Vaccine Efforts Move Quickly in Coos County, Jan. 18

CHW release – A county wide coordinated vaccination effort was put into effect last week with the goal of vaccinating all interested and eligible Phase 1A people. Coos Health & Wellness, Bay Area Hospital, Coast Community Health Center, Coquille Valley Hospital, and Southern Coos Hospital have all been working together and are happy to report it has gone even better than we expected. Kudo’s to all those involved in this effort for their hard work, dedication, and ability to operationalize the plan so effectively. In Coos County, more than 1600 vaccines have been administered so far. Due to the success of moving more quickly than expected with our COVID 19 vaccination efforts. We were able to open vaccination slots up to some school district teachers and associated staff deemed to have higher risk. These groups have been notified on regarding how to receive their vaccine by their districts. 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/