With COVID-19 cases rising daily in Defiance County, assistance has arrived in the form of vaccines, delivered to staff at Mercy Defiance Clinic/Hospital.
According to Erica Blake, public relations/communications director at Mercy Health-Great Lakes Group, a shipment of 200 Moderna vaccines arrived on Tuesday to be administered on Wednesday to staff.
âWeâre begun the vaccination of associates,â said Blake. âWeâre happy to be on the forefront of fighting this virus.â
Jeff Owens, director of ancillary services, noted on Wednesday afternoon that 50 vaccines were administered by the end of the day. It was a CDC-tiered process to determine who went first. âItâs been a smooth process so far,â he said. âItâs going very well.â