Monroe, GA – The Walton County Emergency Management Agency (EMA) has vaccinated eligible Walton County employees for COVID-19 and is now opening up the vaccination site to Walton County residents.
“Walton County EMA worked with the Georgia Department of Public Health to operate a vaccination site for County employees in hopes we would be able to offer the vaccine to all residents of Walton County. We were able to vaccinate all employees who wanted to vaccinate and look forward to opening the site to Walton County residents as early as Wednesday, March 31, 2021. We are excited to be able to offer this opportunity to any individuals who meet DPH guidelines. As we are administering the Moderna vaccine, recipients must be at least 18 years of age. The link for registration will be available on Walton County’s website,” Carl Morrow, Walton County EMA Director said in a press release. “We look forward to serving the families of Walton County through this next stage of the pandemic.”
Morrow worked with the Georgia Department of Public Health (DPH) to open a vaccination site to administer the vaccine to Walton County Government employees and Municipal employees located in Walton County earlier this week. By partnering with local first responders and local volunteers, Morrow offered vaccination appointments from Wednesday, March 24, 2021, through Friday, March 26, 2021, to anyone meeting the Georgia DPH criteria. The same services are now being offered to all residents in the county. The vaccination site was drive through, with recipients of the vaccine not required to get out of their cars. After receiving the vaccine, the recipients sat in their cars for a 15 minute period under the watchful eyes of EMS workers to ensure no immediate side effects.
Morrow worked with the Georgia Department of Public Health (DPH) to open a vaccination site to administer the vaccine to Walton County Government employees and Municipal employees located in Walton County earlier this week. By partnering with local first responders and local volunteers, Morrow offered vaccination appointments from Wednesday, March 24, 2021, through Friday, March 26, 2021, to anyone meeting the Georgia DPH criteria. The same services are now being offered to all residents in the county. The vaccination site was drive through, with recipients of the vaccine not required to get out of their cars. After receiving the vaccine, the recipients sat in their cars for a 15 minute period under the watchful eyes of EMS workers to ensure no immediate side effects.
The site will now be open to the general Walton County population, 16 and over in keeping with the governor’s mandate. At the moment the Moderna Vaccine is what is available and only individual over 18 are eligible to take that vaccine. The site will operate on Wednesdays and Thursdays from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. at Criswell Park & Walton Agriculture Education Center, 1208 Criswell Road, Monroe, Georgia 30655.
Appointments are mandatory and can be made by visiting the Walton County Vaccine Registration site https://waltoncountygaema.booking.appointmentreminder.com/walton-county-ga-vaccination-registration. Any individual who meets the latest criteria issued by the Georgia Department of Public Health and Governor Kemp is eligible for the vaccine. Individuals 18 years and older are eligible for the Moderna Vaccine being administered by Walton County EMA.
“Walton County EMA is excited to join the efforts of other agencies to get the residents of Walton County Vaccinated. We have been working closely with DPH, local first responders, and a host of local volunteers to make this site possible. We look forward to serving the County in this capacity,” said Morrow.
For more information on the Walton County Vaccination Site, please visit www.waltoncountyga.gov.
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