DISTRICT 2 PUBLIC HEALTH ANNOUNCES CHANGES TO COVID TESTING

District II Public Health is adjusting schedules for services to provide more capacity for Covid-19 vaccinations. To best utilize the public health staff, changes are being made at the testing sites in Hall and Franklin County.

The testing site at Franklin County Health Department will close after this Friday, January 8.

The testing site in Hall County, will be open on Monday, Wednesday and Friday from 8:30 am to 12:00 pm. beginning January 11. There will be no Saturday testing after January 9.

As previously announced, beginning on January 11, testing will be offered between 8:00 am to 9:00 am only, for symptomatic first responders, school employees and court system personnel by appointment at all 13 health departments. This change will help meet the demand for providing vaccines to more people as we work through the phases identified by Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Beginning January 11, adults 65 years of age and older can receive the Covid-19 vaccine (based on vaccine availability). Residents should continue to monitor our web page www.phdistrict2.org, Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/district2publichealth and local media for announcements for vaccine availability.