Wood Co. Health Dept. continues to offer free COVID vaccines

        Wood County Health Department will continue to make vaccine clinics available this summer to anyone who hasn’t yet been vaccinated for COVID-19.
        Several options will be available on a recurring basis, and other times and locations will be scheduled on a weekly basis.
        Since vaccines for COVID-19 have become available, Wood County Health Department has made a strong push to offer widespread opportunities for people to be vaccinated. In the last two months alone, the health department has held more than 155 clinic events at nearly 50 different locations across Wood County.
        While vaccination opportunities will continue to be available, clinics will be scaled back over summer and continued in a more targeted manner. During the month of July and likely further into the future, regular clinics will be offered in partnership with other organizations. Recurring clinics are planned at the following times and locations include:
        • Mondays from 12-6 p.m. at Wood County Health Department, 1840 E. Gypsy Lane Rd., Bowling Green.
        • Wednesdays from 4-7 p.m. at the Bowling Green Farmers Market in downtown Bowling Green.
        • Thursdays from 3-8 p.m. at the Perrysburg Farmers Market in downtown Perrysburg.
        Additional events will be added on a rotating basis each week. An updated schedule of vaccine clinics will be released regularly and can always be found at Vaccine.WoodCountyHealth.org.
        All Wood County Health Department vaccine clinics are free, and no appointment is needed. To make an appointment for a specific time, use the ArmorVax app or visit ArmorVax.com
        Both Pfizer and Johnson & Johnson vaccines are available at all events. Youth ages 12-17 are eligible to receive the Pfizer vaccine with a parent or guardian present.
        All of the COVID-19 vaccines have been proven to protect the individuals who receive them from disease, to limit transmission in the community, and to reduce the risk of severe illness.
        For more info about the Wood County Health Department, visit WoodCountyHealth.org.
 
Wood Co. Health Dept. continues to offer free COVID vaccines
        ProMedica Stroke Network hosts monthly support groups that discuss timely topics of importance to those affected by a stroke.
        The July meeting will be held in-person July 22 at 4 p.m. in the Conference Center at ProMedica Flower Hospital, 5200 Harroun Rd., Sylvania.
        Melissa Miller, from the Balance and Mobility Center, will lead the group in a discussion regarding balance issues after a stroke.
        For more info or to sign up for the event, contact Melinda Hendricks-Jones at Melinda.Hendricks-Jones@ProMedica.org, or Mary Britton at Mary.Britton@ProMedica.org.
        Virtual Safety City
        Safe Kids Greater Toledo at ProMedica Russell J. Ebeid Children’s Hospital will hold a virtual safety city July 26-Aug. 1.
        The virtual program will be provided in the form of videos from community partners throughout the Greater Toledo area. Incoming kindergarteners will receive education on a variety of different safety topics. Topics covered will include safe practices with fire, water, animals, police, bikes, school buses, railroads, booster seats, pedestrians and more.
        Registration will include an informational packet, fittings for a free bike helmet and entry into a drawing to win a new bike.
        For more info, contact Payton Bowyer at Payton.Bowyer@ProMedica.org or call 419-291-3344.