Arab City Schools Lead Nurse receives Moderna vaccine
School nurse gets COVID-19 vaccine in Arab By Stefante Randall | January 7, 2021 at 5:44 PM CST - Updated January 7 at 5:46 PM
GUNTERSVILLE, Ala. (WAFF) - Dozens of healthcare workers received Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine at the Marshall County Health Department on Thursday.
Nurses WAFF 48 talked to said they’re hopeful and excited the vaccine is finally here.
Lead Nurse Venita Shirley has worked at Arab City Schools for 17 years. She was among several healthcare workers to get the Moderna vaccine at the Marshall County Health Department.
“The nurses have been counting down the days of when we would be able to get the immunization because we are so tired of having to be really careful around everybody,” said Shirley.
Dec 19, 2020
As the COVID-19 vaccine began to be administered this week to healthcare workers, emergency responders and other critical workers, state officials have announced what Phase 2 of vaccine distribution will look like in the Mountain State.
Current estimates have Phase 2 where the vaccine starts getting to the general populace starting as early as March 2021, Gov. Jim Justice said earlier this week.
Meanwhile, COVID positive cases and deaths continue to climb, with three more deaths reported Friday in Marshall County and four more in Ohio County.
As in Phase 1, Phase 2 of the vaccinations has been divided into subsections based on those at highest risk.