First doses of COVID-19 vaccine set to arrive at Tyler hospital on Tuesday
Shipments to other East Texas hospital expected later in the week Pfizerâs COVID-19 vaccine is expected to arrive at the UT Health North Campus in Tyler on Tuesday, according to the Texas Department of State Health Services. (Source: WBRC) By Blake Holland | December 13, 2020 at 9:08 PM CST - Updated December 13 at 9:16 PM
TYLER, Texas (KLTV) - Pfizerâs COVID-19 vaccine is expected to arrive at the UT Health North Campus in Tyler on Tuesday, according to the Texas Department of State Health Services.
Doses will be shipped later in the week to CHRISTUS Mother Frances in Tyler, CHRISTUS Good Shepherd in Longview, and Longview Regional Medical Center, according to DSHS.
Ultra-cold freezer will be used to store doses once received
Vaccine Supplies 6PM By Blake Holland | December 11, 2020 at 6:57 PM CST - Updated December 13 at 3:00 PM
TYLER, Texas (KLTV) - With the FDA expected to authorize the COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use within the coming days, East Texas hospitals are already receiving supplies from Pfizer to give the vaccine.
Some of those supplies arrived in boxes to UT Health’s North Campus in Tyler on Thursday. The boxes contained items like syringes, needles, sodium chloride, and personal protective equipment. The boxes also contained CDC labeled vaccination record cards to write down the date that the first and second shots are administered along with the product name and manufacturer lot number.