“Obviously, that won’t get us far, but at least it’s something,” she told me recently. She asked the local health department for some doses.
She registered her clinic’s interest in providing vaccinations with the state, and the state told her she was approved. But the clinic has barely any doses to give out.Ĭhristi Siedlecki, the CEO of the clinic, has tried to get them. The phones ring nonstop, with patients calling to ask when they can come in to get their shot.
The staff has ordered fridges and syringes. It has seven exam rooms devoted to vaccination. The Grants Pass Clinic in southern Oregon is more than ready to administer the COVID-19 vaccine to its 20,000-some patients. Residents wait during a follow-up check-up after receiving a Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine at an independent-living community for seniors in Miami on January 12. © Eva Marie Uzcategui Trinkl / Anadolu Agency / Getty
