The city of Jackson issued the following statement.
TODAY, Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba announced that Saturday, March 6, 2021, would be the official new date for the City of Jackson’s highly anticipated Vaccination Day event which had to be postponed due to recent winter storms. Together with a host of dedicated local health partners the City has arranged to administer 2,000 Covid-19 vaccine doses to Jackson residents during this special one-day event at the Jackson Convention Complex. The effort specifically aims to reach seniors and other vulnerable residents and is a direct response to concerns of limited access to vaccines within the City of Jackson, the state’s most populous municipality with a near 85 percent Black population.
The Vaccination Day event will run from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Jackson residents must call to register in advance and meet state eligibility requirements in order to receive their first vaccination dose. State guidelines recently expanded to include teachers and public safety personnel in addition to adults 65 and over and those with certain chronic health conditions as being eligible for vaccination at this time. All participants receiving their first dose at the event will be eligible and registered to receive their second dose on March 27th before leaving the event.
To learn more, save a spot, or save a spot for a loved one, Jackson residents must call one of three hotlines. Volunteers will be on hand to assist with registration and confirmation of eligibility. Spots are first come, first served and will run out quickly.
Phone lines will re-open on Monday, March 1st from 2:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. and will remain open Tuesday, March 2nd through Friday March 5th from 9:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. each day or until all appointments are filled.
· Hotline 1: 601.446.3778
· Hotline 2: 601.446.3566
· Hotline 3: 601.906.6648
Masks
will be required by all in attendance and social distancing guidelines
will be strictly observed. Only those registered will be permitted
to enter the event. Special "curb-side" accommodations will be provided
for those with mobility issues.
“The
best chance we have at beating Covid-19 and returning to some semblance
of normalcy is to make sure that we all get vaccinated,” said
Mayor Lumumba. “This should start with our most vulnerable populations.
However, in Jackson, so many of our residents, especially our elders,
have limited access to technology and are neither able to register for a
vaccine online, nor able to travel outside
our City limits to get one. Further, many community resources that
would normally help to bridge these gaps are closed or limited in
capacity due to Covid-19 restrictions.
“We
recognize that 2,000 doses merely scratch the surface of what needs to
be accomplished, but it is a start and we are working to make even
more doses available in Jackson. We are thankful to the Covid-19 Task
Force, Dr. Dobbs, Dr. Quinn, Dr. Phillips, Dr. Reeves, Hinds Community
College, and so many more for working with us to make this day possible.
And, we look forward to continued partnership
to ensure every Jacksonian has access to a vaccine.”
Among
the many local partners and health providers responsible for helping
the City to coordinate, staff and administer 2,000 vaccines
during Jackson’s first Vaccination Day are, the Mayor’s Covid 19 Task
Force, the Mississippi State Department of Health, Hinds Community
College, the Mississippi Medical and Surgical Association, Merit Health,
Visit Jackson, Jackson Public Schools, Dr. Errick
Greene, the City of Jackson Employee Clinic, Turner Health Care,
Jackson State University College of Health Sciences, Jackson Municipal
Airport Authority, Jackson Hinds Comprehensive Health Center, Quinn
Healthcare, Dr. Vonda Reeves, Dr. Hursie Davis Sullivan,
Overtime Sports, Bilal Qizilbash, Jackson Fire Department, Jackson
Police Department, the Department of Human and Cultural Services, the
Department of Parks and Recreation, Amerigroup and the Oak View Group
team at the Jackson Convention Center Complex who
are assisting with insights from vaccine distributions at their other
Southern U.S. properties.
Call for Volunteers:
It is not possible to pull off an event such as this without an army of dedicated volunteers. As such, the City is also calling for volunteers to help with day of event logistics from registration to guides to runners and more. Interested persons must be available from 8:00am to 5:00pm on Saturday, March 6th to help run the event, as well as for an in-person training on Friday, March 5th beginning at 3:00pm. To volunteer, email: volunteer@jackson.gov or call 601-960-2324.
10 comments:
Why not let the national guard handle this. I used them in Greenville and in mccomb. They were extremely competent and polite. If there is any way to mess it up, Jackson, oh never mind.
Bring your own water.
I got it in Jackson at Smith Wills. What is he talking about? It is offered in the city limits. I'm sure this will run so smooth.
Another campaign stunt.
There has been a lot of skepticism about the vaccine. There are also a lot of ill-informed readers weighing in that the genetic material in the vaccine will cause problems. This is lunacy.
I took both doses of Moderna. I had virtually no side effects.
Then, about three weeks later, my male genital organs started growing. To double their original size.
I encourage you to get the vaccine too!
Why do they feel the need to mention the statistic of an 85% black city?
Well the Mayor was on National news again today with Passing blame about Water Crisis of day 9 or 10 for people without water in Jackson.
Y'all gonna get the vaccine or not? Damn man. Jackson is an 85% black city and there is hesitancy among black folk. That's all that is saying.
Volunteers needed? Can you just see it now. Two hundred rotund donut eaters trying to direct traffic, having never done so, wearing masks around their chins hoping Chokwe will provide a two-piece for lunch.
I got my second Monday at Smith Wills (in Jackson city limits) along with a thousand other folks. I didn't notice the percent black vs white, just saw a well orchestrated event, handled well.
I'm pretty sure, if they could have, Chokwe and Stokes would not allow non-Jackson-residents at this statewide event.
For you Smith Wills folks so smug that it is located within the City of Jackson, please think about the many Jacksonians who do not have access to a vehicle to drive through Smith Wills. That location was NOT accessible to many Jacksonians.
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