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Info, vaccines given at McMillen
Effort made to offer shots in area of city with least vaccinated
ROSA SALTER RODRIGUEZ | The Journal Gazette
Health officials are stepping up the fight against COVID-19 in southeast Fort Wayne, hoping to reach some of the 60% of Allen County residents who are not fully vaccinated.
During a news conference Tuesday, officials highlighted new vaccination opportunities made possible by a state mobile unit at McMillen Park Community Center at Abbott and Oxford streets.
About 40 people were lined up or in the process of being vaccinated just before 11 a.m. Tuesday. The center can handle as many as 468 vaccinations a day, officials said.
Costella Mack s face lit up as she walked around the upgraded equipment in the Weisser Park Youth Center s kitchen.
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To commemorate the new vaccination site at the McMillen Park Community Center in Fort Wayne, several stakeholders in Hoosier healthcare took part in a panel to discuss where the COVID-19 battle goes from here.
The Indiana Department of Health opened the mobile vaccination clinic at the Abbott Street center on Fort Wayne’s southeast side.
Department of Health representative Shane Hatchett says it’s important not to pass judgment on those currently making the choice not to get vaccinated, but also stressed the importance of getting the shot as necessary to return to normal.
“We would greatly recommend that everyone be vaccinated unless their medical provider says that’s not the right choice for them, but we do know that the best way out of this is by achieving herd immunity,” Hatchett said.
Bringing the fight against COVID-19 to the neighborhood
ROSA SALTER RODRIGUEZ | The Journal Gazette
Health officials are taking the fight against COVID-19 to the neighborhoods in upcoming weeks. During a news conference this morning, officials said they are trying to reach the 60% of Allen County residents who are not yet vaccinated.
The event highlighted a new week-long vaccination clinic at McMillen Park Community Center at the intersection of Abbott and Oxford streets on the city s south side.
About 40 people were lined up or were in the process of being vaccinated just before 11 a.m.
The push comes as the health department today said another two Allen County residents died and 20 tested positive for COVID-19 through both confirmed tests and those that are probable based on the antigens. The new numbers bring the county s total cases to 41,401 and 683 deaths from the virus.