As hundreds of eligible Shelby County residents received their COVID-19 vaccine at the old Appling inspection station on Feb. 3, two children were also vaccinated that day. An incident investigation report shows a volunteer immunized the children “because they had appointments and completed consent forms.” After the children were vaccinated, the person running the Appling site “held the next cycle of cars and huddled all workers to ensure everyone understood no children were to be immunized.”
• March 18: WMC Action News 5 at 6:00PM