Mobile vaccination sites protect thousands in Yakima
The COVID-19 pandemic has kept Yakima Health District officials busy trying to vaccinate Yakima residents. The district has set up mobile vaccination clinics to help get more people vaccinated, but they end on March 31. The mobile vaccination clinics took place in various locations, such as workplaces, grocery stores and schools.
Mobile vaccination sites will close at the end of the month
Health district officials say COVID-19 vaccination clinics started when FEMA’s community vaccination center started nearly a year ago and they say that set the priority for clinics vaccination clinics across the state and country. Since the center opened, the Yakima Health District has administered nearly 65,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccine “through the fixed CVC site and mobile teams.” The authorities have decided to close the mobile vaccination sites because the vaccine is now available throughout the community. They say if you need to get vaccinated against COVID-19, some mobile vaccination clinics are held until the end of the week.
After March 31, check the vaccine website for where to get vaccinated
After March 31, anyone can go to various places in the community to get vaccinated. For an updated list of locations, see the website www.YakimaVaccines.org.
As of March 21, 70.3% of children aged 5 and over had started vaccination and 62.7% were fully vaccinated. A press release from the health district states that “keeping abreast of vaccinations against COVID-19, which includes receiving a booster dose if eligible, will remain crucial in the future to provide the highest level of protection against COVID-19 and its variants”.
Health district director says to stay up to date with your vaccine
“We would like to thank our staff and partners who have made the COVID-19 vaccine available and easily accessible to many members of our community. We remain committed to continuing to provide community opportunities to obtain the COVID-19 vaccine to ensure that all members of our community can access the vaccine. We encourage community members to keep up to date with their COVID-19 vaccinations as this will protect us from COVID-19 and its variants. -Andre Fresco, Executive Director, Yakima Health District.
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