GASTON COUNTY, N.C. — Protecting the workers on the frontlines of the pandemic from COVID-19 is a trop priority from Gaston County leaders.
The director of emergency management told Channel 9 Reporter Ken Lemon that most of their employees are fully vaccinated. This is especially important emergency management employees are such a small group.
However, the county said it’s having more trouble.
>>In the video at the top of the page, Ken Lemon speaks with Gaston County and emergency management officials about their COVID-19 vaccination rates, and what that means for their departments.
(WATCH PREVIOUS STORY BELOW: Gaston County provides cash incentives for employees to get vaccinated)
:quality(70)/d1hfln2sfez66z.cloudfront.net/08-25-2021/t_5932fbd6b64c4c24aa383dc0bf8160ad_name_steven_cornfield_jWPNYZdGz78_unsplash_scaled.jpg)
©2021 Cox Media Group
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/cmg/LH3JSJEF3VBLRJLJQESEAG34AM.png)
:quality(70)/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/cmg/CUIJJ3YA7FDYFJIC27PC364K2A.png)
:quality(70)/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/cmg/U3EY7ZFBSVFTXLGH7UFZM2DMVA.png)
:quality(70)/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/cmg/W7LCDYVENFFDRCFXH7S56KX2RI.jpeg)
:quality(70)/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/cmg/L7PIUL7Y7VE2XIXL5OMVMMG64I.jpeg)
:quality(70)/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/cmg/SKXSLKHT3FB3NPORZ37MOTANTI.png)