COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. A press conference held by a clinic in Colorado Springs on Monday afternoon did not provide any answers about the state’s investigation into the vaccination protocols and the subsequent suspension as a vaccine provider.
On April 9, the Department of Public Health and the Environment in Colorado approved the administration of vaccines to dr.
The following week, the agency said the nearly 4,000 Coloradans who received a COVID-19 vaccine from the clinic had to be vaccinated elsewhere, causing a lot of confusion and anger among the vaccinated.
CDPHE recommends that people who have received their first dose of the vaccine at the clinic receive a new first dose 21 days after receiving the initial dose of Pfizer or 28 days after receiving the initial dose of Moderna. If you have received the second dose from the clinic, the agency recommends getting a third and final dose 21 or 28 days after the second dose, depending on the manufacturer.
In the days following the announcement of CDPHE, Sylvienash Moma attempted on social media and tried to refute some of the claims the state is making against her clinic. She repeatedly mentioned that a press conference on Monday would address the allegations and address the concerns of her patients.
Instead, the press conference, hosted by a friend of Moma’s, left people upset. It only took a few minutes and, except that she did not make Moma available to the media, Speaker Elizabeth Higgins would not answer any questions about the allegations, citing an ongoing investigation.
“We certainly sympathize with everyone who is directly or indirectly affected by this situation, and it is our absolute duty to reduce pain whenever we can,” Higgins said. “Dr Moma is actively working with all relevant agencies to resolve this situation. We will hold a larger press conference later as soon as the investigation is completed.”
A report from a public health employee in El Paso County helps paint a picture of the state’s concerns.
During an unannounced visit to the clinic after receiving calls and emails about the clinic, for example, the employee says they did not see any refrigerators as maskless people prepared the shots for administration.
El Paso County Public Health.
Moma responded to the allegation and others in her Facebook message on April 16: “They did not ask to see my temperature file, storage room, vaccination box or where I currently stored the vaccine.”
In addition, the employee claims that no one observed those who had just been given the vaccine.
CDPHE made the decision to suspend the clinic as a vaccine provider after its own investigation at the CDC.
People claiming to have been vaccinated at the clinic quickly called the press conference a ‘joke’ and said they were ‘afraid for their health’ due to the lack of answers.
Not a word yet as Moma plans to reschedule a press conference, and it’s unclear if she will speak on the one.