First vaccinations at OMC

What it means for staff and patients

Vaccination workflow.

Amy?

Olmsted medical center is also administering its first immunizations today.

Omc recieved its first pfizer vaccine shipment monday.

Kimt news 3's annalise johnson joins us live with the hospitals vaccination plan.

Annalise?

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"* the medical workers at olmsted medical center and across rochester aren't out of the woods quite yet ?

"* but omc's chief medical officer calls the first shipment of vaccines a "first step out of the pandemic."

Here's a look at omc's first employee being vaccinated ?

"* and emergency department nurse.

This is an emotional day for omc staff.

The chief medical officer says he's lost patients to covid ?

*- and he's seeing the mental health of other patients deteriorate.

While we still need to be vigilant throughout the winter ?

"* he says he has high confidence that this will work and that people will come to see that the we have something that we can trust much more than the virus and so its very exciting that we're able to begin this journey and i think my patients will do better, my family will do better, and i will do better 12 employees were vaccinated today.

Beginning monday ?

"* 3 vaccinators will give the shot to omc employees every 10 minutes throughout the day.

Staff who work directly with covid patients will be vaccinated first while omc awaits a second vaccine shipment.

Live in rochester thank you annalise.

Earlier this year ?

"* omc experimented with a drive?

"* through vaccine clinic for patients to get caught up on their immunizations.

Omc is looking into using a similar concept for patients whenever there is enough supply to begin vaccinating the public.