Clark State vaccine clinic gets 74 people
35% of Clark County’s population has had at least one shot.
Clark State College in partnership with the Clark County Combined Health District vaccinated 74 people at a COVID-19 vaccination clinic on the school’s main campus Thursday.
The clinic was part of Gov. Mike Dewine’s push to get college students vaccinated before school is lets out for the summer. Clark State’s clinic was also open to the general public and served as a learning opportunity for students in the college’s nursing program.
Clark State Practical Nursing and Registered Nursing students and faculty distributed the Pfizer vaccine during the three-hour clinic on the college’s main campus at 570 E. Leffel Lane.
“I think that it gives them [nursing students] the opportunity to help the community. With COVID, we’ve had a hard time getting clinical sites, and it’s important for them to get that interaction with people. This is an opportunity where they’re able to do that,” said Becky Dodds, coordinator for the Practical Nurse Program at Clark State.
Contributing to the community
is an important part of the students’ learning process, Dodds said.
“They [nursing students] have worked out at the JCPENney’s building at the Upper Valley Mall, and they’ve worked there quite a few days. They help out wher- ever they’re needed, whether it’s directing traffic or giving vaccines or whatever.”
The CCCHD operates the county’s COVID-19 vaccine out of the former Jcpenney store.
Nursing students were excited to help the community and learn in the process.
“It means a lot, because I’m able to get clinical experience, and this semester, with COVID and everything, we don’t get a lot of it. So, it’s really cool to get to administer the shots,” said Sophie Gustafson, a graduating nurs- ing student.
The vaccine clinic was helpful for Clark State students who wanted to be vaccinated.
Another vaccine clinic will take place at Clark State on May 6, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., as a follow-up for shot recipients to receive their second shot to complete the vaccination process.
For more information, visit the Clark State College website, or follow them on social media.
With expanded access to vaccinations, over one-third of all Ohioans have now been vaccinated. However, COVID19 numbers continue to rise, and have passed 1 million cases in the state, with over 18,000 deaths.
Clark County had 13,576 cases and 288 deaths of the coronavirus as of Thursday afternoon, according to ODH.
As of Thursday, 46,719 Clark County residents had received at least one COVID19 vaccination shot, according to ODH. That’s about 35% of the county’s total population. Over 27% have been fully vaccinated.