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Beginning Jan. 11, COVID-19 vaccination in the Coastal Health District will be available to adults age 65 and older, their caregivers, and emergency first responders. Vaccination of healthcare workers is already underway and will continue. There is no cost for COVID-19 vaccination through public health.
All health departments in the 8-county district will begin scheduling vaccination appointments by phone on Thursday, Jan. 7.
“We are very excited to start this next phase, and we expect a lot of phone calls,” said Dr. Lawton Davis, Health Director of the Coastal Health District. “Supply is not going to meet demand right away, so we’re asking our communities for patience during this rollout.”
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While Pfizer s vaccine has been approved, Moderna, Johnson & Johnson and Astrazeneca are all also working on vaccines.
Subscribe The answer to the question of when is going to be highly dependent on how many of those vaccines come to market, when they come to market, how quickly they can be manufactured and distributed, and what percentage of the population is going to accept the vaccine, Khelil said.
She did say she expects things to happen quickly, though.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has prioritized health care workers and staff workers and residents at long-term care facilities to be among the first residents to get the vaccine.