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Forsyth Health Organizations Will Partner To Vaccinate School Employees

A healthcare worker prepares to administer the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine Thursday, Feb. 11, 2021 at PNC Arena in Raleigh, N.C. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome)

Several Triad health organizations are teaming up to provide COVID-19 vaccinations to school employees.

The Forsyth County Department of Public Health, Novant Health, and Wake Forest Baptist Health are partnering to expand vaccinations to teachers, school employees, and child care providers.

According to a news release from the county, the initiative is expected to be rolled out on February 24.

Vaccinations will be given out at mass vaccination sites at the Winston-Salem Fairgrounds and Hanes Mall.

The Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools system employs over 9,000 workers and 100 contractors.

The county says that so far about 800 school system workers in Groups 1 and 2 have been vaccinated.

As the effort expands, Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools and private school employees will be scheduled on a weekly basis, with the number of available appointments dependent on vaccine allocation. Officials say that at this time, demand still far exceeds the available supply.

For the most up-to-date information on coronavirus in North Carolina, visit our Live Updates blog here. WFDD wants to hear your stories — connect with us and let us know what you're experiencing.

Neal Charnoff joined 88.5 WFDD as Morning Edition host in 2014. Raised in the Catskill region of upstate New York, he graduated from Sarah Lawrence College in 1983. Armed with a liberal arts degree, Neal was fully equipped to be a waiter. So he prolonged his arrested development bouncing around New York and L.A. until discovering that people enjoyed listening to his voice on the radio. After a few years doing overnight shifts at a local rock station, Neal spent most of his career at Vermont Public Radio. He began as host of a nightly jazz program, where he was proud to interview many of his idols, including Dave Brubeck and Sonny Rollins. Neal graduated to the news department, where he was the local host for NPR's All Things Considered for 14 years. In addition to news interviews and features, he originated and produced the Weekly Conversation On The Arts, as well as VPR Backstage, which profiled theater productions around the state. He contributed several stories to NPR, including coverage of a devastating ice storm. Neal now sees the value of that liberal arts degree, and approaches life with the knowledge that all subjects and all art forms are connected to each other. Neal and his wife Judy are enjoying exploring North Carolina and points south. They would both be happy to never experience a Vermont winter again.

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