PORTLAND, Ore. â Jean Andrade, an 88-year-old who lives alone, has been waiting for her COVID-19 vaccine since she became eligible under state guidelines nearly a month ago. She assumed her caseworker would contact her about getting one, especially after she spent nearly two days stuck in an electric recliner during a recent power outage.
It was only after she saw a TV news report about competition for the limited supply of shots in Portland, Oregon, that she realized no one was scheduling her dose. A grocery delivery service for homebound older people eventually provided a flyer with vaccine information, and Andrade asked a helper who comes by for four hours a week to try to snag her an appointment.
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Bell County partners with three health care providers to help distribute COVID-19 vaccine
Bell County has partnered with Seton Medical, AdventHealth and Baylor Scott & White to help distribute the coronavirus vaccine.
and last updated 2021-02-24 23:16:24-05
Bell County has partnered with Seton Medical, AdventHealth and Baylor Scott & White to help distribute the coronavirus vaccine.
Beginning Tuesday, March 2, Bell County will distribute vaccine doses to the three health care providers so they can open vaccination centers on their own campuses.
Bell County Judge David Blackburn says this will expand the number of first dose sites from two locations to three locations.