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By the Walla Walla Union-Bulletin
DAYTON â As vaccines continue to arrive throughout the United States this week, 300 doses of the Moderna brand shot have arrived in Columbia County.
Staff at Columbia County Health System, which operates the Dayton General Hospital and clinics in Dayton and Waitsburg, is preparing to give immunizations to healthcare workers and first responders this week, according to a release from public health officials.
The county will advance to Phase 1b of vaccinating when advised by the Washington Department of Health. In the meantime, county health workers will organize a list of interested people who belong to categories 1b and 1c, which is currently defined as people who provide essential services and those over 65 and in the high-risk category.
The year 2020 is about to come to a close.
And while the turning of a new page in the calendar doesnât bring an end to historic events of 2020 â the COVID-19 pandemic rages on, protestors continue to call for racial equity, the presidential election is still being challenged and many properties in the greater Walla Walla Valley are still awaiting repairs from last winterâs flooding â a new year brings renewed hope.
Weâve all born witness to, whether in person or from afar, the downside of 2020 â from the pain of a loved one dying from the virus, to the economic turbulence of monthslong shutdowns and job losses, to the sadness of losing a family property to the floods, to the discomfort of families divided along political lines.