For The Times Leader
WHEELING — Officials in Wheeling and Ohio County are urging citizens to resist “hesitancy” and get a COVID-19 vaccination as soon as possible so the community can safely return to normalcy.
Officials said hesitancy to get vaccinated will only cause the pandemic — and related health and safety restrictions — to continue being part of our lives. In the meantime, health officials say they’ll have to discard expired vaccine doses and business leaders say local shops continue to bear the brunt.
Wheeling City Council members passed a resolution Tuesday supporting efforts of the Wheeling-Ohio County Health Department and encouraging residents to receive the vaccine. Council also welcomed health department Administrator Howard Gamble and Wheeling Area Chamber of Commerce President Erikka Storch to speak in support of this issue.