Source: NORTH CAROLINA HEALTH NEWS, 2/10/21


For the first time in a long time last summer, the Madison County fairgrounds were empty. As with many other events across the state, the pandemic sidelined this annual celebration of all things agriculture. But last month, cars carrying seniors flocked to the empty fairgrounds once again, this time not in search of blue ribbon accolades and fried food, but to get vaccinated. Cars circled the fairground rodeo arena, moving from station to station — registration, consultation with a provider, followed by a quick jab, and then, finally to a 15-minutes observation station.

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