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LANCASTER - The Pfizer and Moderna COVID-19 vaccines require two doses. But officials say not everyone is getting the second dose.
Fairfield County Commissioner Dave Levacy said there are 5 million people in the country who have not returned for their second dose, a number numerous media outlets have recently reported. Therefore, county officials are urging residents to get that second dose.
As of now about 59,000 county residents, or 37% of the total population, of those over 16 have at least received their first dose of the two-dose version, emergency management agency director Jon Kochis said. Since those under 16 are not vaccine eligible, he said the percentage is actually higher than the official number.
LANCASTER - Please register to get a COVID-19 vaccine shot.
That s the message Fairfield County officials want to get out and they may send postcards to every county address to do so.
The county commissioners on Tuesday also talked about having commissioner Dave Levacy record a short phone message to send out about registering and getting vaccinated. He said that plan is not finalized, but that he wants to do something.
Levacy, 75, has taken both doses of the vaccine and reported no side effects or other issues from it except for a sore arm. First of all, I think there s a little apprehension on a part of the population that feels it s not important or it could be dangerous, or whatever the issue may be, Levacy said. I willingly took the shot and I m happy to have received it. I personally feel a whole lot safer now and I also feel safer being around others.