COOS COUNTY — While the Phase 1B vaccination rollout by the state has hit scheduling snags in areas of the state and country, Coos County hospitals report it has gone smoothly here.
“I’m really proud of our group,” said North Country Healthcare CEO Thomas Mee. “Nationwide, and even across this state there’s been a lot of chaos in the vaccine rollout. I’m really happy to see it roll out so smoothly in the North Country.”
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