Page will host another pop-up COVID vaccination clinic in the lobby of the Page High School Cultural Arts Building on Jan. 22 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
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Page will host another pop-up COVID vaccination clinic in the lobby of the Page High School Cultural Arts Building on Jan. 22 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
All vaccines and boosters will be offered at the clinic, including the Pfizer vaccine for children aged 5 and up and booster shots for those 12 and up.
“Last month, we had our first clinic in order to get those 5 to 11 years old shot,” Page Mayor Bill Diak said at the City Council meeting on Jan. 12.
“I’m happy to say we did 96 youth that day. We totaled 156 people that particular day. We’re trying to do our due diligence, and I appreciate the support of the community and bringing us their arm and getting vaccinated.”
He added that the community of Page is 81.5% vaccinated.
Diak said that with the omicron variant arriving in Arizona, there has been a significant rise in the number of COVID cases in Page following several weeks of level numbers.
“For example, the first week of December we had 22 cases in Page. That following week we had 15 cases and then the third week we had 29 cases. The majority of all those cases were of the omicron variant,” he said.
“As of the last week of December through Jan. 1, in that one week we had 141 new cases reported within our community. That is fivefold from the week before, the third week in December, and tenfold from the second week in December.”
Diak said that the rise in cases has resulted in the emergency room and beds in the local hospital starting to fill up again.
“So, we are still having issues,” he said. “If there is any good news about this, the variant seems to be showing fewer signs of being very tough on those individuals.”
He urged people in Page to “continue to do what we can to be safe,” including wearing masks if they feel it’s appropriate and being considerate of others who choose to wear masks.
“The other thing they’re saying about the variant is that they’re hoping that possibly by the middle of February we might see the variant start waning off,” Diak said. “Until that time, I urge people to be safe and do what they feel is appropriate to keep themselves safe.”
