Drivers line up overnight to make sure they can get vaccine in Iredell County Anthony Kustura
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Iredell County hosted another first come, first serve COVID-19 vaccination clinic Monday, and dozens of cars were lined up hours ahead of the event.
Health officials said doing so is not encouraged, but they have seen many people camp out overnight to secure a spot in line.
Today: there’s a first come, first served vaccine clinic at Mazeppa Park in Mooresville. It starts at 10am & health care workers, nursing home staff/residents & people 65+ are eligible for the 500 doses. I’m live all morning on @wsoctv with the changes these clinics are prompting pic.twitter.com/RpNp5wQpN8 Anthony Kustura (@AnthonyWSOC9) February 8, 2021
By Taylor Jedrzejek
The first doses of the COVID-19 vaccine arrived in Iredell County back on Dec. 17 and the first 25 residents â all staff members of various departments at Iredell Memorial Hospital â were the first to receive the vaccine.
In the 40 days since the Iredell County Health Department and the three hospitals within the county have administered more than 10,000 vaccines and have done it with an efficiency that very few other counties in North Carolina have been able to match.
âThis work should be commended,â Jane Hinson, director of the Iredell County Health Department, said. âWe are all working hard to vaccinate our residents as quickly as possible in an effort to slow down the spread of the virus, prevent hospitalizations and deaths.â
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