March 2, 2021
In partnership with the Central Shenandoah Health District (CSHD), Augusta Health continues community vaccinations for COVID-19. Augusta Health reached two significant milestones for community vaccination this week: On Monday, March 1, the grand total of vaccination doses administered passed 25,000. On Tuesday, March 2, the 10,000 th person received a second dose of Pfizer vaccine—marking 10,000 fully-vaccinated community members. As of the end of the day on Monday, 26,057 vaccinations had been administered by Augusta Health since the start of vaccinations in December. On Monday, 1147... Continue Reading
February 22, 2021
In partnership with the Central Shenandoah Health District (CSHD), Augusta Health continues community vaccinations for COVID-19. Augusta Health reached a significant milestone for community vaccination on Friday, February 19 when grand total of vaccination doses administered passed 20,000. As of the end of the day, 20,557 vaccinations had been administered by Augusta Health since the start of vaccinations in December. On Friday, 1112 community members received a second dose of COVID-19 vaccine at Augusta Health, and on Saturday, 84 second doses were given at Gypsy Hill House. Total... Continue Reading
February 17, 2021
In partnership with the Central Shenandoah Health District (CSHD), Augusta Health continues community vaccinations for COVID-19. As of the end of the day on February 16, a grand total of 18,040 vaccinations had been administered by Augusta Health since the start of vaccinations in December. On Tuesday, 959 community members received either a first or second dose of COVID-19 vaccine at Augusta Health – and on Wednesday, more than 1300 doses are scheduled across first and second dose clinics, and at an off-site clinic at Springdale Apartments. The registration process has changed for members of... Continue Reading
February 12, 2021
The Central Shenandoah Health District in partnership with the Virginia Department of Health will be upgrading their COVID-19 vaccine pre-registration system to provide a more unified and comprehensive process for Virginians. The new system will replace the previous CSHD REDCap survey link for local pre-registration systems beginning February 16. As a result, the link to the REDCap survey on the Central Shenandoah Health District website will be disabled effective 5:00 p.m. on Friday, February 12. If you have already completed the REDCap survey, no action is required. Your name will be... Continue Reading
February 11, 2021
In partnership with the Central Shenandoah Health District (CSHD), Augusta Health continues community vaccinations for COVID-19. As of the end of the day on February 9, a grand total of 13,983 vaccinations had been administered by Augusta Health since the start of vaccinations in December. On Tuesday, February 9, 549 community members received their first dose of COVID-19 vaccine at Augusta Health, and today, February 10, there are more than 1,032 scheduled appointments to receive either a first or second dose. Changes of community interest since the last update: Augusta Health has expanded... Continue Reading
February 1, 2021
In partnership with the Central Shenandoah Health District (CSHD), Augusta Health continues community vaccinations for COVID-19. Concurrently, second doses are being administered in a separate clinic to Augusta Health employees who received first doses at the end of December. Last week, a significant community vaccination threshold was passed—10,000 vaccine doses administered by Augusta Health staff! At the end of the day on Saturday, January 30, a grand total of 10,289 vaccinations had been administered by Augusta Health since the start of vaccinations in December. On Friday, 737 community... Continue Reading
January 28, 2021
In partnership with the Central Shenandoah Health District (CSHD), Augusta Health continues community vaccinations for COVID-19. Concurrently, second doses are being administered in a separate clinic to Augusta Health employees who received first doses at the end of December. By end of day January 27, a grand total of 8,598 vaccinations had been administered by Augusta Health since the start of vaccinations in December, with a new daily record of 778 community members receiving initial vaccinations on Wednesday. While CSHD is leading the vaccination efforts, Augusta Health is assisting their... Continue Reading
January 25, 2021
In partnership with the Central Shenandoah Health District (CSHD), Augusta Health continues community vaccinations for COVID-19. By end of day January 22, a total of 6,412 vaccinations had been administered by Augusta Health, with a new daily record of 531 community members receiving initial vaccinations on Friday. While CSHD is leading the vaccination efforts, Augusta Health is vaccinating healthcare workers and community members age 65 and above – and assisting CSHD to vaccinate vulnerable populations through coordinating agencies. Each week, Augusta Health is receiving contact information... Continue Reading
January 21, 2021
In partnership with the Central Shenandoah Health District (CSHD), Augusta Health continues community vaccinations for COVID-19. At the end of the day on January 20, 5,366 vaccinations have been administered by Augusta Health, including 473 to community members on Wednesday. Phase 1B includes a large number of people, so CSHD, Augusta Health, and all partners are using a strategic approach to vaccinate as many in the community as possible in an efficient manner. The need for vaccines exceeds the amount of vaccine available each week, so appointments are required for vaccination. Currently,... Continue Reading
January 19, 2021
This week, Augusta Health continues to support the Central Shenandoah Health District (CHSD) in their phased vaccination approach. Here is a current update on what is happening in the Augusta Health Vaccine Clinics: During the week beginning January 18, Augusta Health anticipates vaccinating more than 3000 community members at its on-campus clinic. Each week, Augusta Health will administer its entire allocation of vaccine it receives from the State. No doses are discarded, as the need for the vaccine is greater than the current supply. Under the direction and request of the CSHD, Augusta... Continue Reading
