Redwood City Holds Successful Sunday "Vaccination Clinic

Adrián Rocha. Peninsula 360 Press [P360P].

Fernando arrived at 8 a.m. and was one of the first participants to receive the first vaccination as part of a "Vaccination Clinic" held last Sunday at the Mural Parking Lot in Redwood City in San Mateo County. 

The vaccination day secured nearly 200 doses for Redwood City residents and is part of an effort between Dignity Health, Sequoia Hospital and Casa Circulo Culturalfrom a community perspective to slow the spread of COVID-19 and allow people to spend time with loved ones or work," according to Dr. Dieter Bruno, Sequoia Hospital's chief medical officer.

The COVID-19 pandemic has had a great impact and Fernando's case has been no exception; Fernando is a construction and restaurant worker and, although he has not been sick, his work has been affected, since materials have gone up in price, which has made it difficult to send the economic support he usually sends to his parents in Morelos, Mexico, according to his testimony.

Casa Círculo Cultural, led by Verónica Escámez, is a very well integrated group in their community that, thanks to the support of San Mateo County, in October 2020, began their partnership with Dignity Health, Sequoia Hospital to conduct COVID-19 testing, and "because of the good organization in conducting the tests, they decided to undertake in Redwood City this first of 7 that they have scheduled throughout the North Fair Oaks region," commented Dr. Bruno.

The Vaccination Clinic started at 10 am with the participation of about 35 volunteers, including medical staff, nurses and Casa Círculo Cultural distributed in 6 registration tables, 6 for vaccination and a monitoring tent to address possible reactions to the vaccine, and although it was scheduled to end at 3 pm, it ended half an hour earlier than scheduled because the vaccines were finished, as there were no barriers of any kind to prevent the participation of people.

According to Dr. Bruno, the protocol for the Vaccination Clinic was based on California Department of Public Health guidelines that took into account their health history and checked that their system was not immunosuppressed, did not suffer from lung disease, diabetes, etc., all in order to provide the greatest safety and confidence to get vaccinated.