Created: December 13, 2020 09:19 PM
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. New Mexico is anticipating its first shipment of COVID-19 vaccines to arrive in the state Monday. Those doses will be stored in ultra-low temperature freezers at six facilities across the state before going to hospitals.
The amount of doses hospitals will receive depends on how many workers are employed, and how many doses the staff can confidently administer in five days which is the window of time to give the shot once it’s thawed.
Officials from Lovelace said they’ll start Wednesday. UNM Hospital did not give a specific day for when they will begin vaccinations. Instead, a spokesperson sent the following statement:
Lovelace Medical is scheduling staff to get FDA-approved COVID-19 vaccine in days We re being allocated for our health system, approximately 2,500 doses, per week, for the first three weeks, Dr. Cole said. Share Updated: 1:08 PM MST Dec 13, 2020
Lovelace Medical is scheduling staff to get FDA-approved COVID-19 vaccine in days We re being allocated for our health system, approximately 2,500 doses, per week, for the first three weeks, Dr. Cole said. Share Updated: 1:08 PM MST Dec 13, 2020
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