Each of Virginia’s health districts is responsible for determining how best to safely and efficiently administer their allotments of COVID-19 vaccines in their areas based on their partners and resources.
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We are currently in the 1A phase, which includes healthcare workers, first responders, and nursing home residents and staff. The nursing home populations are being vaccinated by CVS and Walgreens through a federal pharmacy program. First responders and other health care providers have been vaccinated or are in the process of scheduling their appointments. First responders include career and volunteer fire and rescue crews, law enforcement and corrections officers, and frontline judicial workers.
All health care facilities interested in having their licensed staff and volunteers vaccinated, will need to fill out this form in order to be contacted to begin scheduling their appointments.
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MARIETTA Health departments in Washington County are organizing vaccination events, starting with the priority segments of society, officials said.
The Washington County Health Department on Monday vaccinated first responders and health care workers by invitation and appointment only at the Broughton Nature and Wildlife Education Area on Ohio 821 in Marietta.
A hundred vaccinations were administered on Monday, according to Sherry Ellem, public information officer for the health department. Things went well on Monday, she said.
“It was wonderful,” Ellem said.
Recipients were required to remain for 15 minutes as a precaution, Ellem said. Most of the side effects experienced included injection site soreness the day after, she said.
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Although Washington County first responders are starting to get the COVID-19 vaccine, not everyone is ready to sign up.
“I haven’t made my mind up yet. I’m still debating,” said Rich Hays, Washington County Emergency Management Agency director.
He said the EMS personnel are the ones responding to calls where they are face-to-face with possible COVID patients, so they were offered the vaccine in this first round.
“I offered it to them, but it’s not mandatory,” he said. “I sent the request to the fire chiefs and they submitted the names of people who wanted to be vaccinated to the health department,” he explained, noting the health department would get in touch with the people on the list to schedule their vaccination.