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Starting Monday, walk-ins will be allowed at Sedgwick County’s COVID-19 vaccination clinic inside the former central library in downtown Wichita.
The county has required appointments since the clinic opened in late December, but is shifting to the new strategy to get more people vaccinated against the disease. The online scheduling portal on the county’s website will still be available for appointments.
“In addition to mobile clinics and outreach, going out into the community, we’re trying to expand that by opening up to walk-ins at the clinic, hoping that might encourage some people to come in,” said Sedgwick County Health Director Adrienne Byrne.
Posted By: George Lawson April 15, 2021 @ 4:07 pm Coronavirus (Covid-19), Local News, News
Sedgwick County is reporting that more than a quarter of eligible residents have now been fully vaccinated for COVID-19.
Deputy County Manager Tim Kaufman told reporters Thursday that 28.4 percent of eligible people 16 and older have been fully vaccinated. He said the percentage would be much higher if the county were able to administer the single-dose Johnson & Johnson vaccine this week. That vaccine has been put on hold while federal health officials look into six cases involving blood clots.
Sedgwick County Health Director Adrienne Byrne said people who held out for the Johnson & Johnson vaccine have chosen to take the Pfizer vaccine this week. She said “If you want just one shot, at least get the first dose of Pfizer to give you some protection, but of course we want you to get both to have that full p