Local pharmacies prepare for higher demand with vaccine eligibility expanding
How will local pharmacies handle COVID vaccine demand? By Lauren Jackson | March 13, 2021 at 11:02 PM CST - Updated March 13 at 11:02 PM
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBRC) - The Alabama Department of Public Health reports there are more than 1,000 healthcare providers enrolled to administer the COVID-19 vaccine across the state.
With the phase 1C vaccine expansion, more than 2 million additional people will qualify. Local vaccine providers are gearing up for an increase in an already high demand.
“We start at about 7:30 in the morning and end at about 7:30 at night,” Ritch’s Pharmacy owner Ralph Sorrell said.
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The Leavenworth Times
Local law enforcement agencies will be participating in a two-week seat belt enforcement campaign that will be concentrated in the areas of schools.
The enforcement effort, which begins Monday and will conclude March 5, is being conducted in partnership with the Seat Belts are For Everyone program, according to a news release from the Kansas Highway Patrol.
S.A.F.E. is a locally sustained program administered by students at high schools.
Members of the Leavenworth Police Department will be participating in the enforcement effort.
While seat belts may be the focus of the enforcement effort, Leavenworth officers will issue citations for other traffic violations as well, according to Sgt. Ralph Sorrell, traffic supervisor for the Leavenworth Police Department.