Baptist DeSoto preps for first vaccines
Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine shipped to Mississippi hospitals By Kelly Roberts | December 15, 2020 at 5:36 PM CST - Updated January 12 at 1:05 PM
SOUTHAVEN, Miss. (WMC) - The COVID-19 vaccine continues to make its way across the Mid-South. On Tuesday, Baptist DeSoto in Southaven received its first doses of the Pfizer vaccine.
Baptist DeSoto receives COVID-19 vaccine
Just before lunchtime Baptist DeSoto received 975 doses of the Pfizer vaccine for healthcare workers. The vaccine distribution plan in Mississippi looks a lot like the one in Tennessee-healthcare workers most likely to be in contact with COVID-19 positive patients will receive the vaccine first.