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Montgomery: The state is expanding eligibility later this month for COVID-19 vaccinations to more front-line workers, residents with certain chronic health conditions, and people 55 and older, officials announced Friday. “We have been concerned that many people at high risk and others engaged in close-contact work have not been eligible to receive the vaccine yet, but with the additional vaccine supply we are better able to meet the needs of Alabama residents,” Gov. Kay Ivey said in a statement. The expansion, starting March 22, will add more than 2 million people to the groups who can receive a COVID-19 vaccination in Alabama, roughly doubling the number of people now eligible. But demand continues to exceed supply and will increase the competition to find shots. State Health Officer Scott Harris said eligibility was expanded because of the
For the team at Cheyenne Regional Medical Center, each and every death was taken to heart. ICU nurse Alissa Robinson said she can name patients who have died because the experience was so “traumatic.”
“People were saying, ‘It’s a 1% death rate; it’s not that big of a deal.’ But it is,” Robinson said. “It’s not a big deal until it’s your mom or your dad or your grandma in that room.”
Even now, as vaccinations are being distributed and the number of COVID-19 patients at CRMC has declined, the staff said their experience over the last year isn’t something that can be forgotten.
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