HUNTINGTON, W.Va. – United States Congresswoman Carol Miller (R-W.Va.) visited the Cabell-Huntington Health Department’s COVID-19 Vaccine Center in Cabell County on Friday as the state begins receiving the Johnson & Johnson vaccine this week.
During her visit, Miller toured the facility and met with Dr. Michael Kilkenny, CEO and Health Officer of the Cabell-Huntington Health Department, to discuss vaccine distribution in the state and hear how additional vaccine allocations are benefiting West Virginians in the county, a release said.
“I am so proud of our state for its successful distribution of the COVID-19 vaccine and am thankful to see first-hand all the hard work that is being done to beat this virus in Cabell County,” Miller said in a release.
“I commend Dr. Kilkenny and his outstanding team at the Cabell-Huntington Health Department for all they are doing to get as many shots in arms as possible.”
I am thrilled to visit the #COVID19 Vaccine Center in Huntington today! The health care professionals here are doing an incredible job ensuring West Virginians are safe, healthy, and vaccinated.
Keep up the great work! pic.twitter.com/pV9yHPsMQb
— Rep. Carol Miller (@RepCarolMiller) March 5, 2021
According to Friday’s report by the state Department of Health and Human Resources(DHHR), 28,246 total doses have been administered in Cabell County. That is one of the highest numbers in the state.
Cabell County’s population is 91,945 to equal a population percentage rate administered of 30.7%.
The DHHR reported 208,994 West Virginians have been fully vaccinated and 323,811 first doses have been administered as of Friday.
“We are excited to be able to provide this service with all the partnership and all the assistance of all the agencies to make sure that our public is safe,” Kilkenny said in a release.