On Tuesday, it started offering the shots to its hospitalized patients.
Several factors led to the decision, especially having access to the single-dose Johnson & Johnson vaccine, said Dr. Christopher Newman, chief medical officer of the system that includes Mary Washington Hospital and Stafford Hospital.
The move also is part of the health care systemâs goal to protect people most vulnerable to the virus and âthose in a hospital for any reason are at higher risk,â Newman said.
Vaccines will be given to patients before they go home. Those age 18 and over who have been admitted to the hospital are eligible, not people whoâve had outpatient procedures or come through the emergency room. Thereâs not enough of the one-dose vaccine available at this point, said Newman, who estimated about 20 patients a day would be vaccinated.
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Thomas Balch of Fredericksburg and two family members, all over age 65, signed up through the Rappahannock Area Health District website in January, then successfully got appointments through Mary Washington Healthcare during the brief period it scheduled them through its website. While MWHC workers and volunteers continue to vaccinate people at the Fick Conference Center, the health care system isnât creating a separate list anymore. All names come from the local health district.
Balch is concerned that he and his family membersâand others who did the same dual enrollmentâmight be âcluttering up the waiting list.â He wondered if he could remove their names so they donât delay others from getting appointments or cause an âadministrative burdenâ for workers.
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