St. Elizabeth Edgewood among first to receive COVID-19 vaccine

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A NORTHERN KENTUCKY HOSPITALWILL GET THE FIRST ROUND OFCOVID-19 VACCINES IN THECOMMONWEALTH.

SAINT ELIZABETHHEALTHCARE - EDGEWOOD IS ONEOF 11 HOSPITALS THAT WILLRECEIVE SHIPMENTS OF THEVACCIN WCPO 9 NEWSANCHOR TIMYKA ARTIST IS LIVETHERE THIS MORNING TO EXPLAINHOW THE VACCINWILL BEDISTRIBUTED AND WHO WILL GETIT FIRST.THE FIRST ROUNDOF VACCINES FROM PFIZER AREEXPECTED TO BE DELIVERED HEREON DECEMBER 15THAT INCLUDES ABOUT 38THOUSAND DOSES..ONE THIRD OF THAT SHIPMENTWILL BE SPECIFICALLY FOR FRONTLINE WORKERS.

AT ST ELIZABETHEDGEWOODTHE HOSPITAL WILLRECEIVE 975 DOSES AND WILLDETERMINE WHICEMPLOYEESRECEIVE IT FIRST.THE OTHER 2/3WILL GO TO LONG TERM CAREFACILITIES AND WILL BE HANDLEDBY CVS AND WALGREENSA SECONDSHIPMENT OF THE MODERNAVACCINE WILL ARRIVE HERE ABOUT2 WEEKS LATER.THAT INCLUDESABOUT 76 THOUSAND DOSESEACH OFTHESE VACCINES REQUIRES ABOOSTER WHICH ARRIVES ROUGHLY3 WEEKS LATERGOVERNOR BESHEARSAYS IT'S IMPORTANT TO GET THECOVID 19 VACCIINE TO THE AREASHIT THE HARDEST FIRSTWe want a good coverage areain Kentucky.

So you see whave sites in western EasternSouth Central Kentucky, aswellas some of our mostpopulated areas and we alsolooked at high incident ratesitesAS FOR OHIO, GOVERNOR DEWINESAYS THE STATE WILL RECEIVEABOUT 98- THOUSAND DOZES OFTHE PFIZER VACCINE TO STARTHESAYS HE WILL TELL ALL OF USMORE ABOUT HOW THOSE DOSESWILL BE DISTRIBUTED IN HISBRIEFING LATER TODAY.