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Iron County Health Department holds COVID vaccination clinic in Hurley

By RICHARD JENKINS

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HURLEY - The Iron County Health Department held its first COVID-19 vaccination clinic in the Iron County Memorial Building Wednesday, as it continues to work to combat the coronavirus pandemic's spread in the county.

"We requested vaccine for this week and then got a large allocation, so we were able to say on Monday, 'OK, we can do this mass vaccination' and move people through," Health Officer Katie Hampston said.

Wednesday was the first of two vaccine clinics the health department was planning for this week, according to Hampston, with a second...