Hundreds of teens vaccinated in Triad after one week of eligibility while adult age groups progress more slowly
Wake Forest Baptist Health infectious disease expert Dr. Christopher Ohl said rural counties have a lower vaccination rate than urban areas. Author: Marissa Tansino (WFMY News2) Published: 12:19 PM EDT May 20, 2021 Updated: 12:19 PM EDT May 20, 2021
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. Hundreds of Triad teens have been vaccinated over the last week since the FDA and CDC gave the group the green light to get Pfizer s vaccine.
Healthcare providers and health departments have also partnered with school systems across the area to help bring vaccines to schools and the communities around them.
As eligibility for the vaccine expands to anyone 16 or older, Randolph County Public Health is increasing community outreach by setting up temporary vaccination sites in local schools.
By partnering with Randolph County Public Health and allowing them to use Asheboro City School facilities to offer free vaccines to students, the institution feels they are helping in the fight against COVID-19.
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Randolph County Public Health visited Asheboro High School on May 4th, and it is planning on stopping by these schools in the near future:
Randleman High School: Thursday, May 6th from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m.
Triad county leaders look to mobile vaccination units as new approach to getting more shots in arms
Guilford County Commissioner Skip Alston said while they re still working out details, they plan to have mobile units to give out shots starting sometime in May. Author: Marissa Tansino (WFMY News2) Published: 1:47 PM EDT April 29, 2021 Updated: 9:27 PM EDT April 29, 2021
GUILFORD COUNTY, N.C. Several Triad vaccine providers are looking to making the vaccine more accessible and easy to get to by rolling out mobile vaccination units.
Guilford County is still working on finalizing plans for its mobile unit vaccinations, but County Commissioners Chairman Skip Alston said the mobile units will be a crucial part of getting more shots in arms.
Triad health department sees demand drop dramatically after all groups become eligible for vaccine in North Carolina
Randolph County Health Director Susan Hayes said the department has considered doing walk-in appointments, but aren t giving out the vaccine fast enough. Author: Marissa Tansino (WFMY News2) Published: 1:10 PM EDT April 8, 2021 Updated: 6:47 PM EDT April 8, 2021
NORTH CAROLINA, USA A number of vaccine sites are now offering walk-ins as everyone is now eligible for a COVID-19 vaccine in North Carolina, but one Triad health department said it s struggling to get first doses into arms.
Forsyth County, Yadkin County, North Carolina A&T University, and UNC Greensboro are some sites in the Triad offering walk-ins for the COVID-19 vaccine Thursday.
Randolph County is also seeing a slow in the time it takes to fill vaccine appointments. In the beginning, of course, it was very quickly that we could fill those appointments when we got vaccine, but again we are getting more vaccine in now than we were at the beginning, but we are also finding as of late, maybe the last couple weeks, that it takes longer to fill our appointments, said Randolph County Health Director Susan Hayes.
Hayes said they will continue to follow guidance from the state, but because of the slow down in demand, they re ready to now move into Group 4.