Whatcom County prioritizes first COVID-19 vaccines expected this month

A limited number of vaccine doses likely will be available in Whatcom County by later this month, the Health Department’s top doctor said Tuesday, Dec. 1.

“We are preparing as a county to have it arrive here by late December,” said Dr. Greg Stern, the county health officer.

“There will be a limited amount of doses, they’ll be going to folks based on prioritization,” Stern told the Whatcom County Council at an online meeting of the Health Board.