The county health department received its first allocation of the Moderna vaccine at 2,800 doses.
Among the 10 county officials receiving the vaccination were Tim Black, the emergency services director, and nurse Amanda Welborn.
The department s initial doses will be administered using the guidelines set for Phase 1A of the stateâs vaccine rollout plan.
Those receiving those initial vaccinations will be health-care employees working directly with COVID-19 patients and long-term care residents and staff. People can find out about the county s vaccine doses at www.forsyth.cc/PublicHealth.
Meanwhile, Novant Health Inc. infectious disease expert Dr. David Priest said Tuesday that more than 3,400 Novant employees have been vaccinated with the Pfizer vaccine.
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