LouVax site gives 100,000th vaccine shot ahead of transition to mobile clinics Share Updated: 5:59 PM EDT Apr 27, 2021 Share Updated: 5:59 PM EDT Apr 27, 2021 Hide Transcript Show Transcript DREW: THE FINAL CALL WILL BE ON THURSDAY. THOSE SAY YOUR BIGGEST CHALLENGE IS STILL AHEAD. CURRENT AND FORMER STAFF ALONG WITH DOZENS OF VOLUNTEERS CELEBRATED AS THE 100,000TH SHOT WENT INTO AN ARM INSIDE BROADBENT ARENA, BUT THEY KNOW THE CELEBRATION WILL BE SHORT LIVED. >> WE HAVE GOT A LONG WAY TO GO. WE HAVE GOT TO GET THAT THROUGH. SOME PEOPLE ARE TAKING A VICTORY LAP. DREW: IN TOTAL, JEFFERSON COUNTY HAS SEEN 300,000 PEOPLE COMPLETE BOTH VACCINATIONS. BUT AS SUPPLY INCREASES, DEMAND IS DECREASING. WITH LESS PEOPLE HEADING TO SITES, THEY ARE TAKING THE VACCINE TO THE COMMUNITY. >> THE MORE WE DEPLOY IN THE COMMUNITY, THE MORE WE SEE PEOPLE TAKE THE VACCINE, BECAUSE IT HAS SLOWED DOWN AND WE ARE CONCERNED ABOUT THAT. DREW: PART OF THAT EFFORT WILL INCLUDE ADDRESSING CONCERNS THAT WERE AMPLIFIED BY THE PAUSE IN THE JOHNSON AND JOHNSON VACCINE. THE CDC ALLOWED THE J&J SHOT TO RESUME AFTER INVESTIGATING MORE THAN A DOZEN CASES OF RARE BLOOD CLOTS. >> I UNDERSTAND HOW SCARY THESE TYPES OF REACTIONS CAN SEEM FOR PEOPLE, BUT I WANT TO EMPHASIZE THIS IS A GREAT AMPLE OF THE SCIENTIFIC PROCESS WORKING THE WAY IT IS SUPPOSED TO. DREW: THEY ARE HOPING TAKING THE VACCINES TO FAMILIAR LOCATIONS WILL HELP BUILD TRUST WITH THE COMMUNITY. >> VEXING CONFIDENCE IS A CHALLENGE BUT WE ARE UP TO IT. PART OF THAT IS LISTENING AND ANSWERING QUESTIONS. DREW: HEALTH OFFICIALS KNOW THE MOBILE UNIT WILL BE A MUCH SLOWER PROCESS THAN THE OPERATIONS AT BROADBENT, BUT SAY IT IS NECESSARY TO GET