Vaccinations underway at Pueblo hospitals
PUEBLO, Colo. (KRDO) Starting Thursday, Parkview Medical Center in Pueblo will begin vaccinating their staff with the Pfizer COVID-19 Vaccine.
Registered Nurses, Certified Nurses Assistants, Respiratory Therapists, and any staff in direct contact with COVID-19 patients will have priority to receive the vaccine first.
Around 8 a.m. on Wednesday, the first shipment of 3,000 Pfizer COVID-19 vaccines arrived at the Pueblo County Distribution Hub. 1,000 of those doses were transferred to Parkview Medical Center.
A total of 190 doses of the vaccine were delivered to Pueblo s St. Mary Corwin Medical Center, and six members of their staff were vaccinated Wednesday evening.