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Walmart pharmacist Tara Brown gives an immunization shot to Diane Rosenthal over the weekend. Walmart in Galena started vaccinations.
Taking the shot
Yolanda Lobacz answers a call at the Jo Daviess County COVID Call Center in Hanover. Volunteers work in three-hour shifts to help those over 65 get registered for their vaccine.
Calls ringing off the hook at the Jo Daviess County COVID Call Center
HANOVER–The Jo Daviess County COVID Call Center is a busy place. The phones are ringing constantly as individuals call in, hoping to get on a wait list for the vaccine. Staffed by volunteers … more
Who gets priority on wait list? Frustration over the vaccine rollout continues for the board of health as call center opens
GALENA–How to prioritize individuals on a wait list for the COVID-19 vaccine was the question public health administrator Sandra Schleicher posed to members of the Jo Daviess County Board of … more
Vaccinate Elizabeth helps people secure appointments
ELIZABETH–Elizabeth resident Brenda Wand Ertmer and her daughter had a challenging time, but each successfully booked a COVID-19 vaccine appointment for two elderly family members through the Jo Daviess County Health Department... more
Chuck Pedersen, Jo Daviess County Emergency Management director sets up a work station that will be utilized for the Jo Daviess County vaccination call center beginning on Monday, Feb. 22. The call center will be available from 9 a.m.- 3 p.m. Monday through Friday.
Answering the call: Jo Daviess County Emergency Operations Center becomes call center for vaccine registration
HANOVER–The Jo Daviess County Emergency Operations Center (EOC) in Hanover has been transformed into a call center with the goal of helping those in Phase 1b without access to a computer or … more
Pharmacist Khris Moser and store manager Dave McCabe at Galena’s Hartig Drug stand in the consultation room that will be used for COVID vaccinations. Hartig Drug is working with state and local agencies to try to receive vaccine doses that they can administer locally.
Waiting for the vaccine: Hartig ready to administer shots; just waiting for doses
GALENA–Charlie Hartig, CEO of Hartig Drug, said his company is ready to help vaccinate individuals in Jo Daviess County. They’re just waiting for doses.“Unlike the public health … more
Permission denied: Second COVID-19 vaccination shot registration email sent too soon
GALENA–Jo Davies County residents anticipating their second COVID-19 vaccination shot received a special email early this week. The email contained the link for the vaccination appointment … more
Another dose of COVID-19 vaccine information
GALENA–Sandra Schleicher, county public health administrator, has requested more doses of COVID vaccine from the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH). These doses will not be available … more
Jo Daviess County 85th in state for vaccinations
GALENA–As of Feb. 5, Jo Daviess County reported 1,555 cases of COVID-19 since last spring. There have been 17 new cases since Feb. 1. Approximately, 1,530 of those are recovered. There have … more
Board of health president Merri Berlage, public health administrator Sandra Schleicher and board of health members Tracy Bauer and Peg Dittmar discuss the vaccine plan for the county.
‘We need to roll up our sleeves’: Board of Health discusses vaccination rollout by the health department
GALENA–Requesting more doses, finding volunteers, establishing a call center, communicating more effectively with the public. All of these topics were on the minds of Peg Dittmar and Tracy … more
Dave Sillagi, Galena, gets a Covid-19 vaccine last week. The Jo Daviess County Health Department continues to vaccinate people in phase 1B. The department does not know how much vaccine they will have until the week before.
A shot in the arm: Vaccine sign-up effort continues
GALENA–In what feels like a scene from a science fiction movie, Jo Daviess County residents anxiously sit, glued to a computer screen in hopes of being lucky enough to land a rare dose of … more
Shortly after 11 a.m. on Monday, Jan. 25, this is how the registration screen looked like on jodaviess.org for COVID-19 vaccination appointments.
Jo Daviess County vaccination roll out still in infancy: Health department is preaching patience
GALENA–The vaccination landscape is changing rapidly for the Jo Daviess County Health Department as the vaccine rollout and allotment is updated and changed. The department is asking for … more
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