Alabama governor to deploy National Guard vaccination teams to rural counties Share Updated: 11:19 AM CST Mar 11, 2021 WVTM 13 Digital Share Updated: 11:19 AM CST Mar 11, 2021 Hide Transcript Show Transcript DOWN THEIR BATTLE PLAN. JON: THERE ARE MORE THAN 200 COVID-19 VACCINE SPOTS ACROSS ALABAMA, AND THAT NUMBER GROWS EVERY WEEK. BUT THERE ARE STILL MANY UNDERSERVED POCKETS OF THE STATE. THAT’S WHY THE NATIONAL GUARD IS STEPPING IN. >> BEING ABLE TO BE FLEXIBLE AND BRING THE VACCINE TO THEM IS A WAY TO REACH PEOPLE THAT MAY OTHERWISE MAY NOT BE ABLE TO TAKE IT. JON: STARTING IN LESS THAN TWO WEEKS, TWO TEAMS OF GUARD AND HEALTH DEPARTMENT PERSONNEL WILL START TARGETING COMMUNITIES WITHOUT HOSPITALS OR NATIONAL PHARMACY CHAINS. >> ABOUT 55 PEOPLE ON EACH TEA EACH TEAM CAN GIVE ABOUT 1,000 SHOTS A DAY, AND WE’LL DO THAT FOUR DAYS A WEEK. JON: THAT IS UP TO 8000 MODERNA DOSES A WEEK. PROVIDING THE LIFE-SAVING SHOTS IN A DIFFERENT LOCATION EVERY DAY. >> THEY ARE GOING TO GO FROM COUNTY TO COUNTY. EACH TEAM WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR 12 COUNTIES, SO THEY WILL MOVE DAY-TO-DAY, FROM ONE COUNTY TO THE NEXT. JON: IN ADDITION TO MAKING IT MORE CONVENIENT FOR VACCINE SEEKERS, THE NATIONAL GUARD TEAMS WILL HELP ELIMINATE THE FRUSTRATING RESERVATION RED TAPE >> I THINK BY AND LARGE IT WILL BE WALK-UP, BUT THERE WILL BE SOME APPOINTMENT CLINICS. JON: THE MOBILE NATIONAL GUARD VACCINATION TEAMS ARE SET TO TARGET TWO DOZEN ALABAMA COUNTIES. TODAY THE GOVERNOR’S OFFICE TELLS ME THAT LIST IS STILL BEING FINALI