USA Health vaccine initiative broadens
More than 9,000 COVID-19 vaccines have been administered since USA Health began giving the shots on Dec. 15, 2020.
In the span of two weeks, staff at USA Health’s vaccine site at the Mobile Civic Center have gone from giving about 150 shots a day to a high of 912 vaccines given on Feb. 1. The team has a goal of administering up to 1,000 doses a day of the Pfizer BioNTech vaccine by the end of the week.
In the two weeks since an online indicator went live, more than 10,000 people have signed up to receive a vaccination at USA Health’s drive-through clinic operating five days a week at the Mobile Civic Center arena.
More than 9,000 COVID-19 vaccines have been administered since USA Health began giving the shots on Dec. 15, 2020.
How to sign up online
Those who would like to receive the COVID-19 vaccine can sign up online. This will only let USA Health know people are interested in receiving a vaccine. It will NOT automatically generate an appointment for vaccination.
When eligibility of certain groups is approved by the Alabama Department of Public Health and when USA Health has enough vaccine to begin giving the shots to those who are eligible, the information collected through the registry allows USA Health to contact people to schedule appointments. Vaccinations are strictly by appointment only.
Distributing vaccines through appointments allows USA Health to deliver the most patient-centered care possible. The appointment process also allows us to better track patients to ensure they receive both vaccines and achieve the highest level of immunity possible.
When someone becomes eligible to receive the vaccine and supply is available, USA Health will email or text those who signed up for the registry a link to electronically schedule a vaccine appointment. The link must be used within 24 hours or that place on the waiting list will be given to the person waiting next in line.
USA Health, in partnership with the city of Mobile, is running its drive-through vaccine clinic at the civic center arena for those who have been cleared by the Alabama Department of Public Health to receive the COVID-19 vaccine.
