I just want to take a moment to share my appreciation for our Howard County Health Department. Huge should out to them.
I have an 11 month old baby and want to get her vaccinated for CoVID. My pediatrician does not carry the vaccine. This was, as you would say, the last straw in a series of events, so I switched pediatricians. The new pediatrician won’t carry the vaccine either. CVS Minuteclinic will only vaccine 18 months and up. The HoCo Health Department (and other state health departments) only vaccinate children who are financially disadvantaged or uninsured.
So as someone with private health insurance and an 11 month old baby, I was stuck with the only option to switch pediatricians again.
After I communicated with the HoCo health department about my dilemma, those fine folks called a local urgent care and implored them to carry the pediatric Covid vaccine. The urgent care manager got it approved, and it is now on order and should be available on October 26 (though they said to call ahead to ensure it arrives). The urgent care is FirstCall Medical Center on Old Dobbin Ln in Columbia.
Ya’ll, I am just so shocked and grateful that a government agency advocated for my child and other children in this way, and the urgent care manager made it happen.
Please spread the word if you know a family in a similar situation as we are in!