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Tuesday, 24 December 2024

COVID-19 vaccine for seniors begin in Southern Nevada

Credit: KTNV Channel 13 Las Vegas
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COVID-19 vaccine for seniors begin in Southern Nevada
COVID-19 vaccine for seniors begin in Southern Nevada

COVID-19 vaccine for seniors begins in Southern Nevada with the launch of an appointment website.

HIGH...THE LOCAL HEALTHDISTRICT SAYS THEIR WEBSITE ISSLOWING DOWN DUE TOOVERWHELMING DEMAND.13 ACTION NEWS REPORTER ASTRIDMENDEZ MET A VALLEY SENIOR WHODIDN'T HESITATE.ASTRID INTRO THOSE 70 YEARS OROLDER ARE NOW ABLE TO REGISTERFOR THEIR FIRST COVID-19VACCINATION.CASHMAN CENTER WILL OPEN ITSDOORS TOMORROW.AND THE VACCINATION ROLLOUT FORTHE GENERAL PUBLIC ISBASICALLY STARTING THIS WAY.A START THAT HUNDREDS HAVE BEENWAITING AND ASKING FOR, FORQUITE SOME TIME.TAKE PKG SHARON PICKETTWAS SO HAPPY WHEN SHE FOUND OUTSHE COULD REGISTER FOR ACOVID-19 VACCINE SHOT.SOT SHARON REALLY SURPRISEDTHAT MY HUSBAND AND I BOTH GOTONE, LOL SHE HAS ANAPPOINTMENT ALREADY FOR NEXTTHURSDAY.SOT SHARON I HEARD PROS ANDCONS ABOUT THE VACCINE BUT I'MREALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO IT, IFEEL THIS IS A REALLY A GOODTHING, I DON'T WANT TO GET SICKWITH COVID AND I WANT US TO GETBACK TO NORMAL AND I FEEL THISIS THE ONLY WAY TO DO IT SO I'MREALLY EXCITED.SHARON WENT TO THE SNHD WEBSITEAND AFTER SOME TIME--- GOT ACONFIRMATION FOR HERAPPOINTMENT SOT THE ONLY THINGTHAT TOOK A WHILE, ITTOOK ME ABOUT 20 MINUTES OR SO,IT WAS WAITING FOR IT TOPROCESS YOUR REQUEST, BUT THEYARE STILL SOME SPOTS OPEN WHENI GOT IN, BUT I GOT IN REALLYFAST." THE SOUTHERN NEVADAHEALTH DISTRICT KNOWS THATTHOSE SLOTS ARE FILLING UPFAST, AND ASKED FOR THERESIDENTS' PATIENCE.MORE WILL OPEN UP IN THEFUTURE, DEPENDING ON THENUMBER OF VACCINEDOSES THE COUNTY GETS.LOCATIONS LIKE THE CASHMANCENTER, ALSOKNOWN AS A MEGA POD, WILL BEOPENING THEIR DOORS STARTINGTOMORROW, "PLEASE DON'T COME TOTHE HEALTH DISTRICT, PLEASEDON'T COME TO UMC, IF YOU DON'THAVE AN APPOINTMENT, PLEASEWAIT, BECAUSE WE WON'T BE READYFOR YOU" HEALTH OFFICIALS SAYTHAT VACCINES WILL ONLY BEAVAILABLE FOR PEOPLE WHO LIVEHERE--- BUT THAT THEIRIMMIGRATION STATUS WON'T BEASKED.ASTRID TAG ALMOST 29 THOUSANDVACCINES HAVE BEEN ADMINISTEREDTO HEALTH CARE WORKERS.AS MORE CENTERS OPEN UP, THEMORE VACCINES HEALTH EXPERTSANTICIPATE NEVADANS WILL BEABLE TO GET.THE STATE SAYS THIS INCLUDESPHARMACIES LIKE SMITHS ANDWALGREENS WHICH WILL STARTOFFERING THEM STARTING ONJANUARY 20TH.FALLOUT -VTONIGHT....THE ON-GOING MANHUNT FOR THEPEOPLE....WHO STORMED THE CAPITOL.DOZENS OF PEOPLE ALREADY

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