Staff at Chan Soon-Shiong Institute of Molecular Medicine at Windber unpack COVID-19 vaccines on Thursday, Dec. 17, 2020. Shown are (left to right) Director of Pharmacy Mary Weiland, Research Associate Bryant Onkst, Biobank Manager Caroline Larson, and Research Associate Preston Lehman.
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WINDBER â Hospital staff said a prayer before the first COVID-19 vaccine injection in the region was given to Acute Care Director Christine Spinos at the Chan Soon-Shiong Medical Center at Windber.
Vaccinations for more than 100 staff followed throughout the day Friday.
Spinos and her staff work with COVID-19 patients day in and day out and have family members susceptible to the virus, she said.