Covid-19 Information Hotline-EXTENDED HOURS
The Covid-19 Hotline number is
1-800-525-0127.then, press #.
To better serve the public, the Covid-19 Hotline is staffed from 6 am till 10 pm on Monday, and from 6 am till 6 pm Tuesday through Sunday, and observed holidays.
Specialists can answer questions on a variety of Covid-19 topics, testing, symptoms, exposure to the virus, and recommended quarantine and isolation periods
In addition, hotline specialists may be able to schedule vaccination appointments for those eligible who do NOT have internet access, or for those needing assistance using Phase Finder and needing help with online scheduling tools.
According to the Southeast Washington Interagency Incident Management Team, the mass vaccination site at the Benton-Franklin Fairgrounds has received more vaccine and they re catching up on last week s canceled appointments.
Play by Play of Covid Shot at Benton-Franklin Fairgrounds
I have a good friend who got hisCovid-19 shot at the Benton Franklin Fairgrounds today. So how did it go? Actually not that bad. First off, he did everything right and got all the paperwork necessary online (see below to get yours). As you now probably know, an appointment is needed (see below to get yours). His appointment was for 9:20 a.m. He arrived a couple of hours early at about 7:15. He said there were only about 30 cars or so in line at that point. That is a vast improvement from the other day when cars were lining up at 3:00 a.m.! But only 25 minutes later, the number of cars had nearly tripled. He said everything seemed orderly and was moving fairly quickly for the situation. Once he got his papers checked, it was about 15 minutes until go time! Once you get your shot they make you wait 15 minutes to see if there s a reaction. After that, you are on your way home!
Bethlehem Lutheran Students in Kennewick Must Quarantine
Are you like me, where some days you feel like this whole Covid thing is just not that big a deal? Then other days you feel like the world is caving in because of this crazy virus? Some days it s an almost normal feeling, I put on my mask and go to the grocery store. I don t even really think of why I do it. I just do it because I have for so long now. Then other days, I ll be talking to a cousin on the phone or something, and they remind me how sick they were when they had Covid-19. Then there s all the talk of schools back in session, at least a few days a week, then all of a sudden I read this. Bethlehem Lutheran middle schoolers now began a quarantine after a staff member tested positive forCovid-19. That staff member was in contact with students. Then there is the craziness at the Benton Franklin Fairgrounds, which is now a Covid-19 vaccine site. People are showing up as early as 3:00 a.m. to get in line. Other peo