MDH Board discusses vaccinations
Voice Correspondent
MACOMB — Chief Nursing Officer Wanda Foster briefed the McDonough District Hospital Board of Directors on coronavirus vaccination plans at the board's Monday meeting. As of Monday night, MDH had not gotten a call from the Illinois Department of Public Health about the vaccine. but there was an assumption that it would arrive from Peoria on Tuesday.
Foster discussed distribution priorities. She said shots need to be administered within five days of arrival and said each person getting a shot would get a data card as part of the vaccination process, plus a note to get a second shot 21 days later. "Three weeks later, we could get more vaccine, including the second doses," Foster said. She noted that staff from CVS Pharmacy and Walgreen's would give vaccinations to residents and staff at area nursing homes.