Dothan hospital administers first COVID-19 vaccine in Alabama Southeast Health administered the first COVID-19 vaccines in Dothan. (Source: WTVY) By WTVY staff | December 15, 2020 at 10:13 AM CST - Updated December 15 at 10:24 AM
DOTHAN, Ala. (WTVY) - Southeast Health administered the first COVID-19 vaccines in Dothan this morning. The hospital announced on Monday afternoon that their first shipment of 1,950 vaccines arrived Monday morning.
Hospital officials held a press conference to announce the arrival. They say the Alabama Department of Public Health determines who will get the vaccines first but that all of them would be going to front-line workers.
Southeast Health was the first hospital in Alabama to administer the COVID-19 vaccine. Walter Doty IV, MD, medical.Posted by Southeast Health on Tuesday, December 15, 2020
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First COVID-19 vaccines administered in Alabama By Staff and WSFA Staff | December 15, 2020 at 11:33 AM CST - Updated December 15 at 6:28 PM
DOTHAN, Ala. (WSFA/WTVY) - The first COVID-19 vaccines were administered in Alabama Tuesday.
Doctors Walter Doty IV and Ravi Nallamothu received the first doses at Southeast Health in Dothan. Registered nurse Chris Holland, director of Surgical Services at Southeast Health, administered the vaccines, according to the Alabama Department of Public Health.
The first phase of shipments of the Pfizer vaccines started arriving at hospitals in Alabama Monday.
In all, 15 Alabama hospitals were chosen to receive the vaccine due to their ability to store it at the below-freezing temperature required.