Three Rivers Public Health Department (3RPHD) continues to vaccinate individuals 65 and older as well as those working in the critical infrastructures outlined in Phase 1B, aligning with the state vaccine phasing and calendar estimations.
As a reminder, the vaccine phasing and timeline remains fluid. We ask for your continued patience as we work through our 65+ wait list in collaboration with our healthcare partners.
In addition to our current healthcare partners- Ashland Pharmacy, Memorial Community Hospital, Methodist Fremont Health, Saunders Medical Center, and Scribner Drugstore, we are thrilled to announce our collaboration with Walmart in both Fremont and in Blair, as well as Medicine Man Pharmacy in North Bend.
Through the Federal Pharmacy Program, each Walmart location will be receiving 200 doses of vaccine weekly. Medicine Man Pharmacy and Ashland Pharmacy will be receiving 100 doses of vaccine weekly through this program, as well. These doses will be used to vaccinate those on the 65+ waitlist.
“We are excited to report that 3RPHD has received an additional 300 doses of vaccine this week for a total of 1800 doses,” said Terra Uhing, Executive Director at Three Rivers Public Health Department. “We were able to increase Memorial Community Hospital & Health System to 400 doses, Methodist Fremont Health to 600 doses, and Saunders Medical Center to 400 doses.”
Those additional doses, in combination with the assistance of local pharmacies, have allowed 3RPHD to make great strides on its 65+ wait list. At the current rate, 3RPHD expects to complete first-dose vaccinations in the 65+ population who are interested in receiving the vaccine within 3 weeks.
Sadly, we are reporting three new deaths related to COVID-19. A Saunders County man in his 80s. A Dodge County woman in her 70s and a Dodge County man in his 80s. This brings our total death count to 70 deaths in Dodge County, 18 deaths in Saunders County, and 23 deaths in Washington County for a total of 111 deaths in the 3RPHD health district.
As a reminder 3RPHD updates the community risk dials each Wednesday, and the 3RPHD Data Dashboard is updated each weekday and can be found at https://www.threeriverspublichealth.org/COVID-19/COVID-19-Updates.
For questions or more information about COVID-19, please call Three Rivers at 402-727-5396, email info@3rphd.org or visit www.threeriverspublichealth.org
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