This is the first week Lane County has been able to offer Moderna and Johnson & Johnson boost doses to eligible residents. There is pent-up demand for the shots and that could put a strain on Public Health.
Lane County’s COVID-19 Incident Commander Steve Adams said with so much geography to cover, the challenge right now is staffing.
“Vaccine is not the limiting factor as it was in the Spring,” he said. “So right now, it really is our staff capacity to be able to operate multiple clinics around the county at any given point. As well as to provide and allocate staff time supporting long term care facility boosts or doing some of our mobile clinics.”
Adams said residents who have been waiting to get the newly approved boosters should know-- Public Health is not the only provider. Hospitals, physicians and pharmacies remain crucial partners in the effort. He added fully vaccinated people continue to enjoy strong protection- so waiting a week or two to seek a booster might be a good decision.
