Doctors deliver stern warning to expectant mothers
Doctors deliver stern warning to expectant mothers By Samantha Johnson | May 11, 2021 at 7:01 PM CDT - Updated May 11 at 7:01 PM
NEWBURGH, Ind. (WFIE) - In Indiana, expectant mothers have been vaccine-eligible for almost two months.
It can still be a little stressful for those soon-to-be mothers to decide if and when to get vaccinated.
However, local doctors are warning those patients: if you havenât gotten the shot yet, donât wait much longer.
Over the last few weeks, doctors at The Womenâs Hospital at Deaconess Gateway have seen an uptick in the number of pregnant patients admitted to the hospital after contracting the virus.
The process took three minutes and was greeted with scattered applause from those gathered.
The vaccine manufactured by biotech firm Pfizer, the first to get emergency federal approval, was administered at 7:18 a.m. Wednesday in a large lobby area at Deaconess Gateway Hospital in Warrick County. It is intended at first for frontline health care workers.
Deaconess spokeswoman Pam Hight acknowledged Tuesday night that âfive clinical staff membersâ were given the vaccine Tuesday as part of a âvaccine process practice session.â
The vaccines were administered by registered nurse Todd Oliver and nurse practitioner Karen Bass.
The first to receive it Wednesday morning was Dr. David Ryon, with critical care and pulmonary medicine. He also has an 8-year-old son heâs kept home from school due to concerns about COVID-19.