A little bit of local history was made on Thursday when Karen Herring became the first person in New Hanover County to be vaccinated for COVID-19, the disease caused by the novel coronavirus.
Herring, a laboratory phlebotomist at New Hanover Regional Medical Center, received her COVID-19 vaccine on Dec. 17. She was the first NHRMC employee to receive a vaccine as part of a trial run in advance of the full-scale vaccinations for hospital employees, which began Friday.
In a video provided by NHRMC, Herring said, Let me relax, as she prepared to get the shot with the vaccine from Jerry Burleson, manager of employee health at the hospital.
Brunswick County Health Services in Bolivia:
Free for the uninsured
Available only to children 17 and under. Testing is available by appointment only. Results are available in 48 to 72 hours. Call 910-253-2276 to schedule an appointment.
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