[00:00:03]
. >>> GOOD AFTERNOON, CLAY COUNTY. JOHN WARD DIRECTOR OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT HERE IN THE COUNTY.
TODAY WE WILL DO A REAL QUICK OPERATIONAL BRIEF ON OUR VACCINE CLINIC THAT STARTS ON MONDAY MORNING.
WITH US TODAY WE HAVE ADMINISTRATOR HEATHER HUFFMAN WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH HERE IN CLAY COUNTY AND SHERIFF MICHELLE COOK. WE WILL TALK ABOUT THE PROCESSES AS WE GO THROUGH TOMORROW.
WE HAD A LOT OF QUESTIONS AND FEEL WE HAVE DONE REAL GOOD WITH IT. FIRST, I WOULD LIKE TO SAY THANKS FOR THE PARTNERSHIPS THAT WE HAD SINCE 12 MARCH.
HEATHER AND I HAVE BEEN ATTACHED TO THE HIP AND W WORKING THIS SAME WITH A R OUR PARTNERS OF BCC AND THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE WORKING WITH THIS COUNTYWIDE.
WE VALUE THOSE PARTNERSHIPS AND THIS MADE US SUCCESSFUL IN THE COUNTY. THANK YOU FOR ALL OF OUR PARTNERS ASSISTED WITH THIS. AS WE STATED TOMORROW MORNING AT 9:00 THE FIRST APPOINTMENT THAT WILL BEGIN.
WE RECEIVED 3,000 DOSES LAST WEEK.
WE OPENED UP ON TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY FOR A SOFT OPENING.
WE DID SOME HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS AND SOME OF OUR INDEPENDENT LIVING FOLKS TO RUN THROUGH AND TEST THE PROCESS AND WE OPENED UP THE APPOINTMENT SITE.
THE SITE APPOINTMENT ONLY. IF YOU DO NOT HAVE AN APPOINTMENT, YOU DO -- YOU WILL NOT BE ALLOWED ON THE SITE. YOU WILL BE TURNED AWAY.
WE ARE ASKING FOLKS TO SHOW UP 15 MINUTES BEFORE THE APPOINTMENT, GETS IN, GET YOUR PAPERWORK DONE AND THAT TYPE OF THING. NO REASON TO SHOW UP AN HOUR OR TWO HOURS BEFOREHAND. WE ARE BOOKED.
OUR LOCATIONS ARE BOOKED THROUGH 20 JANUARY.
AT THIS TIME, WE ARE SUPPOSED TO GET MORE THIS WEEK AND AS SOON AS WE GET MORE IN THE COUNTY WE WILL OPEN IT UP FOR THOSE ADDITIONAL DAYS. NOT DOING A RESERVATION SYSTEM OR LOTTERY OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT.
AS WE GET THE VACCINE IN THEATRE WE OPEN UP THE ADDITIONAL DAY THAT'S WE GET. WE DO 200 DOSES A DAY AND AS WE GET IT IN, ADDITIONAL BOOKINGS.
ALERT.CLAYCOUNTY.GOV.COM. BY TUESDAY OR WEDNESDAY THE SECOND DOSE SIGN-UP. GETTING READY TO LAUNCH THE SECOND DOSE SIGN-UP AND ALSO AND SCHEDULE THE SECOND DOSE.
AND GOING FORWARD LIMITED SUPPLIES COMING INTO THE COUNTY. WE ARE HOPING DURING THE NEXT MONTH OR SO PRIVATE SECTOR COME ON LINE, PUBLIX, CVS, WALMART, THOSE TIME THINGS SO MORE DISFRIDAY PWUTION POINTS AROUND THE COUNTY AND RIGHT NOW STICK WITH THE LIMITED ALLOCATIONS WE HAVE COMING IN. THE BUILDING AT THE AG CENTER.
AND THE SITE OPENS AT 8:45 TOMORROW.
IT IS CONED OFF AND OPEN IT UP AT 8:45.
TAKE IT OVER TO MISS HEATHER HUFFMAN FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF
AGAIN, WE ARE FOLLOWING THE GOVERNOR'S EXECUTIVE ORDER OF PRIORITIZATION OF THE VACCINATIONS AND WE WANT TO MAKE SURE WE ARE FOLLOWING THAT CLOSELY TO MAKE SURE WE ARE EQUITABLE NOT ONLY IN CLAY COUNTY AND THE OTHER COUNTIES AROUND US. JOHN IS CORRECT.
WE RECEIVED 12-28 LAST MONDAY, 3,000 DOSES OF THE MODERNA, THE TWO-DOSE OF THE COVID-19 WHICH IS 28 DAYS APART.
AT THAT TIME WE BEGAN VACCINATING HEALTH DEPARTMENT STAFF WORKING THE VACCINATION PODS AND PARAMEDICS.
