BILLINGS - Low demand for the COVID-19 vaccine in Billings is allowing the Unified Health Command (UHC) to consolidate vaccination clinics within the Shrine Auditorium.
From Dec. 18 to Jan. 15, RiverStone Health conducted a survey to find how many Yellowstone County residents were likely to get the vaccine.
Among the 4,003 respondents, 69% said they definitely would get a vaccine, and 10% said they probably would as soon as it is available to them. Sixteen percent of respondents said either definitely not or probably not and about 4% said they werenât sure. You can read more about the survey results by clicking here.
At the time, County Health Officer John Felton said the results were promising, but current vaccine numbers are showing thatâs not the case anymore. Nearly half of last weekâs 2,400 first dose appointments went unfilled.Â
BILLINGS - Appointments for fast, free Yellowstone County community COVID-19 vaccination clinics at Cedar Hall at MetraPark may now be made online. The Unified Health Command (UHC) said in a relesae, they expect to have 2,800 first-dose appointments available the week of April 14.
Next weekâs clinics will be:
Wednesday, April 14, 8 a.m. â noon AND 1 â 5 p.m.
Thursday, April 15, 8 a.m. â noon AND 1 â 5 p.m.
Saturday, April 17, 8 a.m. â noon.
To schedule a first-dose vaccination appointment, go to mtreadyclinic.org. You will need to scroll down to find links for each of the five MetraPark clinics and some may be on Page two.
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Felton: 24% of Yellowstone County residents fully vaccinated
Goal is to reach at least 75% to get back to normal
By: Jeanelle Slade
and last updated 2021-04-08 19:26:31-04
BILLINGS - Yellowstone County Health Officer John Felton said Thursday that 24 percent of county residents are now fully vaccinated against COVID-19, but warned the county has a long way to go before reaching the goal of a vaccination rate of at least 75 percent.
During a press conference at RiverStone Health, Felton described the county s declining rate of coronavirus cases during the month of March, including the fewest number of hospitalizations and deaths in recent months.
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