This week Mayor Tokar had the opportunity to listen in on a conference call regarding the COVID-19 Vaccine.  Here are some main highlights.

• The vaccine will be available to residents 18 years and older for the next 6 months
• Vaccine will be free from the Federal Government
• Some adverse effects: pain at injection site and long-term (2-3 weeks) of severe malaise
• Phase 1A – Will take 6 weeks and includes:    
  • Healthcare (includes all hospital personnel), paramedics, long-term facilities employees and residents
• Phase 1B – Includes:
  • Police, Fire, Public Works, Teachers, School Nurses, Elected Officials, residents over 65 years old and residents with health issues
• Phase 1A and Phase 1B will take between 4-5 months to be completed
• Individual DOES NOT have to get tested before pre-registering for vaccine
• CVS and Walgreen’s will both be part of distribution
• 2 doses are required within 3-4 weeks of each other
• No plans to mandate vaccinations for everyone at this time

As more information becomes available to us, we will do our best to communicate with our residents.