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Since receiving the Pfizer vaccine Dec. 14, Delaware has vaccinated 750 healthcare workers across the state.
Delaware’s six health systems, and three sites of one long-term care organization were all part of the vaccine’s phased rollout.
The 750 vaccines administered are current as of noon Dec. 18, officials said, and the number will change as more frontline workers receive the vaccine. Up-to-date totals are expected to be posted at de.gov/healthycommunity in the coming days.
“Our frontline healthcare workers continue to lead by example, and I want to thank all of those Delawareans who rolled up their sleeves this week and received the vaccine,” said Gov. John Carney in a press release. “Your hard work and leadership will get us through this crisis. As our healthcare workers know, we continue to face a winter surge of COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations.”
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Beebe Healthcare nurse Sintia Rodriguez stepped up Dec. 16 to become the first person vaccinated for COVID-19 in Sussex County.
The Lewes resident, who works in Beebe’s emergency department and behavioral health unit with COVID-19 patients, many from her community, looked confident as she stood first in line for the shot at Beebe Healthcare.
“I’m grateful to get this. It represents something good to do for the community. If it prevents people from getting sick, why not get the vaccine?” she asked.
Beebe received its shipment of 630 doses from the Delaware Division of Public Health just hours before Rodriguez received the first dose of the Pfizer and BioNTech vaccine.