Moving smoothly : Indiana wraps up first day of new mass vaccination site Share Updated: 5:49 AM EST Mar 13, 2021 WLKY Digital Team Share Updated: 5:49 AM EST Mar 13, 2021
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Show Transcript OFFICIALS SAY THEY’RE VACCINATING MORE THAN 200 PEOPLE EVERY HOUR. WE’VE HAD A GREAT TURNOUT S FAR, A GOOD CROWD. THE PROCESS IS MOVING SMOOTHLY. CARS LINED UP EARLY AT IVY TECH COMMUNITY COLLEGE IN SELLERSBURG FRIDAY. THE SCHOOL ON COUNTY ROAD 311 IS ONE OF THREE MASS VACCINATION CLINICS IN THE STATE OPENING IN MARCH. IT’S EASILY ACCESSIBLE, WE’RE RIGHT OFF INTERSTATE 65 AND SO A LOT OF PEOPLE FROM SOUTHERN INDIANA CAN REACH US IN A QUICK FASHION. CLARK COUNTY HEALTH OFFICER ERIC YAZEL SAYS ALL APPOINTMENTS ARE BOOKED WITH 225 PEOPLE GETTING VACCINATED EVERY HOUR FROM 8:00 TO 8:00 FRIDAY AND SATURDAY. WE’RE ALMOST A YEAR TO THE DATE FROM THE FIRST TIME WE HAD SOME CASES IN THE COUNTY AND TO JUST THINK ABOUT WHERE
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Alabama
Montgomery: Alabama National Guard troops will begin work later this month administering COVID-19 vaccines in at least 24 rural counties, the state said Tuesday. The National Guard, with two 55-member mobile vaccination teams that can provide 8,000 doses a week, will work with public health and local officials to determine sites and logistics, Gov. Kay Ivey’s office said in a statement. Guard immunizations will start March 23. Statistics from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention showed 15.2% of Alabama’s 4.9 million residents have received at least one dose of the vaccine that protects against the new coronavirus that causes COVID-19. That was lower than any state other than neighboring Georgia, where 13.4% had received at least one shot. Guard teams will rotate through counties to provide shots to more people, the statement said. Ivey asked for patience because the state is still trying to get more vaccine from the fede