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Register for Union County’s next vaccination event on March 17

Community, News March 10, 2021 , by

BLAIRSVILLE, Ga – The next mass vaccination event has been planned for March 17, 2021. It’s the Pfizer vaccine with a second dose event scheduled for April 7.

Those eligible for the vaccine are:

  • Adults age 65 and older
  • Caregivers of adults 65 and older
  • Emergency first responders
  • Healthcare workers
  • Residents and staff of long-term care facilities
  • Funeral home workers who come into direct contact with the deceased.
  • Educators and school staff (Pre-K, K-12, DECAL licensed or exempt childcare programs)
  • Adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities and their caregivers
  • Parents of children with complex medical conditions.

 

Approximately 588 doses will be available for this clinic.

Register here: https://outlook.office365.com/…/s/viuQ0FopfEOzvYf5_0GzcQ2

Select your time and complete the registration information below the time. If you provide an email address, you will receive an email confirmation of your appointment.

To speed up the process on March 17, please print and complete this form before you arrive:

http://www.unioncountyga.gov/…/1Covid-Vaccine-consent…

Other requirements for March 17: Legal ID (Drivers License) and all forms of medical insurance cards.

Union COVID-19 vaccination event rescheduled for February 26

Community, News February 24, 2021 , by
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The mass vaccination event has been rescheduled for Friday, February 26 at the same time. Please know that this will not affect the vaccine effectiveness, and the second dose will be within the recommended window of vaccination.
Individuals need to show up at their appointment time and bring their vaccination card. Those on Medicare should bring their red, white & blue if they have one.

Medicare recipients need to bring their card to the vaccination event.

The original event was scheduled for February 19 but was canceled last minute after the Gainesville District 2 office relayed it didn’t have enough vaccine. On Monday, February 22, Gainesville issued a press release stating “some appointment changes necessary due to late shipments of Covid-19 vaccine.”
“The county was under the impression that these vaccines were being stored at the local health department, turns out they were not stored here,” Sole Commissioner Lamar Paris commented during the February commission meeting.
The event would have administered the second dose for the 1,015 people who received their first dose a month ago.
“Nothing we can do now but wait. It’s really frustrating for us who worked so hard have it ready and be ready to help the public,” Paris added.
DPH also cited the winter weather as the reason behind delayed shipments, but anyone registered to receive the vaccine will receive it. Once health departments can fulfill their first and second dose appointments, then they will begin scheduling new appointments.
Also on Monday, a mass vaccination center opened in Clarksville, Ga.
“These four sites are an important next step in our continued vaccination efforts to protect our most vulnerable and at-risk Georgians,” said Governor Kemp. “By strategically locating these sites near historically underserved communities, we will ensure more Georgians have access to the life-saving vaccine. These mass vaccination locations will be able to scale up quickly from the initial 22,000 doses per week capacity once the state is provided more supply from the federal government.”
Currently, only those in Phase 1A+ can sign up to receive the vaccine so those who are 65 and over, their caregivers, and first responders.

To pre-register for appointments at the mass vaccination sites, please visit myvaccinegeorgia.com.

To view vaccination locations, please visit dph.georgia.gov/covid-vaccine.

Union County hopes to vaccinate 1,000 in one day

Community January 22, 2021 , by
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BLAIRSVILLE, Ga – Friday marked the first mass COVID-19 vaccination event for Union County, judging from the full schedule, one could label it a success.

The department of public health (DPH) controls who is eligible to receive the vaccine and individuals must sign up through the DPH website – more specifically the District 2 website. However, as of Thursday, the appointments were at full capacity and existing stock is committed as the second dose for other patients.

People signing in to receive vaccines. Photo courtesy of Paris.

The state left it up to local health departments to administer the vaccines to people, which can be difficult in a small county. The people eligible to receive the vaccine greatly outnumber the nurses and DPH only allows a certain number of vaccines to each county. DPH is bringing on extra employees to help meet demand as well.

“They’re trying to do all the retirement villages, nursing homes, everything…most of our public safety personnel have already been given the opportunity to get their shot. Now that they’ve opened it up to 65 years and older, we’ve realized it’s going to take months and months to get these shots out at the rate they’re going,” Sole Commissioner Lamar Paris explained.

The COVID-19 vaccination set up inside the sports center. Photos courtesy of Union County EMA.

Fire Chief and EMA Director David Dyer and the local health department created the mass vaccination event at the new sports center.

“We’re experimenting with the logistics of making it all work,” Paris said. “We’ll have six or eight more that are going to be certified [to give shots.]”

The mass vaccination began at 8 a.m. and lasted until 8 p.m. 50 volunteers participated to help make the event a success.

“We can’t tell you when you’re going to be able to get the shot. We’re just going to the Gainesville office and saying give us as many shots as you can.”

The county has set up a link on their website to schedule an appointment for the vaccination event. They started with 150 shots on Monday and grew to 1,000 shots by Thursday.

“The way COVID-19 is spreading throughout the county…There’s no rhyme or reason to who gets it and who doesn’t,” Paris added, “It’s a serious thing, and we take it serious here at the county.”

Union County hopes to hold more mass vaccination events in the future for residents who want the shot – potentially for four consecutive weeks. However, continued vaccination events depend upon DPH sending additional medicine.

The rotary club, county employees, recreation department staff, EMA, and local health department staff all played vital roles in hosting the clinic.

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