Lynchburg officials plan mass vaccination site
Lynchburg officials announced today that they city has partnered with the Central Virginia Health District and Centra Health to work on COVID-19 vaccine distribution. Surrounding counties will be included as well. Acting City Manager Reid Wodicka:
City officials aren’t saying yet where that site is. The Central Virginia Health District will be getting 3,050 doses next week. Dr. Kerry Gately heads the health district:
Also today150 city school employees and 150 city employees including police officers, water resources and public works employees who are in Phase 1B as essential workers began receiving their vaccinations.
‘Please be patient’: Central Virginia is in Phase 1B, but vaccine rollout is slow going
No timetable on arrival, but multiple opportunities for vaccination
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LYNCHBURG, Va. – The Central Virginia Health District (CVHD) is now in the 1B vaccination phase.
Those who qualify are frontline essential workers, those age 65 and older and anyone else who is eligible under phase 1B who lives in Lynchburg or surrounding counties of Amherst, Appomattox, Bedford and Campbell.
But Dr. Lindsey Lockewood, CVHD’s population health manager, wants to be realistic with expectations.
“Even if folks are in 1B, yes, they are eligible to receive vaccine; and, yes, they can go ahead and get signed up for preregistration. It does not mean they are going to be getting their shot in the next week or two.”