Ten health care workers at St. Peter s Health were the first people in Lewis and Clark County to receive initial doses of Pfizer and BioNTech s COVID-19 vaccine Wednesday. The hospital plans to begin vaccinating the majority of its workforce Thursday.
On Tuesday St. Peter s Health received its first 975 doses of the vaccine, which was recently approved by the Food and Drug Administration and is administered in two doses. Hospital spokeswoman Kathryn Gallagher said the hospital expects to receive the second round of 975 doses in three weeks.
Gallagher called Wednesday s 10 vaccinations a walk-through to ensure the nearly 1,000 doses are distributed effectively.