Vaccinations provided at East Gainesville Church
By Voleer Thomas
Residents had the opportunity to get their first or second dose of the COVID-19 vaccine.
“We believe that the sooner we get vaccinated, the sooner we get together for in-person gathering,” said COGBF Pastor Dr. Erta Livingston of Gainesville Church of God by Faith. “It will be very good to communicate with one another in fellowship.”
With that spirit in mind, residents had the opportunity to get their first or second dose of the COVID-19 vaccine Saturday at Gainesville Church of God by Faith, 735 SE 15th St. that was distributed by staff from University of Florida’s Medicine Mobile Outreach Clinic.
Clinic will be free, schedule to come
The exact times of the stops will be set after the plan is reviewed by lawyers and signed, city officials said.
The program provides UF undergraduate, medical, physician assistant and other health professions students with hands-on experience.
“I’m really excited to do this in East Gainesville because I know that there is a real hunger and desire to take control of health care,” Grant Harrell, the clinic s medical director, said last Thursday.
Harrell said the mobile clinics, in addition to offering services like prescribing medications and health screenings, assign “care coordinators” to help patients implement their health care plans, which is more important to a person’s health than clinic visits.