COVID-19 VACCINATION INFORMATION

The Hoke County Health Department is currently administering the COVID-19 Vaccination according to the schedule below.
If you are in Group 1 or Group 2, you are currently eligible to receive the vaccination.
To expedite the process please fill out the following on-line forms (Please be sure to fill out BOTH forms). Once both forms have been received, we will contact you to schedule an appointment.
COVID-19 Recipient Vaccination Questionnaire
Patient Registration Form-Mass Vaccination
You may also download the forms, complete them by hand and email them to COVIDVAC@hokehealth.org. (Questionnaire.pdf and Registration.pdf)
If you have any questions regarding the vaccination process, or wish to make an appointment please call:
910-753-4429 or 910-753-4430.
Pre-Registration for Group 3
If you are a frontline essential worker aged 50 or above, you may pre-register for your vaccination. Please fill out the following form:
Pre-Registration Form-Mass Vaccination
Vaccination Roll-Out
There is not enough vaccine for everyone to be vaccinated at the same time. Vaccinations will be available to groups in the following order. (Revised, effective January 17, 2020)
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Health care workers with in-person patient contact
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Long-Term Care staff and residents-people in skilled nursing facilities, adult care homes and continuing care retirement communities.
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Anyone 65 years or older, regardless of health status or living situation.
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Frontline Essential Workers
The CDC defines frontline essential workers as workers who are in sectors essential to the functioning of society and who are at substantially higher risk for exposure to COVID-19.
ACIP defines frontline workers as those whose job is essential for the COVID-19 response and who work in a setting that puts them at risk for being exposed to COVID-19, including:
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First responders (e.g., firefighters and police officers)
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Corrections officers
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Food and agricultural workers
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U.S. Postal Service workers
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Manufacturing workers
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Grocery store workers
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Public transit workers
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Education and child care workers (teachers, support staff, day care).
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Adults at high risk for exposure and increased risk of severe illness.
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Anyone 16-64 years old with high-risk medical conditions that increase risk of severe disease from COVID-19 such as cancer, COPD, serious heart conditions, sickle cell disease, Type 2 diabetes, among others, regardless of living situation
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Anyone who is incarcerated or living in other close group living settings who is not already vaccinated due to age, medical condition or job function
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Essential workers not yet vaccinated. The CDC defines these as workers in transportation and logistics, water and wastewater, food service, shelter and housing (e.g., construction), finance (e.g., bank tellers), information technology and communications, energy, legal, media, public safety (e.g., engineers) and public health workers
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GROUP 5
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Everyone who wants a safe and effective COVID-19 vaccination.
Once You Have Received Your Vaccination
Show people that you trust the safety and effectiveness of the vaccines: Share your positive experience when you have received your vaccination against COVID-19. Use our tip sheet to create and share your own video to promote vaccination: Tip Sheet.

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