NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) – UPDATE:
Saturday’s mass vaccination event in Nashville at Nissan Stadium has ended.
By 7:20 pm, there were about 100 doses left, according to the head of the Nashville COVID-19 task force, Dr. Alex Jahangir.
The remaining doses were distributed on a first-come, first-served basis. Jahangir announced on Twitter that all doses had run out just before 8 pm
Started at 6 am, including the administration of leftovers, the mass vaccination at Nissan Stadium lasted just under 14 hours.
ORIGINAL STORY:
On Saturday, 10,000 people will roll up their sleeves and be vaccinated at Nissan Stadium.
The event is the first mass vaccination event for the Nashville metropolitan area in the city’s fight against COVID-19.
Those with an appointment will receive the vaccine in a single dose from Johnson & Johnson.
The Metro Public Health Department expects more than 200 vehicles to pass through 20 lanes every 15 minutes. Drivers will enter through Parking A on Woodland Street.
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“I can feel the energy building up around returning to normal life,” said Mayor John Cooper. “This vaccination campaign is due to meticulous planning and execution.”
Participants will be received by a screening team, who will provide information about the vaccine and a consent form. People are asked not to arrive more than 30 minutes before the appointment and bring a copy of the vaccine confirmation email.
“We are asking people to wear a shirt that can easily access the upper arm for the vaccine. We hope to keep this running as smoothly and efficiently as possible, so all of our planning efforts have been focused on making sure everything go well without having to take a long time doing nothing, “said Rachel Franklin with MPHD.
About 700 volunteers signed up to help throughout the day.
“It just shows how much passion these people have for their profession and the passion we have for taking care of our patients,” said Carl Worley, a volunteer and pharmacy student.
This week, Davidson County reached 20% of residents who received at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine. This milestone means that some restrictions on business will begin to ease from next weekend.
“I think we feel safer,” said Carol Overton, a Nashville resident who received her vaccine at the event and plans to spread the word. “And then we can tell the others that you see, we are still here.”