WATERTOWN â Over the weekend, Samaritan Medical Center received authorization from the state Department of Health to transport its allocation of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine 150 miles from Champlain Valley Physicians Hospital in Plattsburgh to its Washington Street location.
But just a week ago, Samaritan employees were told they would have to make the trip across the state in order to be vaccinated for the virus thatâs knocked the world off its feet.
Registered nurse Hannah E. Sherrill has been with Samaritan for the last 15 years and decided to travel to Plattsburgh on Friday to be vaccinated.
Waking up at 3 a.m. to make the drive, she was back in town and ready for work by 11 a.m., having done her part to instill confidence in her coworkers, showing them someone whoâs gone through with getting the vaccine.