Vaccine Open to All in Coos Co., May 7

CHW release – Coos County is now open to administer vaccines to anyone age 16 and over! Coos Health & Wellness is holding a special vaccination event for ages 16 and Over on May 8th with Pfizer vaccines. Please make an appointment through our new Community Event Scheduler link below. Coos County vaccine administration is moving quickly due to the partnership of many area agencies. Bay Area Hospital, Bay Cities Ambulance, Bay Clinic, Coast Community Health, Coos Bay Fire Department, Coos Health & Wellness, Coquille Tribe, Coquille Valley Hospital, CTCLUSI, North Bend Medical Center, Nova Urgent Care, Southern Coos Hospital, and Waterfall Health Clinic. Many pharmacies also support vaccine distribution in Coos County including Bi-Mart, Broadway Pharmacy, Fred Meyer, Rite Aid, Safeway, Walmart, and Walgreens. Please see sign-up information for events and clinics below. In Coos County, approximately 72% of adults over 65 have received at least 1 dose of vaccine. Approximately 50% of the adult population in Coos County have received at least one dose of vaccine. Our number of new cases in Coos County has continue to drop and this is at least partially due to increased number of people who are vaccinated. Oregon Health Authority lifted the pause on Johnson & Johnson. Coos County is once again administering the vaccine with appropriate warnings about the rare side effects. You can read more details about this here: https://sharedsystems.dhsoha.state.or.us/DHSForms/Served/le3685.pdf Coos Health & Wellness is no longer maintaining a registration list to have vaccine appointment information sent to you. If you are still on the vaccine registration list we will continue to provide information. Vaccine appointment opportunities can be found on our website at: https://cooshealthandwellness.org/public-health/covid-19-vaccine-information/