HUTCHINSON, Kan. — The Reno County Health Department continues to work in conjunction with the medical collaborative in vaccinating all Phase 1 Front Line Health Care Personnel.
Reno County received 1,900 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine and distributed that to major health care facilities within Reno County for vaccinating their own staff. In addition, the Reno County Health Department has also contacted other Reno County health care personnel including EMS, optometrists, dentists, chiropractors, pharmacists and home health agencies.
If you are a health care professional in Reno County and have not been contacted to schedule your COVID-19 vaccine, contact the Reno County Health Department at 620-694-2900 for further instructions on receiving the vaccine.
The health department says the public can expect upcoming information with vaccination phases and availability on the Reno County website www.renogov.org/741/COVID-19.
The health department says that, as we move into this new phase with the vaccine, it is important to continue to wear your mask — even after you receive your vaccination. Protection from the vaccine is not immediate as it is a two-dose series and will take one to two weeks following the second dose to be considered fully vaccinated.