||| FROM LENA KASSA for ORCAS SENIOR CENTER |||
Do you know a community member who needs extra assistance with signing up for the COVID-19 vaccine? If so, help is available through a collaboration between San Juan County Health and Community Services, the Orcas Senior Center, and the Orcas Community Resource Center.
Navigating the vaccine registration landscape can be difficult. Barriers can include a lack of internet access, limited computer proficiency, cognitive impairment, and/or limited English proficiency. Each week, a certain number of vaccine “slots” will be set aside for such individuals. A member of the San Juan County scheduling team will call individuals directly to schedule appointments. By working together to build on the joint capacity of these three organizations and leveraging the Senior Center’s Buddy Check-In infrastructure, we hope to ensure broader access to the vaccine registration process. Please contact San Juan County Senior Services Specialist Jami Mitchell at (360) 376-7926 or Jana Webb from Orcas Community Resource Center at (360) 376-3184 for details regarding this assistance.
To see the most up-to-date information about the County’s vaccination efforts, including announcements of the opening of appointment scheduling dates and times, and local and Department of Health updates about COVID-19, go to www.sanjuanco.com/1737/COVID-Vaccine-Info.
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