Thu, 04/08/2021 - 2:27pm admin1
ALGONA Kossuth County received doses of the Johnson and Johnson vaccine that requires one inoculation rather than the two required for the Moderna or Pfizer vaccines in the effort to stave off COVID-19 coronavirus infection.
An online signup was held Monday for the Johnson and Johnson vaccines, which will be distributed Friday, April 9, 5-8 p.m., at the Whittemore Fire Station, in Swea City at the United Methodist Church and in Algona at the Ernie Williams Harley Davidson Building on Highway 18.
The county’s call center will be open today, Thursday, April 8, 10 a.m. to noon, to book COVID-19 vaccine appointments for Wednesday, April 14. The call center phone number is 515-395-9111.
Thu, 01/28/2021 - 4:52pm admin1
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Kossuth County Public Health
Registration opened for 1B COVID-19 vaccine clinics on Thursday, resulting in nearly 600 vaccine appointments for the Feb. 3 and Feb. 6 clinics. Individuals who were unable to break through the busy phone lines will have the opportunity to sign up for future clinics as soon as additional doses are available. Updates will be shared on a weekly basis, on Mondays, with local media, on the Kossuth County Public Health hotline at 515-295-4450 and at www.krhc.com. We know this was a frustrating experience for many, said Lynzie Nilles, director of Kossuth County Public Health and Community Health and Hospice director for Kossuth Regional Health Center. We had six phone lines available and our volunteers were engaged with callers the entire time. Our team felt that phone registration, while it wasn t perfect, was the best format for answering questions about the vaccine and verifying that ind
Wed, 01/27/2021 - 7:25am admin1
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First responders, school and childcare staff and people 65 and older
In the photo: The call center was activated Thursday morning. This is what it looked like. (Amy Frankl-Brandt photo)
Registration for 1B COVID-19 vaccine clinics opens on Thursday, January 28, with the first clinic scheduled for February 3. Although vaccine supply remains low, clinics will continue as long as doses are available.
Individuals aged 65 and older or those meet the specific criteria for Tier 1 of Phase 1B may register by phoning the Call Center at 515-395-9111. The Call Center will operate from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on January 28 and will take phone appointments for the first two vaccine clinics only, planned for February 3 and February 6. There is no online link available for registration at this time. The Call Center will re-open as needed as future clinics are scheduled.
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