Lee and Russell County health departments providing COVID-19 vaccine clinics
Lee and Russell County health departments providing COVID-19 vaccine clinics By James Giles | January 26, 2021 at 9:40 PM EST - Updated January 26 at 11:44 PM
(WTVM) - According to the Alabama Department of Health (ADHP), vaccine clinics will be held at the Lee and Russell County health departments.
People currently in the Phase 1A group are healthcare providers, residents of long-term care, people who are 75 years old and older, police officers, and firefighters.
Clinics will be held on Mondays and Thursdays from 8:30 a.m. until 3:30 p.m. at the Russell County Health Department in Phenix City, and Wednesdays and Thursdays from 8:30 a.m. until 3:30 p.m. at the Lee County Health Department in Opelika.
To participate in the vaccine clinic, you must first have an appointment, and you can schedule one by calling the Alabama Department of Health’s (ADHP) COVID-19 Vaccine Hotline.
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