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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. ....
photo by: Contributed Photo/Heartland Community Health Center From left, Dr. Cooper Nickel, a primary care provider at Heartland Community Health Center, and his father, Dr. Graig Nickel, a family physician at Watkins Student Health Center at the University of Kansas, receive the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine Tuesday, Dec. 22, 2020, at Heartland. COVID-19 vaccinations in Kansas have been underway for a little less than a month, with priority being given to health care workers, EMS responders and residents in long-term care facilities. This past week, some health care workers received the second dose of the Pfizer vaccine, meaning they are now fully vaccinated. ....
Outdoor COVID-19 vaccine center ready in Lawrence Lawrence Memorial Hospital will start drive-thru vaccinations soon Share Updated: 4:22 PM CST Dec 15, 2020 Lawrence Memorial Hospital will start drive-thru vaccinations soon Share Updated: 4:22 PM CST Dec 15, 2020 Hide Transcript Show Transcript LAWRENCE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL. THREE DIFFERENT LANES, AN OUTDOOR VACCINATION CLINIC AT LAWRENCE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL, AND WORKERS SAY THEY’RE READY. WE ARE EXPECTING ANYWHERE BETWEEN 200 AND 300 PEOPLE PER DAY. PART OF THE PARKING LOT AT LAWRENCE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL HAS A NEW PURPOSE. A DRIVE-THRU VACCINE CENTER, TO START GIVING THE FIRST DOSES OF THE COVID-19 VACCINE IN DOUGLAS COUNTY WHEN IT ARRIVES. THE OUTDOOR VACCINE CENTER WILL ALLOW HEALTHCARE WORKERS TO COME THROUGH THE DRIVE-THRU LANES FIRST, FOLLOWED BY THOSE NEXT IN LINE IN THE KANSAS VACCINATION PLAN. THE DECISION TO VACCINATE OUTDOORS IS DRIVEN BY KEEPING PEOPLE S ....
photo by: Ashley Golledge LMH Health has set up a drive-thru COVID-19 vaccination center at the northwest corner of its campus. The drive-thru center is pictured on Tuesday, Dec. 15, 2020. Though LMH Health hasn’t received Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine yet, the Lawrence hospital is anticipating that it will be able to vaccinate between 200 and 300 people a day at its new drive-thru vaccination center. Christina Crowley, director of pharmacy at LMH Health, spoke to the Journal-World Tuesday morning at the site of the new drive-thru on the northwest corner of the hospital’s campus. Crowley said that the date and time of vaccine arrival at LMH Health is still unknown, but that she was told to expect a call with more information either Tuesday afternoon or Wednesday. ....