tracy Doughty, Huntsville Hospital Senior Vice-President of Operations.
Huntsville Hospital can vaccinate 3,000 people a week in Madison County
There was a steady stream of people coming in and out of the Jaycee Community building Tuesday and some were there to get the vaccine
Posted: Jan 19, 2021 8:25 PM
Posted By: Bridget Divers
Huntsville Hospital CEO David Spillers says the hospital system can vaccinate around 3,000 people a week in Madison County.
But thousands more are registering to get the vaccine.
There was a steady stream of people coming in and out of the Jaycee Community building Tuesday.
Some were there to get the vaccine and others came to volunteer. Our goal is to vaccinate as many of north Alabama that we can get taken care of. About 400 a day we re hoping to get. We hope that we ll maybe be able to do more, said Peter Loux, volunteer at the COVID clinic.
I feel like a hero:’ More than 1,000 coronavirus doses given in Madison County as phase 1B begins
Huntsville Hospital administered 210 doses at John Hunt Park Monday as the vaccine rollout expanded.
Posted: Jan 18, 2021 11:07 PM
Updated: Jan 19, 2021 9:50 AM
Posted By: Max Cohan
More than a thousand North Alabamians received their first dose of the coronavirus vaccine Monday as the state moved into phase 1B.
At John Hunt Park, Huntsville Hospital officials said the soft opening of their vaccine clinic exceeded expectations. The hospital said it administered 210 doses without a single no-show or adverse reaction.
Now, those who’ve received the vaccine are saying others shouldn’t hesitate to roll up their sleeves.