45 or older? Your vaccine awaits, March 25

Coquille Tribal release – With an abundance of available vaccine, the Coquille Indian Tribe is opening two vaccination events this week to anyone age 45 or older. One of the events is also open to teens age 16-18. A vaccination clinic at The Mill Casino-Hotel on Friday, March 26, is open to all community members age 45 and older. An event Sunday, March 28, is open to those 45 and older as well as to youth age 16-18, if they are still in high school. The Friday vaccination event will offer the Moderna vaccine. The Sunday event will offer the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine. Both vaccines require two doses, and appointments for second shots will be scheduled after the first doses are administered. Please note: You don’t need to be affiliated with the tribe to receive these vaccinations. Anyone in the targeted age groups is eligible. People can sign up for vaccines by going to the tribe’s website, www.coquilletribe.org. Once there, click on the white box labeled, “COVID-19 Vaccines,” and choose from the “Open Appointments” links to self-schedule a vaccination. The vaccines will be available both days from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the Salmon Room of The Mill Casino-Hotel. (Instead of the main entrance, please look for the specially designated door on the casino’s west side.) Sunday’s vaccine opportunity is made possible by a four-way partnership of the Coquille Tribe, the Oregon Health Authority, the Indian Health Service and the Cow Creek Band of Umpqua Tribe of Indians. The OHA and IHS collaborated to provide the vaccine supply, which the two tribes are splitting. For more information, please visit the vaccination page on www.coquilletribe.org.