Vaccine outlook
Crook County health officials will follow the vaccination priority schedule developed by the state
Crook County health leaders have increased their COVID vaccination rates considerably since vaccines were first made available in late December.
Yet, like communities throughout the state, they are playing catchup as eligible people wanting vaccinations has outpaced the number of shots that can be administered. In the beginning, the state was allocating our weekly shipments based on the size of county, and we were only getting 100 doses a week, said Vicky Ryan, Crook County s emergency preparedness coordinator. Then, they changed that a few weeks back, and they are doing it based on how much we say we can administer. So, we are getting upwards of 700 doses a week, and we are supplying two of our local pharmacies (Bi-Mart and Clinic Pharmacy) doses as well as St. Charles clinic.
Calhoun County Ag And Food Workers Get Moved Up For COVID Vaccine
That begins March 1st.
Calhoun County Public Health Officer Eric Pessel tells WBCK despite the state’s decision to move those people up on the vaccination list, the issue is whether there is enough vaccine available to begin their dosing.
Just about every vaccine administration site in Michigan has had fewer vaccine doses available than willing recipients since the process began. But at least it is a move to help ensure that the people involved in food production at least are ready for the option of vaccination. That includes production workers at Battle Creek’s cereal companies along with those handling materials involved in food production. Farm employees handling food products are also eligible. All told, the Michigan Health and Human Services Department figures about 79 thousand people in Michigan are covered by the new vaccination order.