COVID-19 vaccines were administered to local residents at the C.L. Hoover Opera House on Saturday. Those receiving the vaccines were by appointment only.
Health Officer Tammy Von Busch said they have been receiving about 300 doses per week, but are having to wait on receiving the follow up vaccine. "So we've had to use some of that on second doses for people. So we did the 250 people today."
To avoid the chilly weather and rain all of those receiving shots, every person who was called, was given an appointment time and we were all prepared so that they didn't have to stand and wait and wonder if we were going to have enough vaccine."
Von Busch noted that they have been given permission to use the Opera House as long as it is needed. "Hopefully trying to do this maybe every other weekend, depending on how much vaccine we get, we should be able to get a lot of people through here."
Von Busch confirmed that health officials are being allowed to use the Opera House without any charge.
The Health Officer said those receiving shots via appointment check in with clerks, provide their insurance information, have their paper work reviewed, go into the Opera House Theater and take a seat. "A runner will come and get them and take them back, fill out the paperwork for their immunization card and take them back to a nurse." The shots are administered on the stage and recipients wait in the seating area for 15 minutes before being released.
