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Front-line health care workers in McLean County received their first dose of COVID-19 vaccine on Friday, December 18, 2020.
“We’re excited to be receiving some of McLean County’s first supply of COVID-19 vaccines,” stated Colleen Kannaday, President, Carle BroMenn Medical Center. “This arrival marks a very important step in the fight against COVID-19 and moving towards a healthier future. While we are still in the tunnel, we can begin to see the light at the end.”
The McLean County Health Department has been anticipating the arrival of vaccine, and planning with OSF Health Care St. Joseph Medical Center and Carle BroMenn Medical Center for the inevitable first shipments for several weeks.
McLean County health workers get COVID vaccination
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McLean County receive unexpected, first batch of COVID vaccine
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UPDATED 8:45 p.m. | The first COVID-19 vaccine has officially arrived in McLean County.
Front-line health care workers received their first dose of the Pfizer vaccine on Friday, officials said. McLean County unexpectedly received a small allotment of unused doses from a surrounding county, officials said.
OSF St. Joseph Medical Center employees were photographed receiving the vaccine Friday. Carle BroMenn Medical Center staff were expected to get their doses starting Saturday morning.
“Today is a historic moment in public health to be celebrated,” said Jessica McKnight, administrator of McLean County Health Department. “We were not initially expecting to get vaccine with the first shipment, but we also know that where we are located geographically, our hospitals provide care for several of the counties that were on the list.”