The Blount County Health Department received the countyâs second batch of COVID-19 vaccines Monday.
Vaccines arrived at the health department around 10:45 a.m. Monday, Dec. 21, BCHD Direct Robert Schmidt told The Daily Times.
Schmidt said Tennessee was allocated 115,000 Moderna COVID-19 vaccines to be divided among counties based on population. He did not specify how many doses Blount received.
Vaccine administration began at the health department at 1 p.m at 301 McGhee St. in Maryville.
Tennessee Department of Health spokeswoman Corie Gouge said 10 people received the vaccine at the BCHD on Monday. The remaining doses will be administered Wednesday at the health department.
Second batch of COVID-19 vaccines arrive at the Blount County Health Department
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