Community Corner
Thousands Of Vaccines Heading To Metro East Next Week
As the Belle-Clair Fairgrounds opens as a mass vaccination site Monday, St. Clair County leaders are anticipating thousands of vaccines .
January 30, 2021
As the Belle-Clair Fairgrounds opens as a mass vaccination site Monday, St. Clair County leaders are anticipating thousands of vaccines coming their way. Monday, they'll begin vaccinating about 500 people, 75 years or older, by appointment only. [READ: St. Clair County mass vaccination site to open Monday] "We have about 9,000 people who are 75 and older, so dependent upon vaccine, it'll take us a couple weeks to get through the 75 and older. We'll then go to the 65 and older population," Mark Kern explained. Kern, St. Clair County Board Chairman, said after the elderly population has been vaccinated, they'll start the rest of 1B. That includes first responders, teachers, and mail carriers to name a few.
