Vaccine Saturday
HealthPoint, hospital board hold COVID vaccine clinic
TCNS staffTRINITY — Seven hundred residents received the first round of COVID vaccines at an immunization event at Trinity High School on Saturday.
The event was a joint effort between the Trinity Memorial Hospital Board and HealthPoint.
Marjory Pulvino, vice president of the TMHB, said HealthPoint received 925 vaccinations from the state very recently, and when the event was announced online, 600 people had registered for the vaccinations within hours.
On Feb. 1 and 2, 120 people who did not have online access were registered through the Trinity Community Health Resource Center.
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On Saturday, 45 health professionals from HealthPoint, along with help from TMHB, Trinity schools, Trinity Police Department, and County Judge Doug Page and the county’s Emergency Management Operations Center, as well as volunteers, held the drive-through clinic at Trinity High School.
Pulvino said there were no problems with people receiving shots because of the work of everyone involved.
TMHB President Randy Karnes called the event incredibly successful.
“We would like to express our deep gratitude to HealthPoint for their generous support,” he said. “We are fortunate to have HealthPoint in the community. I also would like to recognize the community for supporting this event.”