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NMMC receives first shipment of COVID vaccine Tuesday
Updated - The hospital in Tupelo received its first batch of the vaccine Tuesday afternoon.
Posted: Dec 15, 2020 3:22 PM
Updated: Dec 15, 2020 6:56 PM
Posted By: Chelsea Brown, Zac Carlisle
TUPELO, Miss. (WTVA) - The North Mississippi Medical Center (NMMC) in Tupelo received its first shipment of the COVID-19 vaccine Tuesday.
Members of the National Guard helped escort the box containing the vaccine, and doctors and hospital leadership escorted the box inside the hospital.
National Guard members and Dr. Wes Pitts receiving the shipment on Dec. 15, 2020.
NMMC President David Wilson (left), Director of Pharmacy Wes Pitts (center), North Mississippi Health Services president & CEO Shane Spees (right) escorting the vaccine inside the hospital in Tupelo. Photo Date: Dec. 15, 2020.