Vaccines available to people 75 and older starting Jan. 18
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Vaccines available to people 75 and older starting Jan. 18 By Madison Scarpino | January 11, 2021 at 5:25 PM CST - Updated January 12 at 7:41 AM
MORGAN CO., Ala. (WAFF) - The ICU at Decatur Morgan Hospital is full of COVID-19 patients.
Health officials are concerned about the rise in cases, and also are asking people to have some patience as the state rolls out vaccines to more people.
Decatur Morgan hospital is definitely starting to see the effects of the holidays and on top of that, they are short about 60 registered nurses.
Morgan County prepares to give those 75, older COVID vaccine as deaths rise
Updated Jan 12, 2021;
By Cassie Kuhn The Decatur Daily, Ala. (TNS) and Tribune Media Services
Local health care facilities are preparing to administer COVID-19 vaccines to people 75 and older next week, as virus cases and deaths continue to climb in Morgan County.
People 75 and older and first responders will be able to receive a COVID-19 vaccine by appointment beginning on Monday, the Alabama Department of Public Health said. ADPH administrator for the Northern District Judy Smith said the call center for vaccination appointments received 1.1 million calls in one day on Friday after announcing the next stage of vaccinations.