Hundreds get COVID-19 vaccine at Hawaiiâs largest assisted living facility Kupuna and staff start to get COVID-19 vaccinations at Hawaii Kai Retirement Community. (Source: Hawaii News Now) By Mahealani Richardson | January 7, 2021 at 5:29 PM HST - Updated January 7 at 5:46 PM
HONOLULU, Hawaii (HawaiiNewsNow) - Hawaii Kai Retirement Community, the largest assisted living facility in the state, is starting to vaccinate its staff and residents against COVID-19.
Elderly in congregate living settings are considered high risk and thatâs why they are among the first in the vaccine rollout.
Adam Dolak, general manager of Hawaii Kai Retirement Community, said about 350 people at the facility will be vaccinated over a two-day period. CVS will be administering the Moderna shots.
By mid-January, COVID-19 vaccination effort could expand to include Hawaii seniors 75 and up Samie Solina
HONOLULU, Hawaii (HawaiiNewsNow)
- Hawaii seniors ages 75 and older could begin to receive vaccines as early mid-January, Lt. Gov. Josh Green.
Green said there are about 109,000 people in the state who are 75 or older.
“And they are the most vulnerable when it comes to catching the disease,” he said.
According to the Department of Health, the state has now received 61,000 doses of the vaccine. Approximately 20,000 doses have been administered.
Green said a wider distribution is expected in the coming weeks.
The lieutenant governor also said there are already points of distribution sites, or pods, set up on Oahu. Sites are already set up at Leeward Community College as well as Windward Comprehensive Health Center.
By mid-January, COVID-19 vaccination effort could expand to include Hawaii seniors 75 and up Vaccine trials / File Image (Source: Affiliates) By Samie Solina | December 30, 2020 at 7:35 PM HST - Updated December 31 at 1:30 PM
HONOLULU, Hawaii (HawaiiNewsNow)
- Hawaii seniors ages 75 and older could begin to receive vaccines as early mid-January, Lt. Gov. Josh Green.
Green said there are about 109,000 people in the state who are 75 or older.
“And they are the most vulnerable when it comes to catching the disease,” he said.
According to the Department of Health, the state has now received 61,000 doses of the vaccine. Approximately 20,000 doses have been administered.