Alabama Guard to conduct vaccinations in 24 rural counties
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March 9, 2021
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MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) With Alabama trailing most of the nation in COVID-19 vaccinations, National Guard troops will begin work later this month administering doses in at least 24 rural counties, the state said Tuesday.
The Alabama National Guard, with two 55-member mobile vaccination teams that can provide 8,000 doses a week in all, will work with public health and local officials to determine exact sites and logistics, Gov. Kay Ivey s office said in a statement. Guard immunizations will start March 23.
Statistics from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention showed 15.2% of Alabama s 4.9 million residents have received at least one dose of the vaccine that protects against the new coronavirus that causes COVID-19. That was lower than any state other than neighboring Georgia, where 13.4% had gotten at least one shot.
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Lori Trippjacinto of Community Health Centers delivers vaccination shots at mass vaccination center on the former Pratt & Whitney Runway at Rentschler Field in East Hartford, Conn. March 1, 2021.Patrick Sikes / For Hearst Connecticut Media
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