OCH Regional Medical Center and Oktibbeha County Emergency Management are partnering for a COVID-19 vaccination clinic Saturday at various locations throughout the county.
OCH staff will be administering the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine at three clinic sites. The locations and times for the clinic are 8 to 10 a.m. at the J. L. King Center, 700 North Long Street; 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Blackjack Missionary Baptist Church, 4907 Blackjack Road; and 2 to 4 p.m. at 16th Section Missionary Baptist Church, 5480 Old West Point Road.
OCH Director of Marketing and Public Relations Mary Kathryn Kight said OCH wants to provide as many vaccinations as possible for Oktibbeha County residents, and this clinic is a prime way to distribute them.
“Basically what we wanted to do is make it as accessible as possible to everyone in our community for different areas of Oktibbeha County,” Kight said. “We want people to take advantage of this opportunity. We’re doing everything we can to eliminate barriers for those wanting to get the vaccines.”
Kight said OCH has allotted 500 vaccines total for Saturday but can provide more if needed. Those wanting to receive vaccines do not have to provide insurance or a photo ID. They only have to fill out informational paperwork.
“We will have the same process as if they came to the hospital (to get their vaccine),” Kight said. “We will ask them to fill out paperwork because we then have to return that information to (Mississippi Department of Health).”
After receiving a vaccine, OCH will make an appointment at the vaccination site for the second round of the shot. The days for the second dosage will be May 6 and 7 at the same locations as the first round, Kight said.
People who are hesitant about receiving the COVID vaccination can still come to the clinic if they want to receive information about the vaccine and how it is administered, Kight said.
“We encourage people if they have questions about getting the vaccines to come out anyway and talk to us and get accurate information,” Kight said. “We’ll be happy to provide them with that information and answer their questions because we just want what’s best for the community and we feel like getting vaccinated is the next step in ending this pandemic.”
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