Registration open for mass vaccination clinic Saturday
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Andrea Martinez, a registered nurse at Samaritan, pulls a single dose of the coronavirus vaccine developed by Pfizer out of a vial containing multiple doses diluted with a saline solution.
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MOSES LAKE — Registration opens at 10 a.m. today for a vaccine clinic at the Grant County Fairgrounds Saturday.
The clinic is open to people who qualify under the state guidelines for the first of two shots. Appointments will be available from 8 a.m. to 4:45 p.m.
Appointments can be made at the “PrepMod” website, operated by the Washington Department of Health. The address is https://prepmod.doh.wa.gov//reg/6012284569. Online appointments require an email address. People who don’t have an email address can use [email protected].
People also can call 800-525-0127 or 888-856-5816 from 6 a.m.to 10 p.m. Monday through Friday or schedule an appointment by texting “covid19” to 211211.
The event was scheduled by the Grant County Vaccine Task Force, which is local health care organizations and the Grant County Incident Management Team.
People can determine their eligibility for the vaccine by visiting the “Find Your Phase” tool on the WDOH website, https://findyourphasewa.org/210118771253954.
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