The St. Helena Hospital Foundation administered Modernaâs COVID-19 vaccine Tuesday to the most vulnerable residents of Vineyard Valley Mobile Home Park and Silverado Orchards.
Provided the county can supply enough vaccine, the foundation hopes to vaccinate up to 500 people per day from Tuesday through Friday at the Napa Valley College Upper Valley Campus in St. Helena, said Glen Newhart, president of the St. Helena Hospital Foundation.
âThis is day one for St. Helena and the upper valley on the road to normal, whatever that normal looks like in the future,â he said. âPeople have waited for this day for so long, and itâs nice to see the smiles.â
Most of St. Helenaâs first responders and teachers have chosen to receive COVID-19 vaccinations.
About 80% of the St. Helena Fire Department and 60% of the St. Helena Police Department had received at least their first dose of the vaccine as of Tuesday, according to Fire Chief John Sorensen and Police Chief Chris Hartley.
Most St. Helena Unified School District personnel will receive their vaccines on Friday afternoon at the St. Helena Hospital Foundationâs invitation-only vaccine clinic at the Napa Valley College Upper Valley Campus.
About 50 school employees were vaccinated last Friday after Superintendent Marylou Wilson was notified the clinic had some doses left over toward the end of the day.