COVID-19 Vaccines for Educators in Clovis

Date of Event:                      Saturday, March 6, 2021

Location of Event:              Clovis Unified School District (Clovis East High) 2940 Leonard Ave. Clovis, CA 93619

Time of Event:                      7:30 AM-5:00 PM

Fresno, CA. March 5, 2021: Valley Health Team and Clovis Unified School District, in partnership with Fresno County  Department of Public Health and California Health Sciences University will administer 800 COVID-19 vaccines to educators in Clovis, CA. on Saturday, March 6, 2021.

This past Monday, policymakers in Fresno County opened up COVID-19 vaccination priority to include people who work in food and agriculture, education, and childcare.

“Educators play a critical role in our community, and working with our partners to ensure that they are vaccinated allows  them to continue their mission of providing the resources for all students to reach their potential in mind, body and spirit,” said Soyla A. Reyna-Griffin, Chief Executive Officer of Valley Health Team. “These brave men and women ensure the  promise of a better future for the youth in our community and beyond. Valley Health Team praises the leadership of  Superintendent Eimear O’Farrell, Ed.D., and the efforts of all staff at Clovis Unified, along with our partners for making this event possible.”

Valley Health Team and its partners will return to the site on March 27, 2021, to administer the second dose of vaccines.

Since 1973, it has been Valley Health Team’s mission to provide accessible, comprehensive, and quality health care in a culturally and linguistically appropriate manner regardless of patient’s ability to pay. Our main purpose as a Federally Qualified Health Center is to enhance the provision of primary care services in underserved urban and rural communities.

Valley Health Team is a Joint Commission-accredited, non-profit Federally Qualified Health Center serving patients throughout the Central Valley and Eastern Sierras with an operating budget in excess of $42,000,000. In 2020, Valley Health Team provided health care services to over 34,156 patients with approximately 83% of those patients at or below 200% of the federal poverty level.