On Friday, February 19 at 2:00 pm, former Monterey County Supervisor and new Natividad Board of Trustee Member Simon Salinas will do his part to fight against the pandemic when he receives the first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine at Natividad.

Supervisor Salinas is a former state assembly member, Salinas City Councilmember and Monterey County supervisor from South County. He was also a professor at Hartnell College and a sixth-grade teacher before his career in public service.

WHEN: Friday, February 19 at 2:00 pm. The shot will be administered at 2:15 pm.

WHERE: Natividad Steinbeck Conference Room in Building 300 at Natividad. Enter through Outpatient Doors and take the elevator to the second floor. Take a right and go straight to Administration. You will need to ring the bell at the door to enter.

WHY: By each person getting vaccinated when it is their turn, we can all keep our community healthy and safe and help bring the pandemic to an end. In trials with tens of thousands of people, the Moderna and Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccines have been proven safe and very effective. So far, millions of people have safely received their shot, including the frontline health care workers at Natividad.

Monterey County is currently vaccinating individuals 65 and older who work in the industry sectors of food and agriculture, education and childcare and emergency services as well as those 65 and older in the ZIP codes of the greatest need. To sign up to get vaccinated, eligible community members should visit www.mcvaccinate.com.

HOW: Media that would like to attend the event should RSVP to Hillary Fish, Director of Marketing & Community Relations at fishh@natividad.com or text (831) 262-4375. B-Roll and a post-event press release will be provided to media unable to attend.