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Kupuna encouraged to attend webinar to answer COVID-19 vaccine questions HNN File Image / COVID-19 Vaccine (Source: File) By HNN Staff | February 12, 2021 at 7:35 AM HST - Updated February 12 at 7:38 AM HONOLULU, Hawaii (HawaiiNewsNow) - AARP Hawaii is hosting a Zoom webinar with a health official on Friday to help answer any questions kupuna may have about the COVID-19 vaccine. The webinar will begin at 2 p.m. with an outreach specialist from the state Department of Health. The specialist will discuss the stateâs vaccine rollout and take questions. It will also be available to watch on AARPâs Facebook page. Copyright 2021 Hawaii News Now. All rights reserved. ....
Second vaccine shots for large group of seniors could limit distribution of first doses Second vaccine shots for large group of seniors could limit distribution of first doses By Lynn Kawano | February 8, 2021 at 4:38 PM HST - Updated February 9 at 7:01 AM HONOLULU, Hawaii (HawaiiNewsNow) - Hawaii seniors 75 and older who got COVID vaccines at large distribution sites in Hawaii will soon get their second doses and thatâs putting a squeeze on supplies. It has been 21 days since kupuna started getting their first doses of the COVID vaccines at vaccination sites on Oahu and the Neighbor Islands. Those who got the Pfizer branded vaccine will be due for second doses starting this week; Moderna recipients will start getting second doses next week. ....
Pharmacists fan out to small care homes to vaccinate at-risk kupuna Independent pharmacists and nurses are traveling to small care homes to vaccinate kupuna By Mahealani Richardson | January 27, 2021 at 5:29 PM HST - Updated January 28 at 6:50 AM HONOLULU, Hawaii (HawaiiNewsNow) - As part of a new state program, pharmacists and nurses are going directly to small residential care and foster homes to vaccinate fragile and isolated kupuna. Among those who got the shot Wednesday: 82-year-old Patricia Souza, who lives in an Ewa Beach foster home. âI was lucky that I got to do it,â she said. âIâm hoping that it gives me a lot of power.â ....
Advocates worry seniors without computers may be left behind in vaccine distribution Computer access issues hampers efforts to vaccinate Hawaii seniors By Mahealani Richardson | January 21, 2021 at 4:49 PM HST - Updated January 22 at 5:44 AM HONOLULU, Hawaii (HawaiiNewsNow) - When Hilo Medical Center opened its vaccine call line, phones rang off the hook. âI would describe it as a crush of calls coming in,â said Elena Cabatu, director of public affairs. They found access to technology was a serious issue. Seniors without computers and email addresses â or someone who can help â are struggling to get appointments for COVID-19 vaccines. Registration for vaccines is primarily being done online. ....
If youâre eligible for a vaccine, hereâs how to get an appointment If you re eligible for a vaccine, here s how to get one By Samie Solina | January 20, 2021 at 6:43 PM HST - Updated January 22 at 3:02 PM HONOLULU, Hawaii (HawaiiNewsNow) - Hawaiiâs pace of vaccine distribution has been criticized, but kupuna are now in line to register. According to the Department of Health, the state has administered 70,095 vaccine doses. Thatâs 45% of all the doses the state received. âThere are lots of options out there, youâre just going to have to be patient because as much as we would like to get more vaccine, weâre dependent on what the federal government gives us,â said Brooks Baehr, Health Department spokesperson. ....