Boston Medical Center (BMC) received the area’s first doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID19 vaccine on Monday morning, taking it into cold storage immediately and, on Wednesday, beginning the first rounds of vaccinations on staff members.
Mass General Brigham followed suit on Tuesday, receiving 9,000 doses of the Pfizer vaccine and putting it in storage as well. On Wednesday, prioritized employees began to be vaccinated throughout its network of 12 hospitals.
Belza Betancur, RN, received the first dose of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine administered by Massachusetts General Hospital on Dec. 16, 2020. The hospital hopes to vaccinate thousands of prioritized employees in the coming weeks and months.