WNC county enlists librarians to help speed up vaccination efforts
Call center shifts to library, allowing health officials to focus on vaccine administration Share Updated: 6:09 PM EST Jan 19, 2021
Call center shifts to library, allowing health officials to focus on vaccine administration Share Updated: 6:09 PM EST Jan 19, 2021
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Show Transcript VACCINATION APPOINTMENTS. OUR TAGGART HOUCK REPORTS FROM BREVARD. TAGGART: THE TRANSYLVANIA COUNTY LIBRARY IS STILL FUNCTIONING AS A LIBRARY. YOU CAN STILL CHECK OUT BOOKS. BUT THIS WEEK IT IS ALSO FUNCTIONING AS A CALL CENTER, HELPING COUNTY HEALTH OFFICIALS ADMINISTERING VACCINES. HOW CAN I HELP YOU? WHEN YOU GET THE MESSAGE, CALL BACK AT THIS NUMBER. TAGGART: FAR FROM YOUR TYPICAL LIBRARY, FOR TWO DAYS NOW LIBRARIANS HAVE BEEN ANSWERING VACCINATION QUESTIONS. SEVEN DAYS A WEEK, 7:00 A.M. TO 7:00 P.M. THE MAJORITY WANT TO KNOW, CAN I GET A VACCINE, WHEN, HOW DO I KNOW? TAGGART: THE COUN