Olympia homeless camp residents set to receive vaccine doses
Homeless residents of the downtown Olympia Deschutes Parkway encampment are set to receive COVID-19 vaccine doses this week and next week, the city announced.
The vaccine jabs will take place 3-6 p.m. Wednesday, May 19, and Wednesday, May 26, at two locations: next to the Fifth Avenue bridge and near the Deschutes Canyon.
The doses will be administered by Olympia Free Clinic workers and a group called the Greater Regional Outreach Workers League.
More than 224,000 people in Thurston County have received at least one vaccine dose, according to the state Department of Health.
This story was originally published May 16, 2021 at 12:35 PM.
Rolf Boone
The Olympian