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03-25-21: Vaccine Eligibility Timeline Today NC DHHS announced an accelerated timeline for moving to Groups 4 and 5 for vaccine eligibility. Beginning on March 31, the rest of Group 4 will be eligible. This includes additional essential workers and people living in other congregate settings such as student dormitories will be eligible for vaccination. Essential workers include frontline workers and workers who do not have to be in-person for work in an expanded range of sectors such as construction, energy, financial services, public works and others as categorized by the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency. A complete list is available in NC DHHS's Deeper Dive (https://covid19.ncdhhs.gov/vaccines/find-your-spot-take-your-shot/deeper-dive-group-4#essential-workers-not-yet-vaccinated). All North Carolinian adults 16 and older will be eligible to be vaccinated beginning on April 7. We will post additional vaccination dates and information as they become available from the Rutherford Health Department. If you have any questions, please call the COVID hotline at 828-223-5735.