Updated COVID-19 boosters available at CHCS Clinics
October 12, 2022
Categories: Community health news, News
You may have heard that new COVID-19 boosters have been approved and recommended. These boosters are bivalent vaccines, offering protection against COVID-19 along with the omicron variant. The updated boosters are now available at CHCS clinics.
Individuals recommended to receive a bivalent COVID-19 booster are as follows.
For the Pfizer booster, anyone age 12 and up who has completed a primary vaccine series, with the last dose at least two...
All about immunizations
August 4, 2022
Categories: Community health news
The COVID-19 pandemic disrupted many families’ routine healthcare appointments. Immunization rates for children are lower than before this disruption, and that’s a cause for concern for healthcare providers around the country. Immunizations prevent many diseases and reduce the transmission of infections in our communities, and they are one of our most important tools in protecting the health of our children.
Dr. Kendra Reith and Dr. Nicholas Cahoj recently...
Call to schedule your COVID-19 vaccine booster
October 8, 2021
Categories: News
Update as of October 27: Booster doses of Moderna and Janssen/Johnson & Johnson (J&J) vaccine have now been authorized.
Anyone age 18 and up who received the J&J vaccine at least two months ago is eligible to receive a booster dose. Moderna boosters are authorized for those who meet the same criteria for Pfizer listed below.Booster doses of Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine were recently authorized for individuals who completed a two-shot...
Celebrating 2,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccine
September 15, 2021
Categories: News
As we’ve navigated the pandemic, CHCS associates have done many extraordinary things to serve our patients and communities, but perhaps none have been more significant than our efforts to administer the COVID-19 vaccine. We jumped in with both feet. We tackled logistical obstacles and persevered through many difficulties. We adapted our processes as the situation and availability and guidelines changed. We patiently answered question after question.
Earlier this month,...
Get a flu shot this year!
September 13, 2021
Categories: Community health news, News
It’s never a good time to be seriously ill or hospitalized with the flu, but 2021-22 could be particularly challenging as patients with COVID-19 continue to fill beds. RSV, or respiratory syncytial virus, infections are also on the rise in our area. Health experts in northeast Kansas and nationwide are worried about the upcoming influenza season and hope people will help prevent a large number of flu hospitalizations by getting a flu shot.
Karen...
COVID-19 vaccine challenges and benefits
June 1, 2021
Categories: Community health news, News
For the past year, CHCS has worked to tackle the ever-changing challenges presented by COVID-19. Delivery of the COVID-19 vaccine has been one of those challenges.
As soon as the vaccine became available, CHCS collaborated with the public health departments from four different counties (Pottawatomie, Jackson, Marshall, and Nemaha) to ensure that our patients had equal access to the vaccine when we weren’t eligible to receive it directly. Each county handled the vaccine differently,...
CHCS offers COVID-19 vaccines
March 29, 2021
Categories: News
UPDATE May 14, 2021: Our clinics can now vaccinate anyone age 12 and older. Please note the following.
Parental consent is required for those under age 18. The Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine is the only type approved for ages 12-17. It requires a second dose 21 days after the first dose. The Pfizer vaccine is approved for administration with other vaccines. Our clinics order weekly allocations of vaccine based on demand, so we can't typically...
CHCS offers Phase 3 and 4 COVID-19 vaccines
March 26, 2021
Categories: News
NOTE: This article has been updated to reflect the Governor's announcement that Kansas will move to Phase 5 on Monday, March 29. Phase 5 makes all adults age 16 and up eligible to receive the vaccine.
Community HealthCare System is now receiving its own COVID-19 vaccine allocation and will begin offering the vaccine starting late the week of March 29.
Vaccines will be administered by appointment only at CHCS clinic locations in Centralia, Frankfort,...
Pottawatomie County, CHCS host first Phase 2 vaccine clinic
February 2, 2021
Categories: Community health news, General, News
The early February sun shone on the first Phase 2 COVID-19 vaccine clinic in Pottawatomie County, an event that one vaccine recipient said felt “like a party.”
Vicki Flattery said everyone from the staff to those arriving for the vaccine was “excited and festive.” “It’s a great vibe,” she said.
Pottawatomie County Public Health collaborated with county healthcare leaders for months to ensure smooth delivery of vaccine. The event at...
Safeguard your family's health with immunizations
August 10, 2020
Categories: Community health news
As COVID-19 has spread, the world has seen what happens when a disease has no vaccine. Researchers and drug developers are working hard to make sure that changes soon, but in the meantime, we should not forget that many other diseases are preventable through vaccines. August is National Immunization Awareness Month, so it’s a perfect time to make sure your family’s immunizations are up-to-date.
Immunizations are important because they reduce diseases that result in illness...
