“We’ve never seen as many people test positive for Covid everyday as we’ve seen over the past week. . I think most areas in the state can say the same."
Shoals officials work on rural coronavirus vaccination plan
Officials in the Shoals are working on getting grants to have mobile vaccination units.
Posted: Mar 3, 2021 6:16 PM
Updated: Mar 3, 2021 7:32 PM
Posted By: Breken Terry
Hospitals in the Shoals and emergency management officials, along with the state, are all teaming up to create a rural coronavirus vaccination plan.
Helen Keller Hospital President Kyle Buchanan said while they wait for more first-round doses of vaccine, they re still planning ahead on how to vaccinate people who can t get to mass vaccination sites.
The Colbert County Emergency Management Agency said it s applied for a community block grant to possibly get mobile vaccination units, where Helen Keller employees would administer the vaccines from the mobile trailers. Buchanan said plans are in the works, but there are a lot of logistics they have to face, like keeping the vaccines cold.
Shoals health departments continue to seek vaccines
Health Departments continue to seek vaccines By Kailey Schuyler | February 22, 2021 at 2:20 PM CST - Updated February 22 at 2:20 PM
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (WAFF) -Health departments and hospitals are working hard to get the COVID-19 vaccines out for people whose appointments were impacted by snow and ice last week.
Several Departments opened over the weekend to make sure they could keep up with the demand.
Karen Landers says that the appointments being rescheduled are only for the second dose. There are currently no first-dose vaccines available at health departments.
Some of the departments that opened on Saturday to give out the vaccine are Colbert and Lauderdale County.