McCoy also offered new initiatives in fostering a better quality of life for Albany County moving forward. Indeed, this eveningâs address is like no other. The first known case of coronavirus in Albany County was on March 12, 2020, McCoy said. [It now] marks a year that we have been at war against COVID-19 and continue in our battle against this deadly disease every minute of every day. We are closing in our enemy and I shall accept nothing short of full victory.
- Advertisement - Now is not the time to soften or relax. I have been vigilant throughout this pandemic. And to be sure, I shall remain vigilant and use all resources to deliver the final blow that will return our community back to safety, McCoy explained on beating back the pandemic.
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A Bloomington pharmacy has stepped in to help the McLean County Health Department get COVID-19 vaccines into teachers arms.
Genoa Healthcare, which is located at Chestnut Family Health Center, has been scheduling vaccination clinics throughout the month of February.
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Pharmacist Sam Wilkes runs the clinics. She said Genoa wanted to take the vaccines to schools that are outside Bloomington-Normal because the health department wasn t able to do that.
“They didn’t have the staff to go to the rural schools and they would have to schedule each district individually and assign it out on their own as opposed to us doing it,” Wilkes said.
Outpacing many Arizona counties, Gila County health officials announced Friday that they were expanding COVID vaccination efforts to include those residents 65+.
There are currently three facilities providing the vaccine to residents, Banner Health Clinic Payson, Dr. Ali Askariâs office and Ponderosa Family Care.
âThanks to the dedicated hard work from: Command Solutions 4, Cobre Valley Regional Medical Center, Banner Health Clinic Payson, Mogollon Health Alliance and Kenny Evans, Ponderosa Family Care, Genoa Pharmacy, Hope Family Care, Arizona National Guard, and all of the enthusiastic community volunteers and CERT members, Gila County is once again one of the top performing counties in vaccinating our population. Due to all the hard work on behalf of Gila County, we have received increased vaccination doses each week,â said Michael OâDriscoll, county health director.