Clark County nears 2,000 known COVID-19 vaccinations
‘Willingness of folks to get vaccine seems extremely high,’ health official says
Published: December 23, 2020, 4:12pm
Share: A vial with the COVID-19 vaccine is pictured at PeaceHealth Urgent Care Memorial on Tuesday morning. (Amanda Cowan/The Columbian)
Between COVID-19 vaccinations and hospitalizations, Clark County is seeing some encouraging signs to end a bleak year.
During a Wednesday press briefing, PeaceHealth Southwest Chief Medical Officer Dr. Lawrence Neville said that in the first four days of the hospital’s COVID-19 vaccination clinics, which began last week, the hospital was able to vaccinate more than 1,600 staff with the first of two doses.
Clark County COVID-19 vaccine rollout takes first steps down long, critical road
High vaccine uptake, prevailing against misinformation necessary if residents want a return to normalcy by summer or fall, health officials say
Published: December 17, 2020, 9:16pm
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5 Photos Veterans Lawrence Doyle, from left, John Stephens and James Curry receive a round of applause after getting their COVID-19 vaccinations at the Community Living Center on the Veterans Affairs campus Thursday morning. (Amanda Cowan/The Columbian) Photo Gallery
When Michelle Finucane injected Schaeffer Seabrook with a COVID-19 vaccine Wednesday morning at PeaceHealth Southwest Medical Center, it marked the beginning of an enormous public health undertaking to protect Clark County residents from coronavirus, and return life to normal.