Albemarle Regional Health Services made the announcement during a Zoom meeting with local officials on Thursday.
COVID-19 vaccinations require two shots and the first shipments would be enough for 4,000 health care workers in ARHSâ eight-county region.
The first vaccines, or Phase 1A, will be administered first to health care workers at high risk for exposure to COVID-19, ARHS said. That includes personnel like doctors, nurses and others who interact and care for patients with COVID-19. Also included are workers who clean areas used by patients and those who administer vaccines to workers.
âThe 4,000 initial doses will only be a start to cover all of the people outlined in Phase 1A,â said ARHS spokeswoman Amy Underhill.