[College Hill Topeka] Fwd: Media Release: Shawnee County COVID-19 Vaccine Update – 2/25/2021

[Katrina Shaw]

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From: Rachelle Vega-Retana <rvretana at topeka.org>
Date: Thu, Feb 25, 2021 at 12:50 PM
Subject: Media Release: Shawnee County COVID-19 Vaccine Update – 2/25/2021
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*Topeka, Kan.* – Shawnee County Health Officer, Dr. Erin Locke, provided a
COVID-19 vaccination update to the Shawnee County Board of County
Commissioners this morning on behalf of the Shawnee County Health
Department (SCHD) and Shawnee County Vaccine Collaborative.



Shawnee County continues to receive 2,340 doses (prime) of Pfizer-BioNTech
vaccine each week from the Kansas Department of Health and Environment
(KDHE). The Collaborative is hopeful that these allocations from KDHE will
increase in coming weeks, which in turn will be allowing for more
individuals to get vaccinated.



Additionally, the number of locations that an individual can receive a
vaccination has increased in recent weeks to include local pharmacies that
are a part of the Federal Pharmacy Partnership program. GraceMed, the
Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) in Shawnee County, is also
expected to begin receiving 300 doses of additional vaccine weekly
beginning the week of March 8th from the Federal FQHC Partnership. Both
GraceMed and the local pharmacies are receiving allocations directly from
the federal government; and these doses will be in addition to any doses
Shawnee County receives from KDHE.



Shawnee County is currently vaccinating in Phase 2a, which includes
vaccinations of individuals aged 65 and older. Shawnee County has had over
18,000 individuals aged 65 and older that have already been vaccinated in
this phase.



Phase 2a also includes K-12 faculty and staff and Shawnee County has
received an additional allocation from KDHE earmarked specifically for this
population.  Shawnee County anticipates interested K-12 faculty and staff
to have completed first doses by the end of the week.



Shawnee County plans to begin vaccinating childcare and mass transportation
workers next week.



As Shawnee County continues to move forward in Phase 2a, the SCHD is
actively working to ensure vaccines are available to those aged 65 and
older, including those who have barriers to receiving the vaccine. Numerous
community partnerships have been promoted to assist individuals in
completing the Shawnee County COVID-19 Interest Survey
<https://survey.alchemer.com/s3/6149227/Shawnee-County-Health-Department-COVID-19-Vaccine-Interest-Form>
including pop-up events across the community. Individuals may continue to
call the SCHD at 785.251.4949 for assistance in completing the interest
survey.



The Collaborative understands that transportation continues be a barrier to
receiving the COVID-19 vaccine. The Shawnee County COVID-19 Response team
has already completed several site audits of locations to hold vaccine
clinic outreach locations with more scheduled throughout this week and the
team is working to prioritize locations that are in areas of the Shawnee
County with the highest need.



The SCHD is proactively collecting a list of our homebound residents and
are developing plans with community partners to vaccinate these individuals
in their homes.



Questions can be emailed to CovidVaccine at snco.us.



*Shawnee County Health Department is committed to working in partnership
with our community to promote and protect the optimal health of all people
by bridging gaps to eliminate health inequities, respecting the diversity
of our community, through adaptive and innovative processes.*



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[image: Logo_Color_Transparent(3x2.5)]*Craig
<https://www.google.com/maps/search/2600+SW+East+Circle+Drive+%0D%0A+Topeka,+KS+66606?entry=gmail&source=g>
Barnes*

Division Manager

Community Health Outreach and Planning


Shawnee County Health Department

2600 SW East Circle Drive
<https://www.google.com/maps/search/2600+SW+East+Circle+Drive+%0D%0A+Topeka,+KS+66606?entry=gmail&source=g>

Topeka, KS 66606
<https://www.google.com/maps/search/2600+SW+East+Circle+Drive+%0D%0A+Topeka,+KS+66606?entry=gmail&source=g>

http://www.shawneehealth.org/
<https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=http%3a%2f%2fwww.shawneehealth.org%2f&c=E,1,8xYZ7Vm15KKqHb5ip3CEFtAcGTKo-9eScFKZeCQPJx20KqEN_-Y1ns9Dykhd1LsrGnz5EUoNUh4MbFKu7LoNtgkaEoIUdrcCCIlKmpG0Mw,,&typo=1>

785.251.5612 office

785.806.6310 cell

785.251.5696 fax





Rachelle Vega-Retana, Grants Administrator

City of Topeka, Dept. of Planning & Development

Division of Housing Services

620 SE Madison St
<https://www.google.com/maps/search/620+SE+Madison+St?entry=gmail&source=g>.
1st Floor – Unit 8

Topeka, Ks. 66607

Phone: (785) 368-4490

Fax:      (785) 368-2546

Email:    rvretana at topeka.org



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