OMAHA- Suzanne Krajicek hasn’t been afraid of the coronavirus and its variants. But the 66-year-old Omahan said she doesn’t have time for it.

Krajicek said Wednesday that she figured it probably was time to get vaccinated against COVID-19.

At a drive-thru clinic hosted by the Visiting Nurse Association, Krajicek got the first of two Pfizer vaccine shots from the comfort of her car. And while she waited out the 15-minute observation period, she had a doughnut.

The drive-thru clinic was hosted by the Visiting Nurse Association with assistance from the Douglas County Health Department. Officials said 57 vaccine shots — 26 of the one-shot Johnson & Johnson and 31 first shots of the Pfizer vaccine — were administered during the three-hour clinic outside the VNA headquarters near 125th Avenue and West Center Road.

Attendees drove up to the clinic, filled out the required paperwork and received the shots, all without leaving their cars. Boomer Radio provided musical entertainment from one corner of the lot. And while vaccine recipients waited the 15-minute observation period, workers from the radio station dropped off Hurts Donuts, Scooter’s coffee, refreshments and gift bags.

The gift bags, valued at $100, were stuffed with gift certificates, Adventureland tickets, cups, T-shirts and other goods. Participants also were entered into a raffle to win a $500 Nebraska Furniture Mart gift card.

Douglas County had seen a drop in vaccination rates, said Igor Hadzisulejmanovic, emergency response coordinator with the county. But kids heading back to school and an uptick in the delta variant have motivated some folks to get vaccinated now, he said.

The highly contagious delta variant has led to a rise in COVID-19 cases in the state. The state recorded 1,611 cases for the week ending Friday, up from the 978 the previous week and more than double the 690 the week before that.

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