Centura Health hosting mass COVID vaccination clinic in Colorado Springs
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) -- Centura Health has announced that a mass COVID-19 vaccination drive-thru clinic will be held this weekend at the Broadmoor World Arena in Colorado Springs and it's not too late to sign up.
“There will be five lanes and traffic control," said Dr. Brian Erling, CEO of Penrose-St. Francis Health Services. "A lot of heated shipping containers for people to move in and out of. We’ll be using the actual arena for people to prep the vaccine”
Centura says 4,000 doses of the Pfizer vaccine will be given to people aged 70 and over who meet CDPHE requirements and about 1,000 doses will be administered to educators at the drive-thru event.
Centura says it's an invite-only clinic, but eligible patients who signed up through the Centura vaccine form will be contacted to attend the clinic on either Saturday or Sunday. Centura expects the line to move quickly.
"We’ve done some time trials," said Erling. "We think it’s about 5 minutes from the time that they enter that lane to get them to the end.”
People who show up without an appointment will be turned away.
"They will get directed out of the traffic, but they will get the chance to sign up," Erling said. "There’s always a chance that we could have some extras doses. We think not -- we think we’re gonna plan this one pretty well.”
Centura adds that it hopes to host more mass vaccination clinics in El Paso County in the future.
Erling said the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment sent Centura 5,000 doses specifically for this event. The shipment is not part of El Paso County's increased allotment from the state this week.
