More than 400 staff of Whitley County and Williamsburg schools will receive their first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine at Whitley County Middle School over a three-day period this week.
Beginning Tuesday, the vaccines were distributed by the ARH hospital from Barbourville. Vaccines will also be distributed Wednesday and Thursday.
When staff arrived at the school, they brought the required paperwork with them as well as copies of the documents needed. A vaccine card was filled out for them and they were registered by hospital staff. Once registered, they would wait until a hospital worker directed them to a booth to receive their vaccine. After the shot, staff were directed to the school’s cafeteria where they were monitored for any reaction to the vaccine. Once the staff had waited the required 15 minutes and had not exhibited a reaction, they were free to return to their respective schools.