Walker County Has New COVID-19 Vaccine Hotline Sunday, January 24, 2021
There is a new number for Walker County residents to call to submit their information to receive a COVID-19 vaccine.
Beginning Monday, the Walker County COVID-19 Vaccine Hotline, 706-670-1234, will be available from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday.
Through a partnership with the Walker County Health Department, the new hotline will serve as ground zero for eligible residents to sign up for the COVID-19 vaccine, which remains in extremely short supply. Currently in Georgia, the vaccine is only available to healthcare workers, first responders, long-term care residents and adults 65+ and their caregivers.
Walker County Medical First Responders Receive COVID-19 Vaccine Tuesday, January 5, 2021
Blake Hodge, Walker County Fire Chief and Emergency Management director, received his first dose of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine on Tuesday, along with 46 other medical first responders in Walker County.
Due to limited supply, COVID-19 vaccinations are currently only available locally to healthcare workers and medical first responders in the Phase 1a category. The Georgia Department of Public Health (DPH) Northwest Health District anticipates Phase 1a vaccination criteria will be expanded next week to include adults 65 and older, law enforcement officers and other first responders, contingent on adequate vaccine supply.