Jackson VA hospitalâs first COVID-19 vaccine shipment to go to LTC patients
Modernaâs COVID-19 vaccine to arrive at G.V. Sonny Montgomery VA Medical Center
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Updated: 6:29 PM CST Dec 21, 2020
Shaleeka Powell
Modernaâs COVID-19 vaccine to arrive at G.V. Sonny Montgomery VA Medical Center
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Updated: 6:29 PM CST Dec 21, 2020
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SHIPMENTS OF THE VACCINE. AS COVID-19 CONTINUES TO CLAIM THOUSANDS OF LIVES THE JACKSON VA MEDICAL CENTER DIRECTOR SAYS THE VACCINE CAN MAKE A HUGE DIFFERENCE. I PERSONALLY LOST MY FATHER FROM COVID-19 IN AUGUST. AND SO, YOU KNOW, IâVE BEEN IMPACTED BY THIS AND WEâVE HAD WEâVE LOST OVER 3,000 IN MISSISSIPPI G.V. SONNY MONTGOMERY, VA LEADERS. SAY THE RECEIVING FOURTEEN HUNDRED DOSES OF THE MODERNA VACCINE IN HIS FIRST SHIPMENT MODERNA IN DOSES OF A HUNDRED. IT ALSO DOESNâT REQUIRE THE ULTRA COLD STORAGE. SO ITâS GOING TO BE MORE USER-FRIENDLY FROM A A LOGISTICS STANDPOINT THAN PFIZER HEALTHCARE LEADERS. SAY THE MOST VULNERABLE PATIENTS ARE FIRST IN LINE TO RECEIVE THE SHOTS. THOSE THAT ARE IN OUR COMMUNITY LIVING CENTER. SOME PEOPLE CALL IT A NURSING HOME, BUT ITâS REALLY MORE THAN A NURSING HOME. NEXT IN LINE ARE THE FRONTLINE STAFF AT THE VA HOSPITAL WHO INTERACT WITH COVID-19 PATIENTS THOSE FRONTLINE STAFF. THAT ARE WORKING IN OUR EMERGENCY ROOM IN OUR INTENSIVE CARE UNIT. AND THEN OWN OUR FLOORS WHERE WE HAVE COVID PATIENTS. DR. DAVID WALKER SAYS THE VACCINE IS SAFE AND CAN BE VERY BENEFICIAL IF ENOUGH PEOPLE TAKE IT. SO FOR INSTANCE IF SOMEBODYâS HAD COVID-19, THEY SHOULD STILL GET THE VACCINE. ONCE SOMEBODY GETS THE VACCINE, ITâS JUST STILL WEAR THEIR MASKS BECAUSE WE NEED AT LEAST 60 TO 70 PERCENT OF THE POPULATION TO BECOME IMMUNE OR TO BE ABLE TO FIGHT THE VIR