WADESBORO — Vaccinations continue to arrive in Anson County as residents who are 65 years or older may now receive their COVID-19 shot. Atrium Health Anson started vaccinating employees with the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine on Jan. 12 as one of three prioritized rural areas in North Carolina. Atrium Health announced being one of the first in the Southeast region to receive the Moderna vaccine, pledging to focus on giving this shipment to rural hospitals outside of Charlotte including Stanly, Kings Mountain and Anson. This shipment of vaccines will be first used for Atrium’s front-line healthcare workers before vaccinating patients or Anson residents.