May 19, 2021
The Pike County General Health District has partnered with the county’s largest employer, a family resort, township trustees, and others to bring COVID-19 vaccine on-site clinics to its residents, especially the county’s rural population.
On May 15, the health department partnered with the Benton Township Trustees to hold a vaccination clinic at the Benton Township Fire and Rescue Building. The clinic was a success with a great turnout. They were able to vaccinate 59 members of the county’s west side rural population.
Pike County’s largest employer, the PORTS site in Piketon (A-Plant), partnered with the health department to host an on-site clinic where 192 employees of the Department of Energy, Fluor, and other contractors were vaccinated.