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With delta variant cases growing in Garfield County, the local medical community has one message: Get your COVID-19 vaccine as quickly as possible. The delta variant is believed to have originated in India, and research shows it is more transmissible and can cause more severe symptoms in some people. During a news conference hosted by Garfield County Public Health on Tuesday morning, representatives from the county’s major medical institutions expressed worry about a possible “snap back” to former COVID-19 restrictions. With just 52% of the county’s population vaccinated, the delta variant that began causing spikes in early June could, in fact, lead to more and more people being admitted to hospitals and intensive care units.
WALK-UP VACCINE SITES OPEN Garfield County will be hosting a series of free walk-up vaccine clinics in the Roaring Fork Valley. 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday, April 24, Rifle Public Health office, 195 W. 14th St. (appointment or walk-in welcome) 3:30-6:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 28, Glenwood Springs Public Health office, 2014 Blake Ave. (appointment or walk-in welcome) 4:30-6:30 p.m. Thursday, April 29, Rifle Public Health office, 195 W. 14th St. (appointment or walk-in welcome) State mobile vaccine pop-up clinics Friday, April 30 3-6 p.m., Cottonwood Mobile Home Park, 27653 U.S. 6 #100, Rifle The mobile clinic will be administering the first dose of the Pfizer vaccine to ages 16+ and be scheduling folks for their follow-up shot, done by Garfield County Public Health, three weeks later.
A recent drop in scheduled appointments for people seeking COVID-19 vaccines has prompted a shift to a walk-in format for Garfield County Public Health vaccine clinics going forward. Beginning with the planned Saturday vaccination clinic at the Rifle Public Health office, 195 W. 14th St., anyone 18 and older can stop by between 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. to receive a Moderna vaccine. “No appointment necessary, just walk in,” GCPH public information officer Carrie Godes said. Upcoming COVID-19 vaccination clinics 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday, April 24, Rifle Public Health office, 195 W. 14th St. (appointment or walk-in welcome) 3:30-6:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 28, Glenwood Springs Public Health office, 2014 Blake Ave. (appointment or walk-in welcome)
The state of Colorado anticipates opening the next phase of vaccine distribution, known as 1B.3, in mid-March. That phase is to include frontline workers in the food service and grocery sectors, public transit, agriculture, direct care providers, human services and other occupations deemed “essential.” It also makes the vaccine available to anyone ages 16-64 with a qualifying high-risk chronic condition. That will greatly increase the number of people within the general population who are eligible to receive the vaccine. To prepare, Garfield County Public Health is planning to have more COVID-19 vaccine clinics starting at the same time, Public Health Specialist Carrie Godes said.