Henry County gets more shots in arms

Tuesday the Henry County Public Health Department held another successful 65 and older COVID immunization clinic. A steady stream of people visited the clinic from 8:30 a.m. to noon to receive either their first or second immunization doses.

'It's been going pretty well,” Public Health Director Shelley Van Dorin said. 'Everyone has been very helpful in setting up and getting this clinic running, and this facility is working great.”

The clinic was held at the First Presbyterian Church this week, and each part of the building was utilized for the clinic; even the sanctuary was used as a waiting area with pews cleverly marked off for social distancing.

'By the end of this clinic, we hope to have administered another 300 doses,” Van Dorin said. 'It's great to see so many people willing to get the vaccine, and it's great to see those people want to get their lives back.”

'One thing we hope will get better is the phone system,” she said. 'Between receiving phone calls to be put on the waitlist and calling those on the waitlist to schedule their appointments for these clinics, it can be exhausting. We're hoping that with time and with more clinics, it'll get better.”