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There was no question in Ed Christofano’s mind that he would take more than a thousand doses of coronavirus vaccine when state officials offered them on short notice the weekend before last.
“Absolutely,” the Westmoreland County pharmacist said.
Within 24 hours, he had the doses and plenty of waiting arms.
One was attached to Vilma Brisbane, a Hempfield woman whose granddaughter, Mindy Vickers, was volunteering at the nine-hour clinic on Valentine’s Day . Vickers, a Hempfield Area teacher, said most of the approximately 900 patients were excited to get off the Hayden’s Pharmacy waiting list, which had swelled to 45,000 names.