Chesapeake is the latest city in Hampton Roads to be listed under "Phase 1b" of the coronavirus vaccine distribution by the Virginia Department of Health's website.
Chesapeake Health Department officials are thanking the volunteers who continue helping roll out the COVID-19 vaccine. Author: Ali Weatherton (13News Now) Published: 3:11 PM EST January 20, 2021 Updated: 3:40 PM EST January 20, 2021
CHESAPEAKE, Va. The Virginia Department of Health is working to speed up vaccine roll-out.
Local health departments are thanking selfless volunteers for signing up and helping vaccinate people.
“For me personally, I think it’s just something that I needed to do,” explained volunteer Christine Walko.
Walko is a board-certified oncology pharmacist. She said when he heard the need for medical professionals to help stick needles in people s arms, she didn’t hesitate to jump in to help.
Under Virginia's expanding vaccine rollout plan, local health departments are now looking for large sites where they can set up mass vaccination centers.
News 3 showed you what it was like at Fire Station 8 in Virginia Beach when Dr. Ryan Light with the Tidewater Physicians Multispecialty Group got his first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine last week.