Long term care facilities wait for first doses of vaccine
Whitehaven nursing home expects to receive COVID-19 vaccine this week By Kelly Roberts | December 14, 2020 at 6:21 PM CST - Updated January 12 at 12:43 PM
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC) - According to the state’s vaccine distribution plan, residents and staff at long-term care facilities are part of the first round of vaccines. At one Whitehaven facility, the vaccine could be there in just a couple of days.
Leaders at Whitehaven Community Living Center said the Pfizer vaccine could be there as early as Wednesday. The same goes for its sister facilities in Dyersburg and Ripley.