Vaccine resources putting strain on coronavirus testing in North Alabama

Vaccine resources putting strain on coronavirus testing in North Alabama

New details... this afternoon - a north alabama clinic is preparing to recieve it's first shipment of the coronavirus vaccine.

Waay 31's sydney martin learned about thrive alabama's plans to help the community with testing and vaccinations.

Syd, "throughout the coronavirus pandemic, thrive alabama has helped huntsville hospital hold drive thru testing sites, but now it's getting ready to administer the moderna vaccine."

Thrive alabama's c-e-o mary elizabeth marr explained the clinic will adminster the covid-19 vaccine to groups of people who fall under the alabama department of public health's guidelines.

Marr said they will recieve the moderna vaccines during phase 1 of distribution but how many they will get is still unknown.

Mary elizabeth marr, thrive alabama ceo "we just don't have the information yet as to how many we will get or when we will be receiving our vaccines.

We're getting our freezer in and getting our work flow going and we are in our planning phase right now."

Marr explained they don't have an ultra cold freezer so they won't be eligble to distribute the pfizer vaccine.

She explained they're working towards becoming a one stop shop for their patients when it comes to vaccination or covid-19 testing.

In huntsville sm waay 31 news.