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Southern Illinois health care workers see first round of COVID-19 vaccine
Mt. Vernon vaccine By Colin Baillie | December 16, 2020 at 8:00 PM CST - Updated December 16 at 8:04 PM
MOUNT VERNON, IL. (KFVS) - It’s a historical day in the healthcare profession in the region, Southern Illinois’s first vaccinations happened on Wednesday.
SSM Good Samaritan in Mount Vernon was the first healthcare group to receive the vaccination.
Thejeswi Pujar was the first healthcare worker to receive the COVID-19 vaccination.
he said wanted to be the first, “I want to be kind of a role model and an example to both the healthcare personal as well as the general public as an example. To say it’s pretty safe and I think it’s good.”
MT VERNON (WSIL) December 16, 2020 marked a moment in history at Good Samaritan Hospital in Mt. Vernon.
Just after 3 p.m., Dr. Thejeswi Pujar became the first person in Southern Illinois to receive the coveted COVID-19 vaccine. We haver reached the stage where we can start looking at a vaccine as a way to prevent the disease, Pujar said.
AWAITING THE VACCINE
The vaccines were scheduled to arrive around 12:30 p.m., with vaccinations set to go at 1 p.m. Delays in delivery pushed that time by a few hours.
Anticipation grew inside of a conference room where Dr. Pujar would be immunized in front of colleagues and media.