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The first wave of medical personnel from the North Ottawa Community Health System celebrated receiving the COVID-19 vaccination Friday morning in a repurposed clinic space at the Grand Haven hospital.
âThis is great,â said NOCHS Chief Medical Officer Dr. Henry Assad. âHopefully, this will mean the beginning of the end of this virus.â
âIâm excited,â said Dr. Dirk Bakker, an orthopedic surgeon at North Ottawa Community Hospital. âThis was a long time in coming, but it still doesnât mean we are free and clear.â
The hospital system received its first round of its 975 vaccination doses Thursday morning, and officials said they were prepared to move on to getting the staff vaccinated.
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West Michigan health departments, hospitals team up on new vaccine website
Consortium wants to encourage people to get COVID-19 vaccine
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By: Zac Harmon
and last updated 2020-12-15 15:33:59-05
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. â Dozens of area health departments, hospitals, colleges, and community organizations teamed up to create a new resource for information on COVID-19 vaccines.
The result is the Vaccinate West Michigan website. The consortium behind it says the site will be the go-to for reliable information on vaccine availability, distribution plans, and safety of the vaccine.
âThe COVID-19 vaccine is safe, highly effective and will be our best defense against the virus,â said Dr. Adam London, director of the Kent County Health Department. âBut it wonât be available to everyone immediately. Itâs critical for the residents of West Michigan to have access to accurate, timely and consistent information about the vaccine so we can