COVID19
340B ‘Instrumental’ in Family Health Center of Kalamazoo Vaccinating Community
Family Health Centers of Kalamazoo in Kalamazoo, Michigan has been busy these past few months running back-to-back COVID-19 vaccine clinics. As of last week, FHC had run 52 clinics in the greater Kalamazoo area, administering 8,112 vaccines to people in the community. The 340B Drug Discount Program allowed FHC to serve more patients and get…
Read MoreBoarding a freighter in the Soo Locks to deliver 5 doses of COVID vaccine
SAULT STE. MARIE—In hard hats and safety vests, the two women shimmy up aluminum boarding ladders onto a converted World War II tanker. The rumble of the ship’s 8,040-horsepower engine makes conversation near-impossible on this blue sky morning. But public health workers Charity Zimmerman, a nurse, and Jill Schaefer, a clerk, know the drill on…
Read More1,000 COVID-19 vaccines available at drive-thru clinic for Kalamazoo County residents
One thousand COVID-19 vaccines will be distributed during a drive-through clinic May 25. The Family Health Center’s ‘A Thousand Shots of Love’ will put 1,000 shots of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine into the arms of Kalamazoo County residents, a news release said. From 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., Tuesday, May 25, county residents can drive-through…
Read MoreFamily Health Center Reaches Pandemic Milestone: 5,000 COVID-19 Vaccinations and Counting
Partnership Fuels Effort to Protect Hard-Hit Neighborhoods; Future Vaccination Clinics Planned KALAMAZOO, Michigan A free, large-scale, community-based vaccination effort spearheaded by Family Health Center has surpassed 5,000 vaccinations to combat COVID-19. The campaign began in January to ensure the first and second doses of vaccines were easily available to people within Kalamazoo’s hardest-hit neighborhoods. That…
Read MoreFamily Health Center administers over 500 doses at drive-thru COVID-19 vaccination clinic
Many vaccination clinics have popped up around West Michigan including Kalamazoo County where they hosted a drive-thru clinic. Hundreds of people turned up to get vaccinated through the Family Health Center. Around 510 doses of Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine were administered through a drive-thru clinic at Mayor’s Riverfront Park in Kalamazoo. Organizers said all of the…
Read MoreDrive-thru COVID-19 vaccine clinic to administer 500-plus doses in Kalamazoo
A drive-thru COVID-19 vaccine clinic is scheduled for Friday in Kalamazoo. Family Health Center will administer at least 500 doses of COVID-19 vaccine during a drive-through clinic from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Friday, March 26, at Mayor’s Riverfront Park, 251 Mills St. in Kalamazoo. Appointments are required prior to showing up at the…
Read MoreMayors Riverfront Park to Host Drive-Thru COVID Clinic
Need your COVID-19 shot? Here’s how to get your appointment for the mass vaccination clinic scheduled at Kalamazoo’s Mayors Riverfront Park on Friday. Lifetime fans are getting a lifeline as idle sports venues across the country are being used as mass vaccination sites. Ford Field, the home of the Lions in Detroit, opened on March…
Read MorePublic drive-through clinic on Friday 3/26
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Read MoreKalamazoo’s Family Health Center to host another COVID-19 vaccine clinic this week
Another drive-thru clinic will happen later this week in Kalamazoo for those still waiting to get a COVID-19 vaccine. Family Health Center will administer at least 500 doses of the vaccine at a drive-through clinic set for Friday, March 26, from 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.. It will happen at Mayor’s Riverfront Park at 251…
Read MoreFamily Health Center to hold COVID-19 vaccination clinic on Friday
Family Health Center has announced the date of its next drive-through COVID-19 vaccine clinic. It’ll be held Friday from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. at Mayor’s Riverfront Park, located at 251 Mills Street in Kalamazoo, according to a news release Monday. Read More->
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