WNC county enlists librarians to help speed up vaccination e

WNC county enlists librarians to help speed up vaccination efforts


WNC county enlists librarians to help speed up vaccination efforts
Call center shifts to library, allowing health officials to focus on vaccine administration
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Updated: 6:09 PM EST Jan 19, 2021
Call center shifts to library, allowing health officials to focus on vaccine administration
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Updated: 6:09 PM EST Jan 19, 2021
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VACCINATION APPOINTMENTS. OUR TAGGART HOUCK REPORTS FROM BREVARD. TAGGART: THE TRANSYLVANIA COUNTY LIBRARY IS STILL FUNCTIONING AS A LIBRARY. YOU CAN STILL CHECK OUT BOOKS. BUT THIS WEEK IT IS ALSO FUNCTIONING AS A CALL CENTER, HELPING COUNTY HEALTH OFFICIALS ADMINISTERING VACCINES. >> HOW CAN I HELP YOU? WHEN YOU GET THE MESSAGE, CALL BACK AT THIS NUMBER. TAGGART: FAR FROM YOUR TYPICAL LIBRARY, FOR TWO DAYS NOW LIBRARIANS HAVE BEEN ANSWERING VACCINATION QUESTIONS. SEVEN DAYS A WEEK, 7:00 A.M. TO 7:00 P.M. THE MAJORITY WANT TO KNOW, CAN I GET A VACCINE, WHEN, HOW DO I KNOW? TAGGART: THE COUNTY MADE THE DECISION ON WEDNESDAY TO PUT THE CALL CENTER HERE, AIMED TO HELP WITH THE NEWEST ROLLOUT OF VACCINATIONS 65 AND OLDER. >> EVERY SINGLE PERSON HERE JUST TOOK A DEEP BREATH, TOOK A DEEP -- TOOK A MOMENT, AND SAID, WHAT DO WE NEED TO DO? >> IT HAS BEEN A HUGE RELIEF. OUR COUNTRY HEALTH DEPARTMENT HAS BEEN TAXED WITH CONTACT TRACING AND TESTING UP UNTIL THIS POINT AND NOW WE’RE LAYERING IN THIS HUGE EFFORT TO VACCINATE 34,000 PEOPLE. TAGGART: PEOPLE 65 AND OLDER MAKE UP ABOUT 1/3 OF TRANSYLVANIA COUNTY. AND FOR SOME IT’S EASIER TO CALL. >> THE VAST MAJORITY OF PEOPLE WE HAVE TALKED TO, HUNDREDS AT THIS POINT, ARE HAPPY TO HAVE SOMEONE TO TALK TO, SOMEONE TO ANSWER THEIR QUESTIONS, LISTEN TO THEM FOR A COUPLE OF MINUTES, MAKE SURE THAT THEY’RE UNDERSTOOD AND THAT THEY UNDERSTAND THE CORRECT THINGS. TAGGART: EFFORT THE COUNTY HOPES WILL SPEED UP VACCINE ADMINISTRATION, AIMING FOR 1000 BY THE END OF THIS WEEK. >> I JUST THINK IT’S A TESTAMENT TO OUR PUBLIC HEALTH AND OUR LIBRARY STAFF AND ALL OUR COUNTY STAFF THAT THEY ARE WILLING TO STEP UP TO THE PLATE FOR THE NEEDS OF THE PUBLIC. TAGGART: IT’S IMPORTANT TO EMPHASIZE YOU CAN STILL CHECK BOOKS OUT. AS OF SATURD

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