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PPGH to assist in COVID vaccines; Registration form now online
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The emergency room and admissions entrance for Palo Pinto General Hospital in Mineral Wells.
Weatherford Democrat file photoPalo Pinto General Hospital will be assisting in distributing COVID-19 vaccines to Palo Pinto County.
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Registration is now open at the following link: docs.google.com/forms/u/0/d/19ybBNwAk40Ky0Buftf63sq8BJZG7ChrDVO04LDN0XYg/viewform?fbclid=IwAR0xHcrCPvTy0Ysi1N3LgtrzgiXtGKbvu9WEMaYDheS95j28oYn19uaifbw&edit_requested=true
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At this time, front-line healthcare workers and residents at long-term care facilities plus people over 65 or with a chronic medical condition that puts them at increased risk for severe illness from COVID 19 are currently eligible to receive the COVID 19 vaccine.
Eligible recipients include:
• People 65 years of age and older
• People 16 years of age and older with at least one chronic medical condition that puts them at increased risk for severe illness from the virus that causes COVID-19, such as but not limited to:
• Cancer
• Chronic kidney disease
• COPD (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease)
• Heart conditions, such as heart failure, coronary artery disease, or cardiomyopathies
• Solid-organ transplantation
• Obesity and severe obesity (body mass index of 30 kg/m2 or higher)
• Pregnancy
•  Sickle cell disease
•  Type 2 diabetes mellitus
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Those on the waitlist will be contacted and scheduled to receive the vaccine and do not need to call the hospital.
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