Feb. 22 Vaccination Event In Statesville Canceled: ICHD

IREDELL COUNTY, NC — A drive-thru vaccination event scheduled for Monday in Statesville originally offering a free coronavirus vaccine to anyone over 65, high-risk medical providers, and first responders has been canceled due to a shipping delay in vaccines, according to Iredell County Health Department.

The Feb. 22 vaccination event was to be held at Hebron Baptist Church, located at 175 Hebron Road in Statesville, beginning at 10 a.m.

ICHD said it would soon announce a rescheduling for the event.

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Health officials ask those participating in a vaccination clinic print out and complete a registration form, which may be found here. If participants are unable to print the form ahead of time, registration may also be complete on site, organizers said.

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"Numbers will be handed out upon arrival. Everyone that receives a number will be vaccinated. If you do not receive a number, there will be additional vaccination clinics," ICHD said.

The county health department will soon transition to an online appointment system for vaccination events, it said.

Iredell County residents currently have four options for accessing vaccines in the county. Iredell County Health Department, Iredell Memorial Hospital, Davis Regional Hospital and Lake Norman Regional Hospital are the only healthcare providers administering the vaccine.

As of Feb. 17, more than 26,000 vaccines had been administered in Iredell County, of which about 18,000 were first doses and nearly 9,000 second doses, according to the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services.

More information about COVID-19 vaccination distribution in Iredell County may be found here.

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