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DAVID MCGEE
BRISTOL HERALD COURIER
BRISTOL, Tenn. â Just a handful of people were in line Wednesday morning at Whitetop Creek Park during a six-hour COVID-19 vaccination clinic â a mere trickle compared to the miles-long lines seen over the winter.
Contrast that with Wednesdayâs announcement that Ballad Health was revisiting its surge plans after the number of COVID-19-infected inpatients climbed to 127, including 28 in intensive care units. The last time the regional health system treated that many patients was Jan. 31, as the region reeled from its deadliest month yet.
While Tennessee is now making vaccine available to anyone over the age of 16, turnout at some clinics has diminished. Dr. Stephen May, medical director of the Sullivan County Regional Health Department, conceded that the response hasnât been overwhelming in what he terms a âraceâ to get people vaccinated.