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Des Moines County Public Health to clear 65+ vaccine waitlist, gearing up for next tier
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Des Moines County Public Health expects to have completed its 65-and-older COVID-19 vaccine waitlist by the end of Wednesday s vaccination clinic at the Burlington Memorial Auditorium. By next week, we ll have given over 8,000 doses, Des Moines County Public Health Administrator Christa Poggemiller said. When we do our vaccine clinic tomorrow, our waitlist is expected to be completed.
The county s waitlist peaked somewhere between 4,500 and 5,000 people, but as of Wednesday, only 193 messages waited to be returned on the department s vaccine appointment line, which can be reached by calling (319) 208-5668.
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Weather delay, lack of cold storage hinder Henderson County s vaccine distribution
Illinois will begin Phase 1B+ of its vaccinations today, opening vaccines to anyone 18 and older with a pre-existing condition, but allocations aren t keeping pace with smaller counties needs.
The Hawk Eye
Illinois will expand its COVID-19 vaccination eligibility Thursday to anyone 16 and older with underlying conditions, but Henderson County continues to face down a long waitlist of those 65 and older. They re kind of opening it up to everybody now. We re not ready to do that, but Illinois Public Health seems to think we should be, Henderson County Health Department Administrator Angela Myers told The Hawk Eye Wednesday following a morning clinic in which 175 doses were administered. If we would get the vaccine, we would, but if you don t have the vaccine, you can t give the shots.
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Volunteers are sought to help with Saturday s vaccine clinic.
The Hawk Eye
The Burlington Memorial Auditorium transformed Wednesday from an entertainment venue to a vaccination clinic as Des Moines County seniors turned up at their scheduled times to get their initial dose of the COVID-19 vaccine.
The clinic through which Des Moines County Public Health was able to administer 600 doses of the vaccine with help from Great River Medical Center, Des Moines County Emergency Management, Southeast Iowa Bus, the Community Emergency Response Team and numerous other volunteers was organized in just 24 hours. We set up the clinic (Tuesday) morning, Des Moines County Public Health Administrator Christa Poggemiller said.