Agency offers rides to get vaccinated for COVID-19

Agency offers rides to get vaccinated for COVID-19

TELLS US WHO’S ELIGIBLE.HI THIS COUNTY HUMAN RESOURCEAGENCY IS OFFERING RURAL HEIGHTSCOUNTY RESIDENTS FREE RIDES TOVACCINATION SITES.WHAT YOU FIND.IS THAT A LOT OF TIMES YOU’REDEALING WITH ELDERLY PERSON ORPEOPLE WHO MAY NOT HAVE CARS ORTRANSPORTATION, BUT THEY WANTTHE VACCINE AND SO WE THOUGHT ASPART OF OUR SERVICE TO THEPUBLIC WE WOULD OFFER THE RIDESTHE RIDES ARE OFFERED FREE OFCHARGE AND DRIVERS CAN TAKECITIZENS TO ANY VACCINATIONSITES.WHY COUNTY AREA ALL VACCINATIONSARE NOT HAPPENING IN HINDSCOUNTY OR IN JACKSON.SOMETIMES THEY’RE IN OURNEIGHBORING COUNTIES.AND SO THAT’S WHAT WE’RE TRYINGTO DO IS TO HELP THE CITIZENS OFHINDS COUNTY GET TO AVACCINATIONS SITE.THEY ARE USING THE PASSENGERVANS AND SHUTTLE BUSES.SO PEOPLE ON BOARD CAN SPREADOUT.MORE THAN ONE PERSON HASSCHEDULED THEIR VACCINATION ANDTHEY LIVE IN THE SAME TOWN ORTHEY LIVE IN THE SAME HOUSEHOLDAND THEY’RE GOING TO THE SAMEPLACE.A SHUTTLE BUS MAY SHOW UPBECAUSE WE’RE ALL SO PRACTICINGDISTANCING EVEN ON OUR VEHICLES.THE FREE VACCINATION RIDES WILLCONTINUE AT LEAST UNTIL THE