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TOP STORY OF THE DAY, brought to you free by WICU: Moderna vaccinations show no local reactions
The Clay County Health Department’s Vaccine Clinic at the 4-H Fairgrounds, 6656 North State Road 59, has provided 5,750 Moderna vaccines at the fairgrounds as of this past weekend.
Clay County Health Nurse Kim Hyatt has confirmed that people vaccinated at the clinic have reported no reactions during the required 15-waiting time.
“We ask people to wait 15 minutes after the vaccination,” said Hyatt about the safety protocol. “We have had two younger people pass out. I would not call that a reaction necessarily; that sometimes happens with younger people, who get worked up and nervous.”
The Moderna vaccine is the only one available at the fairgrounds, and only people 18 and up can participate.
People are concerned about the recent news about people experiencing clotting after being vaccinated, but Hyatt has no data about any local cases.
“The usual side effects I’m hearing from people are headache, muscle aches, slight fever, tiredness, sore arm,” she said, adding some people only experience one or two symptoms. In contrast, others report feeling worse. “Sometimes after the first shot, sometimes after the second, but some people don’t have any effects.”
The symptoms usually last a couple of days, added Hyatt, who said, “It just varies.”
Hyatt explained the vaccine is much like the annual flu shots, “You could sill get COVID-19, but it should be the mild form after being vaccinated.”
ISDH DATA as of Monday, April 19
The Indiana State Department of Health’s COVID-19 Dashboard Data (www.coronavirus.in.gov/) is trending upward throughout the state.
Weekly 2-Metric Score
In the Wabash Valley, District 7, Clay and Owen counties are in the YELLOW category, while Greene, Putnam, Sullivan, Vermillion, and Vigo remain in BLUE. However, the ISDH is projecting Clay, Greene. Owen, Parke, Sullivan, and Vermillion counties are expected to increase in the spread of the virus, with Parke and Vigo expected to go lower when the data is reevaluated on Wednesday.
Advisory Level
Clay, Parke, and Owen counties are in YELLOW Advisory Category, while the remaining counties are in BLUE.
Weekly Cases Per 100,000 Residents
Owen County has a score of “2” placing it in the ORANGE category, with the remaining counties in YELLOW.
7-Day All Tests Positivity Rate
Clay County is the only one in YELLOW in District 7, with the remaining counties currently in BLUE.
ISDH evaluates County Metrics each Wednesday at noon. Advisory level refers to the current guidelines the county must follow. A county must remain at a lower Weekly Two-Metric Score for two consecutive weeks to move down to a lower advisory level. The levels determining the spread of COVID-19 are:
RED = High Spread,
ORANGE = Medium Spread,
YELLOW - Mild Spread, and
BLUE = Light Spread.
Learn more at coronavirus.IN.gov.