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MARQUETTE Dickinson County Healthcare System in Iron Mountain announced on Facebook that intensive care unit nurse Pam Faccio received the first COVID-19 vaccine in the county on Thursday.
Dr. Donald Kube, chief of staff, and Dr. Charles Papp, an emergency medicine physician, also were given the vaccine that day.
Aspirus Health on Thursday announced it received its first allocation of vaccine and has started vaccinating its employees. Aspirus’ first shipment of vaccine was delivered to Aspirus Keweenaw Hospital in Laurium.
Aspirus officials noted it did not receive enough doses for all the employees who wish to be vaccinated, explaining it is following guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to provide the vaccine first to employees at the greatest risk, such as those regularly providing care to patients with COVID-19.