Marshall County Health Department Reports 8,000 Calls in One Minute for COVID-19 Vaccine Clinic Appointments | News, Sports, Jobs
Staff Writer MOUNDSVILLE — Phones in Marshall County were ringing off the hook so hard they briefly interrupted service at the county health department Wednesday morning, as tens of thousands of incoming calls were placed in an attempt to fill 400 slots for Friday’s COVID-19 vaccine clinic. At 8:30 a.m. Wednesday, the Ohio and Marshall County health departments began taking calls to make appointments for Friday’s COVID-19 vaccination clinic, which will distribute 400 vaccines to residents in Ohio, Marshall, Wetzel and Tyler counties. Lines opened at 8:30 a.m.; in short order, the phone ...