“It’s a really good flow,” she said, adding that she takes turns delivering vaccines with fellow CCC student Tyler Padilla, also born and raised in Flagstaff. Santillan, born and raised in Flagstaff and who graduated from Coconino High School, said she started her shift a bit nervous, but after she went through the process a couple of times, she settled. “And what a great learning experience for them,” she added. About 525 people are scheduled and vaccinated a day at the Fort Tuthill site.īranson said that organizations like CCC, with their Nursing students are helpful to fill gaps in delivering vaccinations at an increased pace. The site has been open extended hours to get more people vaccinated, and it is just one of several sites across the county now delivering the vaccine, Branson added. “Their help has allowed us to increase the site, which has allowed us to increase our numbers,” Branson said. at the newly constructed, and much larger, facility being run by Coconino County Health and Human Services (CCHHS).ĭebbie Branson, Nurse Supervisor for CCHHS, said that the site has grown with the help of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, to accommodate the need in the county. Santillian, who is in her last semester, began her shift at 8:30 a.m. “This is a way to contribute and have students be a part of such an historical time. “As a nursing program, we’re committed to the community we serve,” said Katherine Costa, CCC’s Director of Nursing and Allied Health. All of CCC’s 55 first-year and second-year Nursing students have done or will do at least one clinical rotation at the Fort Tuthill County Park COVID-19 vaccination site. It was one of more than 30 she delivered that day, doing the work to help fulfill her clinical requirements for the Nursing program. She swabbed Byerly’s arm, and before too much thought could be put into whether Byerly would feel it, Santillan delivered the vaccine. She prepared the Moderna COVID-19 vaccination to deliver to Coconino County resident Lita Byerly. “Do you have any allergies?”Īs she received answers, Coconino Community College Nursing student Jodie Santillan marked off a checklist. New Student Information Degrees & Certificates Apply Now Advising Orientation Pay for TuitionĬCC Nursing student Jodie Santillan talks with resident Lita Byerly before giving Byerly a COVID-19 vaccination during a shift at the Coconino County vaccination site at the Fort Tuthill County Park on Feb.
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