Washoe County marked an important date as On December 23 of 2020 the Washoe County Health District administered its first doses of the COVID-19 vaccine. The first shipment, which arrived a week prior, went to the hospitals, and the WCHD got its first shipment the following week. The first people to receive the shots were a couple of volunteers, nurses, and some vaccination site workers.
James English is the county’s COVID-19 response operation chief. He said after months of growing cases, receiving the doses felt like taking a step forward.