Marcus Daly Hospital Plans Second Dose Pfizer Immunization
Over 900 people received their First Dose of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine three weeks ago at Marcus Daly Memorial Hospital. It s time now for the Second Dose of the vaccine and the hospital will repeat the procedure of the earlier Clinic this Saturday, March 6th.
Only those who were at the first clinic are to come to this clinic. They will come at the same time they were scheduled in the initial February 13th clinic. The time is listed on their appointment reminder card. This is by appointment only.
There will be no online sign-ups and no walk-in appointments. Only the second dose of the Pfizer vaccine will be administered. The location is the same as February 13 - the Bitterroot Physicians Clinic at 1200 Westwood Drive, Hamilton. The recipients are in Phase 1A and 1B. Phase 1B includes those 70 years of age and older, people 16-69 with high-risk medical conditions and American Indian and other people of color who may be
Largest Ravalli County COVID-19 Vaccine Clinic Is Saturday
A Ravalli County community vaccination event will have 975 Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine doses Saturday. The inoculations are
by appointment only and will be given to people who are already on lists from a number of vaccine providers in the valley, though the clinic will be conducted by Marcus Daly Memorial Hospital in Hamilton. The Pfizer doses are from an unused supply that Governor Greg Gianforte released statewide and are being stored an an ultra-cold freezer from Hamilton s Rocky Mountain Laboratories. It will
not be a walk-in clinic. Doses will be provided to people who have preciously signed up at various health provider lists and are in the Phase 1 A or 1 B categories. Christina Voyles of the Hamilton hospital said pharmacies and Ravalli County Public Health have partnered to provide names from their sign-up lists, which are combined with Marcus Daly Memorial Hospital s database.
Ravalli County Sheriff Detective Brad Weston received a COVID vaccine at Ravalli County Public Health on Tuesday as part of Phase 1A and 1B vaccinations for the county.
Phase 1A and 1B includes Emergency Medical Services, firefighters, police, dispatchers, dental, home health, hospice, funeral services, ski patrol and other first responders.
The COVID-19 vaccine was from Moderna.
After receiving his vaccination Weston waited in the health department for 15 minutes.
âAny time we give a vaccination or any medication that people have never had before we watch them for anaphylaxis, itâs a typical safety precaution,â Webber said. âWith the COVID vaccine, if Brad had indicated heâd ever had any reaction to any sorts of medicines we would watch him for 30 minutes.â