With the national announcement of the Pfizer vaccine being approved for 12 to 15 year olds recently by the Food and Drug Administration, local officials say they will be ready to go.
At Wednesday’s COVID briefing at Warsaw City Hall, Kosciusko County Health Officer Dr. Bill Remington says barring any issues, the vaccine will be available and ready to go. Families that are ready to get their kids vaccinated can sign up for an appointment or even walk-in to most places offering the vaccine now to get them inoculated.
A FEMA run vaccine clinic offering Pfizer is being held at Center Lake Pavilion this week through Saturday from 9 AM to 6 PM each day.
Warsaw Schools Superintendent Dr. David Hoffert was a panelist at the briefing this week, who said he has appreciated all of the work that the Kosciusko County Health Department has done throughout the pandemic. Hoffert said they will provide as much information as possible when it comes to vaccine, but will ultimately leave the decision and talks up to the families and their health care providers.
As far as testing goes, Bowen Center President and CEO Kurt Carlson says hours will be reducing starting Monday at the Kosciusko County Fairgrounds testing site as demand for testing continues to lessen. New hours will be from 10 AM to 2 PM, Monday through Friday at the Shrine Building. Carlson said their COVID hotline will also have the same reduced hours.
COVID METRICS IMPROVE, BLUE ADVISORY COULD RETURN
Coronavirus numbers are improving in Kosciusko County that the county is expected to move back into blue status next Wednesday.
The latest from the Indiana Department of Health shows numbers are down from last week with a seven-day positivity rate at 3.7 percent, down from 4.4 percent one week ago, and cases per 100,000 residents are 88, down from 140 last week.
Wabash and Fulton Counties remain in blue this week, while Marshall County worsened into an orange county after cases per 100,000 residents went over 200. Elkhart County also remains in orange this week as positivity rate remains above 10 percent and cases are up to 170.
