Vaccine Efforts Continue in Coos County, Jan. 29

CHW release – A county wide coordinated vaccination effort by Bay Area Hospital, Coast Community Health Center, Coquille Valley Hospital, and Southern Coos Hospital and Coos Health & Wellness is happy to report that vaccination efforts have been highly successful in addressing the parts of our population that are currently eligible. Currently those who are designate as Phase 1a health care workers and Phase 1b educational staff are eligible for vaccination. We want to thank everyone who has provided their hard work, dedication, and skills to accomplish these plans so effectively. In Coos County, more than 3328 vaccines have been administered so far with 525 of those having received the second dose. While we are excited to get vaccines administered in Coos County we will need to continue to take the precautions that we have been taking to prevent Covid-19 spread in our community. Continue to wear mask, stay physically distant from those outside your household and wash your hands frequently. To find more information about Covid-19 rollout plans or information about Covid-19 vaccine please visit https://cooshealthandwellness.org/public-health/covid-19-vaccine-information/