Queen’s North Hawaii Community Hospital provided its 10,000th COVID-19 vaccine Wednesday.
Bryan Lindsey received his second Pfizer dose and was the 10,000th patient in the QNHCH COVID vaccine clinic.
“This is an important milestone for our community and in our nation’s fight again COVID-19,” said Cindy Kamikawa, QNHCH president. “We are thrilled that we have been able to provide protection against COVID-19 through the vaccine to so many in our community.”
QNHCH continues to schedule vaccinations for those age 65 and older and those age 16-64 who are at highest risk, consistent with the state Department of Health. Highest risk is defined by the Department of Health as those age 16-64 with dialysis dependent end-stage renal disease, those on oxygen with cardiac or respiratory disease, and those with cancer or autoimmune disease undergoing chemotherapy.
Vaccinations are by appointment only. To request an appointment, email QNHCHvaccine@queens.org and include your name, date of birth, phone number, and employer if you are an essential worker, or call (808) 881-4668. Anyone who previously emailed or called while they were ineligible and are now eligible are asked to email again.
Hawaii to date has been awarded 773,610 COVID-19 vaccine doses of which 716,290 had been received as of Wednesday, according to the state.
Of the doses of Pfizer, Moderna and Johnson &Johnson vaccines received, 78% or 558,043 doses have been administered statewide, including 71,744 on the Big Island.
An estimated 24.3% of the state’s population has received at least one dose and 14% have received two doses.
On the Big Island, 24.2% of the population has received at least one dose and 13.6% two doses, according to the Department of Health. An estimated 46% of the population age 60 and older has received at least one dose with 73% of the island’s kupuna 75 and older having received at least one dose. About 62% of kupuna 75 and older are fully inoculated.