Naval Hospital Jacksonville, UF Health in Gainesville begin COVID-19 vaccinations
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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Naval Hospital Jacksonville and UF Health in Gainesville on Wednesday began giving the COVID-19 vaccine to high-risk and high-exposure health care workers.
After the shipments arrived Tuesday at Naval Hospital Jacksonville, phase one of the COVID-19 vaccination plan started Wednesday, meaning some high exposure-risk personnel got their first of two injections.
Health care workers, emergency services staff and public safety officials lined up to receive some of the first doses of the COVID-19 vaccine. The first dose was given to Lt. Cmdr. Alexandra Perry, the intensive care unit medical director at the Naval Hospital.