The Forsyth County Department of Public Health offered Saturday an online option for COVID-19 application appointments that opened and closed in a 7½-hour window.
State health officials are moving to get COVID-19 shots in arms faster with a number of large scale vaccination events over the next few days.
The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services says more than 45,000 vaccines are expected to be given through these new partnerships with health systems, local health departments and community health centers.
Source: NCDHHS
As of Thursday, 326,198 vaccinations had been given statewide. Fewer than 45,000 North Carolinians have completes the two-shot vaccination series.
New guidelines from the federal government will allow those 65 and older to begin receiving the vaccine.
“I do want to remind folks that the vaccine is limited. When you think about high-thru put events, we’re getting only about 120,000 new doses every week. It’s not going to be something that can run 24-7,” explained NCDHHS Secretary Mandy Cohen on Thursday.
More than 45,000 vaccines are expected to be given through these events. The state will continue to support our local health departments and hospitals to get shots in arms faster, said NCDHHS Secretary Dr. Mandy Cohen said in a statement on Thursday. These partners were selected because they were able to rapidly increase the number of vaccines they could deliver as part of this effort.
NCDHHS said partners were selected based on their ability to administer a large number of vaccine doses or to provide access to vaccine doses to marginalized communities. NC Emergency Management and the National Guard are also providing support in some locations.