STHS expands COVID vaccine eligibility to those 70 and over

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STHS expands COVID vaccine eligibility to those 70 and over

STHS Communication Department, commdept@stph.org

(Photo by Tim San Fillippo / STHS)

St. Tammany Health System on Monday (Jan. 11) announced the expansion of COVID-19 vaccine eligibility to include members of the community who are 70 years or older, as well as local community physicians, their employees and other health professionals.

Eligible patients must make an appointment to receive the vaccine, which is delivered in two doses, each administered three weeks apart. Both appointments must be scheduled before the first dose will be administered.

Appointments should be made via the MyChart app. (Find step-by-step instructions on how to do so at the bottom of this post.) Those experiencing trouble with the MyChart app, or those who don’t have access to a computer or smart phone, can schedule via the health system’s call center by dialing 985-898-4001 and pressing 1.

All public vaccine distribution will take place at STHS’s Express Care clinic at 71338 Hwy. 21, a mile south of the health system’s Covington hospital.

Since December, and in adherence with state guidelines, STHS’s vaccine distribution to this point has focused on front-line healthcare givers.

St. Tammany Health System President and CEO Joan Coffman characterized the expansion of vaccine availability as a watershed moment in the local fight against COVID-19.

“Every individual is part of the solution to eradicating this disease,” Coffman said. “Together, we can achieve 70% immunization of our population, which will mean herd immunity from COVID-19.”


To schedule your COVID vaccine via MyChart, follow these steps:

  1. If you do not have MyChart, visit https://www.StTammany.health/MyChart  to get started.
  2. As a MyChart User, login and select “Appointments” from the main page.
  3. Choose “Schedule An Appointment.”
  4. Choose “Tell us why you’re coming in” and select “COVID vaccine.”
  5. Click “I acknowledge” to show you understand the location limitation explained on the page.
  6. Click “Continue.”
  7. The result will point out that the appointment has multiple days because you are required to schedule both first and second dose appointments in this one MyChart encounter. Click “Got it, thanks!”
  8. Review the times available, then “Continue” on your choice of date and time.
  9. Confirm on the next page by entering the word “vaccine” as your answer to the question, “What is the most important thing you want addressed this visit?”
  10. Choose “schedule.”

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