Terrebonne General Medical Center Administers 10,000 Vaccines

Terrebonne General Medical Center (TGMC) has administered over 10,000 COVID-19 vaccines to date. This milestone gives us hope for containing the pandemic. Those who receive the vaccine have up to a 95% chance of being protected against the virus.

TGMC will distribute an additional 500 vaccines per day to those who qualify tomorrow, Tuesday, March 2 – Friday, March 5 at the Houma-Terrebonne Civic Center from 8am – 5pm. All vaccines will be provided in a drive-thru manner.

People who currently qualify to receive the vaccine include teachers, pregnant persons, and individuals 55 and over with at least one of the conditions listed by the Center for Disease Control (CDC) placing them at an “increased risk of severe illness”. For a complete listing of those conditions visit https://ldh.la.gov/covidvaccine-locations/.

Appointments are required and can be made starting Tuesday, March 2^nd at 8am. To schedule, visit www.ohnmychart.org/TGMC or call 873-4686.

For the latest updates please visit tgmc.com or TGMC’s Facebook page @tgmchealth.