We want to get back to normal : Long-term care sites start to get vaccine Share Updated: 10:15 PM PST Dec 28, 2020 Share Updated: 10:15 PM PST Dec 28, 2020
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Show Transcript COVID VACCINE TODAY. IT’S ALL PART OF A CDC AND PARTNER PHARMACIES VACCINE DISTRIBUTION PROGRAM. KCRA 3’S MELANIE WINGO HAS MORE FROM SOME LOCAL FACILITIES, IN-LINE TO GET THE VACCINE. EFFECTS 15,000 OF CALIFORNIA’S SKILLED NURSING FACILITIES, WELCOME NEWS TO LOCAL LONG-TERM CARE FACILITIES. WE ARE ALL EXCITED. WE WANT TO GET TO NORMAL. THE LONG-TERM CARE FACILITIES COULD HAVE OPTED OUT AND USED A STATE PROGRAM. CVS TELLING KCRA THAT A LOT OF LONG-TERM FACILITIES OPTED IN. TELL ME WHAT THE RESPONSE HAS BEEN FROM THE RESIDENCE, FAMILIES, STAFF MEMBERS, FOR BEING THE NEXT IN LINE HERE. HAS BEEN ABOUT 50-50. A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE EXCITED, A LOT ARE APPREHENSIVE. TO BE AT THE TOP OF THE LIST, TO KNOW THAT IT IS COMING, IT IS EXCITING. IT GIVES US HOPE. A