WE DID A COUPLE OF SOFT OPENING LAUNCHES TO GET IN SOME OF THOSE INDEPENDENT LIVING FACILITIES TO WORK OUT OUR PROCESSES BEFORE WE WENT TO FULL CAPACITY ON MONDAY THE 4TH. AGAIN, WE ARE STILL CONTINUING TO WORK THAT EXECUTIVE ORDER. THE PRIORITY GROUPS, AGAIN, CONTINUE TO BE HEALTH CARE WORKERS WITH DIRECT PATIENT CARE AND THOSE 65 AND OLDER. WHEN INDIVIDUALS COME ON 1/4, MAKE SURE THEY BRING THEIR ID WITH THEM THAT HELPS THE PROCESS GO A LITTLE FASTER AND JOHN SAID 200 APPOINTMENTS A DAY FOR 1,000 SHOTS A WEEK. THERE HAVE BEEN A LOT OF QUESTIONS OF THE SECOND DOSE AND WHERE THAT COMES INTO P PLAY. OUR SECOND DOSE BASED ON WHERE WE STARTED ON 12 -- 28. SECOND DOSES FOR INDIVIDUALS WILL BEGIN JANUARY 25. WE HAVE BUILT CAPACITY WITHIN OUR SYSTEM THAT ONCE WE MOVE INTO THAT WEEK AND THE BEYOND WEEKS, OUR CAPACITY WILL MOVE FROM 200 A DAY TO 400 A DAY AND THIS WILL ALLOW FOR HALF OF THE DOSES TO BE BASED ON FIRST-TIME SHOTS AND HALF OF THE DOSES WILL BE BASED ON SECOND-TIME DOSES. AGAIN, APPOINTMENTS FOR ALL OF THIS WITH THE GREAT PARTNERSHIP WITH CLAY COUNTY BOCC AND CLAY COUNTY MANAGEMENT, ALL OF THOSE APPOINTMENTS WHEN WE HAVE THE ADDITIONAL VACCINE DOSES WILL BE AT ALERT.CLAYC ALERT.CLAYCOUNTY.GOV.COM.
WE ARE ASKING FOR PATIENCE FROM THE COMMUNITY AS WE HAVE
[00:05:01]
LIMITED QUANTITIES AND CONTINUE MESSAGING THE MITIGATION STRATEGIES, SOCIAL DISTANCING, WEARING YOUR MA MASKS, STAYING AWAY FROM OTHERS, LARGE GATHERINGS, AND WASH YOUR HANDS WILL BE VERY IMPORTANT.AGAIN, AS WE GET ADDITIONAL VACCINES EACH WEEK, WE WILL ADD ADDITIONAL DAYS BASED ON THE NUMBERS OF DOSES.
CONTINUE TO COLLECT BACK AL ALERT.CLAYCOUNTY.GOV.COM AND OUR SOCIAL MEDIA FEEDS TO PROVIDE THAT INFORMATION OUT.
WE DO KNOW THERE ARE OTHER ACCESS POINTS THAT WILL COME ON LINE IN THE NEXT FEW WEEKS. THOSE WILL BE RETAIL PHARMACY PARTNERS SUCH AS YOUR CVS, WALGREEN'S, PUBLIX, WALMART, ALL OF THOSE PLACES WOULD YOU NORMALLY GET YOUR FLU SHOT, THOSE WILL COME ONLINE ALONG WITH YOUR HEALTH CARE PROVIDER THAT'S SIGNED UP TO BE A COVID-19 VACCINE PROVIDER.
THERE WILL BE MORE AVAILABILITY OF ACCESS POINTS WITHIN OUR COMMUNITY. AS YOU KNOW THE STATE OF FLORIDA, WITH THE FEDERAL PHARMACY PROGRAM, IS IN THAT PARTNERSHIP TO VACCINATE ALL OF THOSE IN OUR LONG-TERM CARE FACILITIES THAT INCLUDE NURSING HOMES AND ALFS.
THOSE RESIDENTS AND THOSE STAFFS THAT WORK IN THOSE FACILITIES ARE ALREADY BEING VACCINATED WITH THE HOPES OF ALL OF THEM BEING COMPLETED IN THE MONTHS OF JANUARY AND FEBRUARY FOR FIRST DOSE AND SECOND DOSE.
SO AT THIS TIME, I AM GOING TO TURN IT OVER TO MICHELLE -- SHERIFF COOK. THEN GO OVER A LITTLE BIT OF THE OPERATIONS AT THE ACTUAL SITE.
>> THANK YOU. AND GOOD AFTERNOON, CLAY COUNTY. FIRST, I WANT TO GIVE A SHOUT OUT TO THE CLAY COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT DIRECTOR HEATHER HUFFMAN AND EMERGENCY MANAGER JOHN WARD.
EVERY TIME YOU HAVE SOMETHING THIS BIG GOING ON IN YOUR COUNTY, YOU KNOW, YOU NEED TO HAVE A SOLID PLAN AND A PLANNING PROCESS AND THESE TWO HAVE DONE A FANTASTIC JOB PUTTING A SOLID PLAN TOGETHER AND WE ARE HAPPY TO SUPPORT THAT PLAN. TOMORROW MORNING, WE DO NOT EXPECT TO SEE ANY TRAFFIC ISSUES.
IF YOU COME AS JOHN SAID 15 MINUTES BEFORE YOUR APPOINTMENT, YOU SHOULD BE ABLE TO GET RIGHT IN.
THE CLAY COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE IS SET UP VARIABLE MESSAGE BOARDS AND TRAFFIC DEPUTIES ALONG HIGHWAY 16 AND DEPUTIES ON-SITE AT THE G GOTBELB BUILDING.
WE DON'T EXPECT ANY ISSUES, WE ASK PEOPLE COME 15 MINUTES BEFORE THEIR APPOINTMENT TIME. NO NEED TO LINE UP EARLY AND MAKE SURE THAT EVERYBODY GETS IN SAFELY AND EFFICIENTLY AND WE DON'T EXPECT ANY ISSUES, BUT WE DO HAVE DEPUTIES TO BE ASSIGNED IN THE AREA IN CASE ANYTHING COMES UP.
AGAIN, I WANT TO THANK THE CITIZENS OF CLAY COUNTY FOR THEIR PATIENTS AND THEIR -- PATIENCE AND THEIR SPIRIT DURING THIS TRYING TIME AND PUTTING THOSE FOLKS IN OUR COMMUNITY WHO NEED THE SHOT THE MOST WHICH IS OUR OVER 65 AND OUR HEALTH CARE WORKERS. AND, AGAIN, JUST ON BEHALF OF THE MEN AND WOMEN OF THE CLAY COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE, I AM PROUD TO SUPPORT THIS PLAN AND
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.