Whatcom County COVID-19 Vaccine Update: 6/2/21

Whatcom County COVID-19 Vaccine Update: 6/2/21

Submitted by the Whatcom County Well being Division

Slowly however certainly the race wins, Whatcom! Up to now about 63% of all eligible individuals in Whatcom County acquired a dose of the COVID-19 vaccine that 52.07% of the whole inhabitants of Whatcom County. Our vaccinated buddies will not be far behind – 44.89% of all Whatcom County’s residents are totally vaccinated.

Vaccine suppliers in Whatcom County are scheduled to obtain this week 2,970 cans, Nevertheless, this quantity shouldn’t be closing and is anticipated to extend. Please see our infographic under for extra info.

Replace of the neighborhood vaccination heart

The CVC will stop operations on June 17 because the county adjusts its vaccination technique to give attention to smaller cellular and pop-up clinics. The clinic’s closing dates and occasions are given under. You possibly can click on any of the hyperlinks under to go straight to the PrepMod login web page. All clinics will provide the Johnson & Johnson vaccine. Moderna is just provided to individuals who want their second dose.

  • Thursday, June third, 5-7pm.
  • Saturday, June fifth, 10 a.m.-12 p.m.
  • Tuesday, June eighth, 4-6pm.
  • Thursday, June tenth, 6 p.m. – 8 p.m.
  • Saturday, June twelfth, 10 a.m.-12 p.m.
  • Wednesday, June 16, 10 a.m. – 2 p.m.
  • Thursday, June seventeenth, 10 am-2pm.

Many because of our companions who made the CVC doable: Bellingham Technical Faculty, Unity Care NW, Household Care Community, PeaceHealth, Sea Mar Group Well being Facilities, Hoagland Pharmacy, Whatcom Group Faculty. Collectively now we have submitted 8,500 recordings thus far!

Pop-up vaccination clinics and different walk-in choices

The Nooksack Tribe is residence to 2 Pfizer clinics on the Nooksack Well being Clinic in Everson. Each clinics are accessible to everybody aged 12 and over. Please see the hyperlinks under for extra particulars. Thanks Nooksack Tribe for as soon as once more graciously sharing your vaccine provide with the neighborhood!

There are numerous different native vaccine suppliers at present providing COVID-19 vaccination with out an appointment. These suppliers embrace:

  • Value co
  • Haggen on twelfth Road (if scheduled vaccination appointments will not be full)
  • Haggen in Ferndale (if further doses can be found)
  • Haggen on meridian
  • Haggen on Woburn
  • PeaceHealth Group Vaccination Middle
  • Safeway in Bellingham (if further doses can be found)
  • Walgreens (name first to examine availability)

Go to VaccineLocator.doh.wa.gov for a full checklist of native vaccine suppliers.

Myocarditis / pericarditis

Final week the CDC printed scientific concerns on myocarditis and pericarditis after COVID-19 vaccination. Each myocarditis and pericarditis are forms of irritation that have an effect on the center. The CDC’s concerns observe the rare incidence of this irritation, notably in adolescents and younger adults.

We do not but know if the vaccine is chargeable for this irritation, however the CDC will proceed to watch these circumstances and can present updates as extra info turns into out there. Pfizer vaccine continues to be really helpful for adolescents 12 years and older.

Some signs of myocarditis and pericarditis embrace chest ache and discomfort, palpitations, tiredness, shortness of breath, and fever. Signs most frequently appeared as much as 4 days after taking the second dose of Pfizer or Fashionable. Affected sufferers often recovered shortly.

Additional info might be discovered on the CDC web page Myocarditis and Pericarditis after mRNA COVID-19 vaccination.

Weekly Vaccine MythBusted: The Disinformation Dozen

Do you know that just about all the anti-vaccine propaganda got here from simply 12 individuals? It is appropriate. A dozen persons are chargeable for spreading virtually each fable you’ve got heard about vaccines, together with the COVID-19 vaccine. In case you’ve heard one thing fishy a few vaccine, likelihood is you may get to considered one of these individuals’s computer systems for those who’ve adopted the breadcrumbs far sufficient.

How have you learnt if the knowledge you are listening to is from a good supply or from considered one of these 12 individuals? It is simpler than you assume: a easy Google search is often sufficient. A great rule of thumb when verifying info is to do a fast supply examine. Who’s quoted in a declare? Does the quoted work come from a good supply or solely from a good sounding supply?

For extra info on the dozen of disinformation, see the newest report from Residents In opposition to Digital Hate. For credible, verifiable, and dependable details about the COVID-19 vaccine, info is all the time out there from the CDC, DOH, Mayo Clinic, Cleveland Clinic, or John Hopkins College.

Extra info

For extra info on the COVID-19 vaccine, vaccine planning, and vaccine security, go to the DOH COVID-19 vaccine web site at www.covidvaccinewa.org. For details about COVID-19 vaccination in Whatcom County, go to our web site at www.whatcomcounty.us/covidvaccine.

Featured photograph courtesy of Unity Care NW

Whatcom County COVID-19 Vaccine Update: 6/2/21