Last week, the KRDHD started administering the COVID-19 vaccine Moderna to first responders and frontline workers in their service area. Perry County Sheriff Joe Engle, along with many other local leaders, received the vaccine. Photo courtesy of KRDHD
On Dec. 29, officials with the Kentucky River District Health Department began phase 1A of the COVID-19 vaccination process, and have since expanded into phase 1B.
Scott Lockard, public health director of the KRDHD, said the KRDHD recently lost their regional epidemiologist and has had to change the format of their daily case summary and updates. Instead of listing the total, active, recovered and deaths, the KRDHS currently has to base case information on what the state is reporting and those numbers were behind.
How to sign up for COVID-19 vaccine How to sign up for a COVID-19 vaccine (Source: WFIE) By Samantha Johnson | January 14, 2021 at 5:50 PM CST - Updated January 14 at 7:06 PM
TRI-STATE (WFIE) - As COVID-19 vaccinations continue across the Tri-State, it can be difficult to keep track of who is eligible to get a vaccine and how to sign up.
Recommendations can vary, depending on where you live.
ILLINOIS
The good news for our Illinois counties is making an appointment is as easy as making a quick phone call to your local health department, when you are eligible to get immunized.
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In lieu of a federal vaccine management system – at least for now – states have turned to their own technology for allocating and tracking the COVID-19 vaccine.
As states begin to expand eligibility beyond healthcare providers alone, local officials are relying on a wide variety of tools to help manage the demand.
Given the logistical issues associated with the vaccines, in conjunction with the recent announcement from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services that states already lagging behind will be penalized with fewer doses, it s more important than ever for allocation to be as seamless as possible.