LMH Health started its first Phase 2 vaccination clinic on Tuesday knowing 1,300 people had been randomly selected to receive a dose. The local hospital just di
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Jan. 26 COVID-19 update from the health department.
Older residents, workers in a variety of industries and all of the other groups identified in Phase 2 of Douglas County’s vaccination plan will be allocated some vaccines every week, the county’s health department announced Tuesday.
But the health department’s spokesman said that doesn’t necessarily mean each group will receive an equal number of doses, and some details of how the allocation will work aren’t yet clear.
In a news release Tuesday, Lawrence-Douglas County Public Health said that as doses became available in the county, they would be distributed “equitably” among the following groups: residents 65 and older; essential workers in local government; workers in the education sector; workers in the food service industry; people who live or work in congregate care settings; and anyone who was eligible to be vaccinated in Phase 1 but has not yet received a shot. A group of “workers critical
Douglas County reported 7,892 cases of COVID-19 as of Monday, an increase of 74 cases since Friday. In Douglas County, 7,002 out of the 7,892 cases are inactiv
Lawrence’s hospital will begin administering 1,300 vaccines Tuesday to residents 65 and older.
Monday night, the county contacted 1,300 randomly selected residents via the county’s alert system. These individuals had indicated interest in receiving the vaccine through the county’s vaccine interest survey. The selected residents received instructions about how to sign up online or by phone for one of the appointments.
Amy Northrop, spokesperson for LMH Health, said the county did not contact more than 1,300 residents. As the Journal-World has reported, previous Phase 2 vaccination sign-ups felt competitive to some residents, because the sign-ups went out to more residents then there were doses available.
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A nurse administers a COVID-19 vaccination at a distribution hub Thursday, Jan. 21, 2021, at North Side Baptist Church in Weatherford, Texas.
Douglas County residents may now complete a form to indicate their level of interest in receiving a COVID-19 vaccine, which phase they believe they qualify for and how they would like to be notified when vaccines become available.
The form can be completed online at dgcoks.org/vaccineinterestform.
Completing the survey will not create an appointment or reserve a vaccine, a Friday press release from the health department said, but it will help planners streamline the notification and scheduling process by identifying which phase people qualify for.