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DAYTON—At a Town Hall meeting on Tuesday, the Columbia County Health Department released new information from the Washington Dept. of Health for vaccination phases. There has been a change regarding which group is next in line to be vaccinated, after vaccinations for healthcare workers, first responders, who are at high risk, residents in long-term facilities, and other workers in healthcare settings.

The Dayton General Hospital Vaccination Team has decided that our first focus will be to vaccinate individuals that are over the age of 70,” said Stephanie Carpenter, Chief Operating Offic...