Vaccine clinic thanks
A big thank-you to Garfield County Public Health staff for running an excellent and efficient COVID-19 vaccine clinic at Garfield County Fairgrounds in Rifle on March 19.
Everything was very well thought out and organized so that people coming in for vaccine shots did not have to wait long. From the administrative staff who helped people with their paperwork to the medical professionals that administered the vaccine, they were supportive and professional and did it all with a smile on their face.
It was great to be part of this team effort to help people get vaccinated.
Gina Waller
The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment opened several free community COVID-19 testing sites throughout the state last week in an effort to increase access.
Testing is now available Monday through Friday at Abraham Lincoln High School in Denver from 1:30 p.m. to 5 p.m., Fruita Monument High School in Fruita from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Mission Medical Center in Colorado Springs from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Testing is open from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturdays at Logan County Fairgrounds in Sterling and on Sundays at Northeast Colorado Health Department.
All sites are free of charge and currently open for testing. Walk-ins are welcome but registration is encouraged. Registration for each site is available online at covidcheckcolorado.org.
Free COVID-19 testing hours in New Castle, Rifle and Parachute have been changed because of the weather, Garfield County Public Health announced in a Saturday news release.
In New Castle, the mobile testing van will now be available to provide free testing to anyone regardless of identification or insurance from 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Sunday at Elk Creek Elementary parking lot, 804 Main St.
In Parachute, the visit was rescheduled for noon to 5 p.m. Monday in the Bea Underwood Elementary School parking lot, 0741 Tamarisk Trail.
In Rifle, testing is now slated for noon to 5 p.m. Tuesday at the Garfield County Fairgrounds, 1001 Railroad Ave., in Rifle.