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On January 29, 2021, there were 10 drive-through vaccination stations and a walk-up vaccination station inside the Douglas County Fairgrounds arena.
Data from four local health organizations showed that more than 19,500 first doses of COVID-19 vaccine had been administered in Douglas County since Thursday.
In total, data from the four distributors – LMH Health, Lawrence-Douglas County Public Health, Heartland Community Health Center and Haskell Indian Health Center – showed that 19,568 first doses and 7,411 secondary doses of COVID-19 vaccine were administered.
This represents an increase of 2,810 first doses and 2,916 secondary doses, since the county last reported information on the vaccine distribution in the Journal-World on February 19th.
The latest data show that these four organizations administered 19,568 of the first 21,995 doses they received, or 89%. The four organizations also administered 7,411 of the 15,837 second doses they received, or 46.8%.
The percentage of second doses that have been administered is lower because agencies have to wait for the right time to administer the second dose, Karrey Britt, a health department spokeswoman, told Journal-World. The second dose of Pfizer vaccine should be given 21 days after the first dose, and the second dose of Moderna vaccine should be given 28 days after the first dose.
In both the first and second doses, the four organizations in Douglas County have administered a total of 26,979 doses since Thursday. This represents an increase of 5,726 doses, as the data were last reported on February 19.
Douglas County is currently vaccinating people in Phase 2, which includes residents age 65 and older, key local government workers, K-12 education workers, food service workers, people living or working in the environment. care, workers critical to the functioning of the community and anyone who was eligible to be vaccinated in phase 1, but who has not yet received a blow. Critical workers for the functioning of the community include people such as transport workers, DMV and postal workers, agricultural and food processing workers, and those who provide services or materials that are used as part of the pandemic response. The county’s vaccine planning unit estimates that between 30,000 and 40,000 Douglas County residents qualify for Phase 2.
Other organizations are involved in distributing doses of COVID-19 vaccine in Douglas County. As reported by Journal-World, Walmart and Dillons have announced that they will administer some doses through the US Federal Retail Pharmacy Program.
Dillons and Walmart receive vaccines directly from the federal government and distribute them through their own plans and systems, Britt said. These doses will not be included in the county numbers. In addition, Britt said Lawrence-Douglas County Public Health has worked with some local pharmacies to provide vaccinations in places such as long-term care facilities and to raise living conditions. These doses come through the health department and are included in the numbers provided above.