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They include the Providence hospitals in Spokane, overseen by Elaine Couture.
“I don’t know if the vaccine is actually here right at the moment, but it is expected in Spokane at Sacred Heart today, she said. Our plans are to start the vaccination process with those people that are the high risk for our health care workers beginning on Monday.”
Other hospitals will begin immunizing people later this week. For example, Confluence Health in Chelan County, plans to start giving shots on Thursday.
At MultiCare’s facilities in Pierce County, health care workers are receiving training today [Monday] on the specifics of administering this vaccine. MultiCare’s safety and nursing officer, June Alteras, says pharmacists are learning how to mix the doses and nurses are hearing about the specifics of administering them.