Working in partnership with NC State Extension, the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) is implementing the COVID-19 Farmworker Vaccination Plan to get as many farmworkers vaccinated as quickly as possible.

Local teams made up of staff from farmworker health clinics, local health departments, community health workers and Extension county centers will reach out to farmworkers, farm labor contractors and farmers to help with getting access to vaccines and COVID-19 education and support. If they haven’t already, someone from the local team will contact you soon.

The Importance of Early Vaccination [Download PDF handout]

Dr. Gayle Thomas, UNC physician and medical director for the N.C. Farmworker Health Program at the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services, offers important recommendations to farmers preparing to receive farmworkers.

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