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February 17, 2021 | 9:24 am
February 17, 2021
A resident receives a COVID-19 vaccine at a county-run clinic at White Oak Recreation Center in early January. The clinics are by appointment only and do not allow walk-ins.
Photo from Montgomery County
This story was updated at 4:37 p.m. on Feb. 17, 2021, to correct information regarding PrepMod appointment links.
It’s been two months since Montgomery County received its first shipment of COVID-19 vaccines from the state. So far, the county and other providers have given first-dose vaccines to about 107,589 residents and workers about 10% of the county’s population of 1.05 million people.
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Alabama
Montgomery: Vaccines against COVID-19 will soon be available at more than 70 Walmart and Sam’s Club stores across Alabama, the company and the state announced. The retailer said people who meet the state’s eligibility requirements can begin signing up for appointments, and the immunizations begin Friday. Part of the program’s aim is to get the vaccine into areas without adequate medical services, the company said. That includes the south Alabama town of Brewton, which the company said was chosen to get the vaccine because other immunization sites are so far away. More than 1,000 Walmart and Sam’s Club pharmacies in Alabama and 21 other states are receiving federal vaccine allocations this week. Gov. Kay Ivey said the state was grateful for the doses but urged patience since each store will have a limited supply
Harford County schools Superintendent Sean Bulson vented his frustration regarding a lack of vaccines for school system staff, accusing state leaders of taking vaccines that could go to local health departments and keeping them for state-designated mass vaccination sites that have opened in Baltimore and Prince George’s County.