The DeWitt/Piatt Bi-County Health Department indicates shipments of the next round of COVID vaccines will soon be made available.

Health Department Director Dave Remmert indicates to Regional Radio News, the latest vaccines will be made available to both counties this time around, whereas last time they were only made available in DeWitt County.

As more vaccines become available, the planning for those is underway, however, Remmert advises the vaccine is probably not going to be available for the general population for some time as they focus on long-term care facilities, the elderly, and frontline workers.

When the vaccine does become available to the general public, he is encouraging folks to get their vaccine.