On Dec. 22, Henderson County received 1,000 doses of the Moderna vaccine. Throughout the past week, front-line health department staff, paramedics and other EMT first responders received their first dose in the two-part vaccination series.
First responders lined up to receive their vaccine Saturday at the Thomas H. Thompson Emergency Services Center. Among those vaccinated included Henderson County Sheriff Lowell Griffin, Henderson County Emergency Services Director Jimmy Brissie, Etowah-Horse Shoe Fire Chief Mike Huggins and Mills River Fire Chief Rick Livingston.
“This is important for everybody,” said Sheriff Griffin, who also serves as an Edneyville firefighter and was able to receive the vaccine. “I believe in the science, when you research this, about this vaccine and we’ve got to do something to mitigate this spread we are seeing. So please encourage everybody you know to get vaccinated. We will be much better off down the road.”