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February 1, 2021, 12:21 AM·49 min read
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People get COVID-19 vaccines during a drive-in clinic in the old Montgomery Mall parking lot in Montgomery, Ala., on Saturday.
Montgomery: The state will roughly double the number of people eligible to receive immunizations against COVID-19 this month even though there’s still not enough vaccine for everyone who qualifies for a shot, the head of the state health agency said Friday. Dr. Scott Harris, the state health officer, said everyone 65 and older, educators, court officials, corrections officers, postal employees, grocery store workers, some manufacturing workers, public transit workers, agriculture employees, state legislators and constitutional officers will be eligible to get vaccinations when the program expands Feb. 8. Currently, only people 75 and older, first responders, health care workers and long-term care residents ar
Overnight Dash To Give Out Covid Vaccine Shots Due to A Failed Freezer All night, staff and volunteers with Seattle s Swedish Health Services had been rushing to administer hundreds of doses of the coronavirus vaccine set to expire
Updated: January 31, 2021 7:55 am IST
In the end, none of the more than 1,600 soon-to-expire doses were wasted. (Representational)
The last shots were given at about 3:45 AM, out on the street, with literally no time to spare.
All night, staff and volunteers with Seattle s Swedish Health Services had been rushing to administer hundreds of doses of the coronavirus vaccine set to expire early in the morning after a freezer malfunction. Finally, they had only a few dozen shots left and about 15 minutes to get them into people s arms.
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