The process took three minutes and was greeted with scattered applause from those gathered.
The vaccine manufactured by biotech firm Pfizer, the first to get emergency federal approval, was administered at 7:18 a.m. Wednesday in a large lobby area at Deaconess Gateway Hospital in Warrick County. It is intended at first for frontline health care workers.
Deaconess spokeswoman Pam Hight acknowledged Tuesday night that âfive clinical staff membersâ were given the vaccine Tuesday as part of a âvaccine process practice session.â
The vaccines were administered by registered nurse Todd Oliver and nurse practitioner Karen Bass.
The first to receive it Wednesday morning was Dr. David Ryon, with critical care and pulmonary medicine. He also has an 8-year-old son heâs kept home from school due to concerns about COVID-19.