A subject receives a shot March 16 in the first-stage safety study clinical trial of a potential vaccine by Moderna for COVID-19, the disease caused by the new coronavirus, at the Kaiser Permanente Washington Health Research Institute in Seattle. According to results released on Tuesday, July 14, 2020, early-stage testing showed the first COVID-19 vaccine tested in the U.S. revved up people’s immune systems the way scientists had hoped. The vaccine is made by the National Institutes of Health and Moderna Inc.Associated Press file
San Juan Basin Public Health will hold these COVID-19 vaccination clinics in La Plata and Archuleta counties:
La Plata County
8 a.m.-4 p.m. Mondays to Fridays and 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturdays, Fort Lewis College Student Life Center, 125 West Campus Court.9 a.m.-noon Tuesday, Aug. 17, The Glacier Club, 600 Glacier Club Drive.5-7 p.m. Tuesdays and Wednesdays, and 2-6 p.m. Saturdays, Old Main Post Office, 1060 Main Ave.*5-6:30 p.m. Wednesdays, Purple Cliffs, La Posta Road (County Road 213).10 a.m.-1 p.m. Aug. 19, Purple Cliffs, La Posta Road (County Road 213).5:30-8:30 p.m. Aug. 19, Bayfield Block Party, corner of Mill Street and Church Street.*9-11 a.m. Thursdays, Manna soup kitchen, 1100 Avenida del Sol.8:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Fridays, Purgatory Mountain Resort, 1 Skier Place.8 a.m.-noon Saturdays, Durango Farmers Market, 259 W. Ninth Street.*8 a.m.-noon Sundays, Durango Flea Market, 2500 Main Ave.*
Archuleta County
11 a.m.-3 p.m. Tuesdays and Wednesdays, 1st Southwest Bank, 249 Navajo Trail Drive, Pagosa Springs.*3-6 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays, Ruby M. Sisson Memorial Library, 811 San Juan St., Pagosa Springs.*3-6 p.m. Wednesdays, Turkey Springs Trading Post, 11497 Highway 160, Pagosa Springs.11 a.m.-4 p.m. Thursdays, Ross Aragon Community Center, 451 Hot Springs Blvd., Pagosa Springs.*11 a.m.-3 p.m. Fridays, Pagosa Peak Open School, 7 Parelli Way, Pagosa Springs.10 a.m.-2 p.m. Fridays and Sundays, and 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturdays, East Side Market and Pagosa Farmers Market, 225 E. Pagosa St., Pagosa Springs (through August).*
* SJBPH will be collecting supplies for a school supply drive at these events. Supplies will be donated to children in need in La Plata and Archuleta counties through community partners.