Otero/Crowley County Health Department Vaccination Clinics

Description: Otero/Crowley County Health Department Covid Update January 1st.


Published: 01/01/2021
Byline: Hart

THIS IS A RAPIDLY EVOLVING AND FLUID SITUATION.  INFORMATION AND ACTION ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE AT ANY TIME.  BE PREPARED TO BE FLEXIBLE AND PATIENT.

The situations, numbers, website links, data, and etc. described below were current as of Thursday 12/31/2020 at 11:43 am.

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12/31/2020 Crowley/Otero COVID-19 Update #1:  1/6/2021 COVID-19 Vaccination Clinic Details

Please take the time to read and understand this entire message.

Internet links:  Before I send out each update, I check the links to make sure they are active.  However, links do change from time to time, so the links I sent out today may not be the same tomorrow.  You may have to search around a bit.

Hello to all.  On Wednesday, 12/30/2020 CDPHE modified vaccination Phase 1B to include, among others, individuals aged 70 and above.  OCHD has been, and will continue to, visit worksites for vaccine administration to individuals in Phases 1A & 1B.  In order to accommodate the aforementioned age group, OCHD will be holding a COVID-19 drive-through vaccination clinic next week for Crowley and Otero residents aged 70 and above, the details of which are as follows:

    1. Date:  Wednesday, 1/6/2021
    2. Time:  1:00pm-4:00pm.  The clinic will not open early. 
    3. Location:  Arkansas Valley Fairgrounds, Rocky Ford

§ Rocky Ford has been chosen as it is the most centrally located city between the cities in Crowley and Otero Counties.

    1. Eligible vaccinees:  Crowley and Otero residents aged 70 and above

§ For the purposes of this clinic, the word “vaccinee” simply refers to a person that will be or has been vaccinated.

§ In order to be eligible for this clinic, you MUST have been born on or before January 6th, 1951, no exceptions.

§ Please bring a valid, government issued photo I.D., such as your driver’s license or a Colorado identification card. 

§ Those that cannot provide proof of their birth date upon request, or their I.D. indicates they were born after January 6th, 1951 will not receive a vaccination at this clinic. 

    1. Vaccine:  Only COVID-19 vaccine will be available at this clinic, no other types of vaccine will be available.  As of the time of this writing, we anticipate that we will only have approximately 150 doses available for this clinic.  This clinic is strictly “first come, first served”, no exceptions.
    2. Offensive behavior:  OCHD has already received threatening calls about the COVID-19 vaccine.  Please be aware that verbally abusive/foul language and other rude, threatening, belligerent behavior toward OCHD staff and volunteers will not be tolerated.  The highest standards of respect, kindness, patience, self-control, calm, understanding, etc. will be expected and required of all.
    3. Directions:  I will share specific clinic driving directions with you next week after we have had an opportunity to finalize them. 
    4. Ongoing vaccination clinics:  This will be the first of other drive-through clinics to follow.
    5. No pets:  Please be sure that you do not bring any pets in your car.
    6. Wait times:  Anticipate potentially long wait times.  Please ensure that your vehicle has adequate fuel. 
    7. Stay in your car:  When you pull up to the vaccination station, you will roll down your window and receive your shot while remaining in the car.  Please ensure that you have an accessible arm next to a car window that rolls down.  Please do not exit your car.

Stay tuned for more information to follow.

Richard Ritter, Executive Director

Otero County Health Department

13 West 3rd Street, Room 111

La Junta, Colorado 81050

719-383-3045 (Office)

719-383-3060 (Fax)

rritter@oterogov.org



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