Anderson County health officials take out ads to boost vaccination rates
One advertisement in The Anderson News isn t trying to sell anything but encourages you to get a free COVID-19 vaccine. The Anderson County Health Department has put out ads to encourage members of the community to get vaccinated.
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LAWRENCEBURG, Ky. (LEX 18) â Newspaper ads typically try to sell a product.
One advertisement in The Anderson News isn t trying to sell anything but encourages you to get a free COVID-19 vaccine. The Anderson County Health Department has put out ads to encourage members of the community to get vaccinated.
Rotary Club of OR celebrates vaccine efforts
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James Munsey is proud that over 4,900 doses of Moderna vaccine have been given at Munsey’s Pharmacy, a small family-owned pharmacy in Oak Ridge. This number is about 10.7% of the 45,898 vaccines given in Anderson County as of April 22.
To try to accommodate the needs of community residents, two Drive-in COVID-19 Vaccine Clinics were conducted at Munsey’s Pharmacy on Feb. 27 and March 27 in Oak Ridge. Rotarians from the Rotary Club of Oak Ridge and Knights from the St. Mary’s Knights of Columbus managed the traffic, parking and registration of vaccine recipients.
Schools plan to vaccinate OR teachers, staff but when?
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With the state now allowing teachers to get COVID-19 vaccines beginning Monday, officials with Oak Ridge Schools have been preparing how to give them.
Bruce Lay, Oak Ridge Schools executive director of school leadership, said the Tennessee Department of Health pre-approved Oak Ridge Schools to receive COVID-19 vaccines for staff.
The state has announced that kindergarten- through 12th-grade teachers and child care workers will be eligible for vaccines beginning Monday.
However, Lay said the school system was waiting to learn when it will receive the Moderna vaccines for the events the school system has planned.
Residents age 65+, teachers eligible for vaccines
Next Monday, Feb. 22, Tennessee will begin registering residents age 65 and older for COVID-19 vaccinations.
The state will also begin registering people included in Phase 1b, which includes staff members of kindergarten through 12th grade schools and child care facilities, including teachers; and first responder operations personnel.
Currently, Anderson and Roane counties are in phase 1a2, which includes first responders, medical professionals and people above the age of 70.
“Tennessee has administered more than one million doses of COVID-19 vaccine so far, and we’ve made substantial progress in protecting our senior citizens who are over age 70 through vaccination,” said Tennessee Health Commissioner Lisa Piercey in a state news release. “While we remain focused on our seniors, who are the highest-risk population, we’re able to expand vaccine eligibility to these additional groups as our supply continues to grow each w
Woman killed in fatal crash on Friday
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Clinton resident Elizabeth Rau died Friday in a two-vehicle crash on North Main Street in Clinton near the Anderson County Health Department.
Rau was driving a Hyundai and the other driver was driving a Dodge pickup truck, according to Clinton Police Chief Vaughn Becker who spoke to The Oak Ridger Monday. Becker said Rau died at the scene. He said the other driver, who he did not identify, was injured but the injuries were not life threatening.
Becker said the Clinton Police Department was dispatched around 5:16 p.m., responding to a call shortly after the wreck. He said according to the crash reconstruction, one of the drivers vehicles crossed the center line, hitting the other vehicle head on, but he said he was not sure which vehicle crossed the center line. He said there were no charges or charges pending, but the incident still under investigation.