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New vaccination sites available for 65+ in rural communities Nathan Sharkey and last updated 2021-02-07 17:33:33-05 SAN DIEGO (KGTV) Starting Tuesday, Feb. 9, new vaccine sites will be available in rural communities across San Diego County. The new initiative is part of Operation Collaboration by the San Diego County Health and Human Service Agency (HHSA) and two dozen local fire and EMS agencies. Since mid-January, the partnership has provided vaccinations for EMTs, paramedics, and staff of long-term care facilities. The sites will be available for those 65-years and older in our rural communities, including Valley Center, Alpine, and Pine Valley. ....
UC San Diego Heath is however, focusing on some patients ages 75 and up. “The patients we notified were ones that had multiple medical conditions things like heart disease or lung disease or history of active cancer,” said Millen. “Those folks are at higher risk of the disease. So trying to get them in as quickly as possible was important to us.” UC San Diego Health, like other healthcare providers, is asking people not to contact them. They are notifying the patients who are next in line in the health systems online portal, by email, or by phone. And they are also working to make sure patients getting home healthcare are not overlooked. ....
Kearney Center elderly clients receive COVID vaccine Out of the almost 400 clients over 65-years-old, The Kearney Center serves, 39 of them got the Moderna vaccine. and last updated 2021-01-05 18:48:38-05 TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WTXL) â Out of the almost 400 clients over 65-years-old, The Kearney Center serves, 39 of them got the Moderna vaccine. Distributed across three sites in coordination with Bond Community Health, it was a historic day to keep Tallahassee s homeless safe. Lorraine Pace didn t give taking the COVID-19 vaccine a second thought. When they gave me the application for it I had already decided that I would because if I can be a help for others I will, said Pace, a senior client of The Kearney Center. ....
Health professionals, community leaders work for widespread vaccine access Beginning Thursday, senior citizens in Leon County will be able to get vaccinated at the Florida Department of Health in Tallahassee. and last updated 2020-12-30 18:46:32-05 TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WTXL) â Beginning Thursday, senior citizens in Leon County will be able to get vaccinated at the Florida Department of Health in Tallahassee. But, medical professionals and community leaders in Tallahassee s Southside maintain that making sure everyone has access to the vaccine is key. The county said an allotted amount of the vaccine will go to federally-qualified health care centers; Bond Community Health Care and Neighborhood Medical Center are two of those in this community. ....