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Page A—8 - Shelton-Mason County Thursday, Jan. 14, 2021 Mason County gearing up to vaccinate next phase By Isabella Breda isabe//a@masoncounty. com More than 1,000 frontline health care workers, first responders and long-term care facility residents and staff have received at least one dose of the CO- VID—19 vaccine in Mason County. “I think we’re keeping at a good pace,” said Nicole Eddins, PharmD, senior director of Mason Health Ancillary Services in a Zoom interview Tuesday. “We’re proactively reaching out to everyone who’s in the Phase 1A category in Mason County. They’re re- ceiving phone calls from us, making sure they know how to schedule.” All. of the long-term care facilities, dental offices and health clinics have been contacted and are next in line to receive their vaccine. Mason Health has already assisted Maple Glen and Alpine Way senior living in administering vac~ cines to residents and staff. Last week, state health officials announced plans for Tier B, which will begin with B1, including peo- ple 70 or older and those 50 or older living in multi- generational households. “That’s going to be a pretty big number so we’re preparing to have a large-scale vaccination clinic for that,” Eddins said. “So at the same time 1B is for— mally started by the state, we will have that planned and ready to go.” ’ The event will likely take shape as a drive- through vaccination clinic so hundreds can be vac— cinated on site in a single day. Updates about vaccination in the county are at masongeneral.com/about/covid-19. The state is also rolling out their “PhaseFinder” tool, which allows people to enter their age, location, occupation and contact information and receive an alert via email or text when they are eligible for vac- cination. The tool can be found at wadoh.jotform. com/203418436942154. Once Tier B1 is complete, Tier B2 vaccinations will include high-risk essential workers ages 50 or older who work in congregate settings such as gro- cery stores, prisons, public transportation, schools I WASHINGTON'S COVlD-19 VACCINE PHASES Phase 1 Estimated Timeiine (Tiers A and 8) Find out if it’s your turn at FlndYourPhaseWA.org . DECEMBER 2920, fANUMY 2021 1% HBRUAKV‘ ‘ . MAM" - * v 'HAV— mamas “ID! 4 ' 50 years who ‘4 CovidVaccineWAorg Washington announced the full Phase 1 timeline, including tiers A and B last week. Phase 1 aims to target the most vulnerable populations. Graphic courtesy of Vaccinate Washington and agriculture. As of Jan. 6, Dr. Umair Shah, the state’s health ' secretary, said the federal government has sent Washington a total of 522,550 doses of the vaccine from Pfizer and Moderna. Eddins said the county has put about half of the vaccines they’ve received in people’s arms and are expecting another shipment soon. No severe allergic reactions have been reported in the county to either the Pfizer-BioNTech or Moderna vaccines. “I think it’s probably a good idea to warn folks that with the second dose you’re more likely to expe- rience minor side effects like body aches feeling a little lethargic the next day,” Eddins said. “That’s a normal immune response, and that’s a great thing that your body is telling you ‘hey it’s working’ —— making the antibodies to remember this thing and fight it next time.” Jennifer Capps, the chief development and com— munications officer at Mason Health, said in a Zoom interview that Mason Health is putting together various community education opportunities to learn more about the vaccine. These will likely include a live Q&A on Facebook and a recorded interview se- ries, answering questions about the vaccines. More information about mRNA vaccines and the Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna vaccines is at wisz. cdc.g0v/c0ronavirus/2019-ncov/vaccines/facts.html. Eddins said it’s important to remember that the potential side effects from the vaccine are minimal in comparison to being infected with COVID-19. “When compared to COVID, it’s definitely easier to handle than COVID.” Deadline approaching for watershed management-plan Watershed By Isabella Breda isabel/a@masoncounty. com The Kennedy-Goldsborough Water- shed Restoration and Enhancement Committee has until June 30 to adopt a plan, but committee members have saidthey are still struggling to reach consensus on the scope of the plan. “My big concern is that there is still, I think, a pretty big gap philosOphical— ly on what the approach should be,” watershed Committee Representa— tive and Mason County Commission- er Kevin Shutty said. “I’m concerned about the ability of this group to get to a consensus by the time that we need to.” Shutty said there is disagreement over whether the plan should be pro- spective —— preparing a plan that will Your Full Service Roofer Since 1959! The One Doctor That Still Makes House Calls! R90 Also Servm Aberdeen McKenna - Gig Harbor - Centralia Chehoiis ‘ Longview Vancouver ' Roy Make 2021 the dear for Your New Roof! offset the impact of future develop—v ment on water consumption - or “ret- rospective in the sense that we would be looking for impact of consumptive use on already existing wells.” The creation of the plan for the Kennedy-Goldsborough Watershed, or Watershed Resource Inventory Area 14 (WRIA) was mandated by the Streamflow Restoration Act (RCW 90.94) that was passed by the Wash- ington state legislature in 2018. The December draft plan outlines more than 40 proposed projects with- in the watershed that will help offset consumption from a “projected 4,294 permit exempt (PE) well connections [over the 20-year planning horizon.” The projects include habitat acqui- sition, restoration through streambed improvements, fish passage barrier Estimates Olympia ' Lacey Tumwaler - Tenino ' Yelm Tacoma ' Moniesano removal and Stormwater retrofitting. Shutty said one low-impact devel— opment project that is included in the plan is the rooftop runoff collection, that David Windom, director of Mason County Community Services is a “big proponent of.” “We’re gonna be looking for proj- ects that help put water back into the ground,” Shutty said. “If you start to include low-impact development proj- ects like the rooftop runoff you can see a really good opportunity to offset con- sumptive use.” The ultimate goal of the plan is to benefit year—round streamflow with- in the watershed and help create a sustainable watershed for fish and wildlife. " According to the Washing- ton Stormwater Center, the Kennedy-Goldsborough spans across over 240,000 acres in the south Puget Sound region. “The Squaxin Island Tribe has inhabit- ed this area for thousands of years. Known as ‘The People of the Waters’ th‘eir'livelihood has always depended on the salmon & shellfish populations that are part of this ecosystem.” Shutty said he anticipates the draft plan will go back to the individual entities for review by the end of the month. The group will be meeting from 9 am. to 2 pm. today. The meeting can be accessed at watech.webex.com/ watech/j.php?MTID=m54f888ccb96e 1e7430bca43682069026. Those with difficulty connecting can contact Mike Noone at Mike.Noone@ecy.wa.gov or (360) 764-0741. Homeowner Application Open Through February The homeowner application for the next Habitat House is currently open until the end of February. Applications are available in both the Belfair and Shelton Stores. Or you can visit our website to find the application there. Habitat for Humanity® February 28'h,2021 of Mason («my Application Deadline is ' at 5pm. For more information on how you can volunteer or support Habitat for Humanity of Mason County call the office at 360-426—8134 or visit the website at www.habitatmasonwa.org. H b: J: