Covid vaccines in CNY: Supplies are finding arms, but more is needed
Updated Jan 11, 2021;
Posted Jan 11, 2021
Detail shot . Medical workers at St. Josephs hospital in Syracuse get their vaccine shots for the coronavirus Dec 23, 2020. The Moderna COVID-19 arrived Tuesday. About 300 will be distributed today and will continue again starting Monday Dec. 28, 2020. Dennis Nett | dnett@syracuse.com
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Syracuse, N.Y. – Two weeks ago, Mitchell Brodey didn’t know when the 450 medical professionals in his Family Care Medical Group would get the Covid-19 vaccine.
“In one week we went from ‘I have no idea’ to everyone who qualifies has been offered one,” said Brodey, chief executive officer of the group, with offices across Central New York. “I think we should have pretty much everybody accounted for before the end of the week.”
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Most staff are on board, too, but she says there are plenty of questions. This is so unkown, it s new for people. It s different. We have questions about side effects. We have questions about allergies. We re leveraging the CDC and the Pfizer information; it s very thorough, it s easy to understand. We feel very good about the outcomes of the clinical trials, and we re very supportive of our residents and staff getting this vaccine.
Sheedy says their pharmacy partner is securing and handling the vaccine, and following the process in place for their annual flu clinics. While there’s excitement and optimism, she says the latest surge in infections has been challenging.
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