On Tuesday, it started offering the shots to its hospitalized patients.
Several factors led to the decision, especially having access to the single-dose Johnson & Johnson vaccine, said Dr. Christopher Newman, chief medical officer of the system that includes Mary Washington Hospital and Stafford Hospital.
The move also is part of the health care systemâs goal to protect people most vulnerable to the virus and âthose in a hospital for any reason are at higher risk,â Newman said.
Vaccines will be given to patients before they go home. Those age 18 and over who have been admitted to the hospital are eligible, not people whoâve had outpatient procedures or come through the emergency room. Thereâs not enough of the one-dose vaccine available at this point, said Newman, who estimated about 20 patients a day would be vaccinated.
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One year ago Monday, Eric Bryant went to Spotsylvania Regional Medical Center thinking the shortness of breath and fatigue he had felt for a few days was something minor. Little did he know, he would soon become the fifth person in Virginia to test positive for COVID-19, a disease that basically shut down his body.
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