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FDRHPO Offers Online Opportunity to Ask Local
Providers Questions About COVID Vaccine
Published: October 07, 2021 at
09:00 p.m.
By: Press Release from Fort Drum Regional Health
Planning Organization
FDRHPO OFFERS ONLINE OPPORTUNITY TO ASK QUESTIONS
ABOUT THE COVID VACCINE
Local Providers Call Back Individuals to Respond to
Questions
 Watertown, NY, October 7, 2021
----- Fort Drum Regional Health Planning Organization (FDRHPO), in
collaboration with its healthcare partners across the region, has launched
a new initiative for North Country residents to submit their COVID
vaccine-related questions online to be answered by a call-back from a local
medical provider.
“The online
submission of questions is a continuation of the August call-in event, led
by Samaritan Medical Center, in which local providers from the tri-county
region manned phones to answer questions from the community,” explains
Joanna Loomis, FDRHPO and Deputy Director of North County Initiative. “The
volume of calls during that event was much greater than expected, which
indicates to us that there are still questions out there. This campaign
provides an online opportunity for individuals to ask questions by
submitting an online form.”
Local physicians
– including primary care, pediatrics, OB/Gyn – have committed their time to
returning calls and answering questions. Several FDRHPO partner
organizations have helped guide the direction of this campaign, including
public health agencies, hospitals, health centers, and community-based
organizations.
Once the online
webform is completed and submitted, a local provider will call the
individual within 24-48 business hours to answer their questions and
provide medical/scientific information to assist that individual in making
an informed decision.
“This campaign is
one more opportunity for individuals to seek scientific, medical evidence
about the vaccine’s safety and efficacy by having a one-on-one conversation
with a local medical professional,” continues Mrs. Loomis. “It is okay to
have questions about the vaccine, and we encourage anyone with questions to
speak with their personal medical provider. However, this option is
available for those who do not have a provider or otherwise prefer this
method of asking questions.”
“We understand
that getting the COVID vaccine is a personal choice,” concludes Erika
Flint, Executive Director of FDHPO. “We want to support people with
resources to help them make an informed decision – one based on science
rather than the opinions of peers or politics.”
The webform for
the community to submit questions can be accessed by clicking HERE. Since providers will be calling back,
individuals are encouraged to accept the call even if the number is
unrecognized.
For more
information about the campaign, please contact Krista Kittle, FDRHPO
Communication Coordinator at kkittle@fdrhpo.org or 315-755-2020 ext. 51.
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