Hospital District runs short on COVID-19 vaccine for this week

DAYTON—The COVID-19 vaccination clinic at the Columbia County Fairgrounds is working well. However, only 110 doses will be administered this week, according to Stephanie Carpenter. Carpenter is the Columbia County Health System Chief Operating Officer and is in charge of the Columbia County Hospital District vaccination plan.

Carpenter said Dayton General Hospital Pharmacy Manager Cheryl Pell requested 400 doses of the vaccine for use this week but only received 100 doses. There are ten doses left over from last week that will also be administered at this week’s clinics.

“We are having to shorten the clinic because we do not have enough vaccine from the state,” Carpenter said.

Last week, 488 people received the vaccine during three clinics at the fairgrounds.

This week scheduled vaccinations for 376 people in Phase 1b had to be postponed.

On Tuesday, February 2, 2021, there were 40 first doses and 30 second doses administered.

Carpenter said 70 people in Phase 1a are due second doses; however, only 40 will get the second dose at this week’s Thursday clinic. There will be no first doses given on Thursday.

So far, 738 people in the Hospital District have received their first dose. Eighty people have received both doses of the vaccine.

Vaccination clinics are currently held at the fairgrounds, on Tuesdays and Thursdays, from 10 a.m. until 3 p.m.

People in Phase 1b and who live within the Columbia County Hospital District are urged to call the Columbia County Public Health Department at (509) 382-2181 to be scheduled for the vaccine.