Saying that continuing obstetric care would be unsustainable moving forward, Maui Lani Physicians and Surgeons will no longer be taking any new pregnancy cases.
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A nurse prepares a shot of the COVID-19 vaccine developed by the National Institutes of Health and Moderna Inc., in Binghamton, N.Y., last summer. Maui Memorial Medical Center received its first 975 doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine Monday, just as 12,000 doses of the Moderna vaccine arrived in Hawaii. AP file photo
Maui Memorial Medical Center received its first 975 doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine Monday, just as 12,000 doses of the Moderna vaccine arrived in Hawaii.
Maui Health spokeswoman Mahie Wong said that the hospital had received the Pfizer vaccine and was storing it in the facility’s freezer. “We are expecting receipt of our Moderna vaccine for our long-term care residents and employees for our Kula Hospital and Lanai Community Hospital any day now,” Wong said. “However, we are preparing behind the scenes to be ready to vaccinate as soon as we receive.”