Dec 17, 2020
YOUNGSTOWN Mahoning County Public Health is expected to receive a first shipment of the Moderna vaccine, pending FDA approval, next week. The exact date and quantity of vaccine being allocated in the first shipment has not been provided, but the agency is anticipating about 600 doses.
In anticipation of the vaccine, Mahoning County Public Health has been coordinating with two congregate care facilities that were unable to participate in the federal pharmacy program.
Further planning continues with identified Phase 1A community partners who are at greatest risk for exposure and transmission of COVID-19 due to their occupation. This includes members of local Emergency Medical Services along with the Mahoning County Board of Developmental Disabilities, the Mahoning County Mental Health and Recovery Board and those employed in home health who are not being vaccinated by the hospitals or healthcare systems.