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Vaccines for Age 80 And Over Arrive Locally
For nearly a year the Coronavirus has been part of all our lives. But, with the new year, science and medicine has given us a way to begin the recovery. On Monday, January 4 at 10:00am the Wetzel/Tyler Health Department began inoculating Tyler and Wetzel County citizens. The first to receive the vaccine was a couple from Paden City, John “Hoppy” Hopkins and his wife Barbara. They arrived in the waiting area behind the Heath Department at 5am. Behind them was a long line of people over 80 who were patiently waiting for their turn. Unfortunately the health department was only ...