The vaccines need to be reconstituted and made up, said Westwood Pharmacy owner and pharmacist Oley. We re reconstituting the Pfizer vaccines with Sodium Chloride, said Pharmacy Coordinator Dr. Shubhro Pal. Saline is put into the vaccine to mix it up, and once it is mixed up, the vials go over to the drawing tables where they pull up 0.3 ml for each dose.
According to Pal, each vial contains about six doses of the COVID-19 vaccine and expires after six hours. At the drawing tables, volunteers draw the vaccine up into the syringes for the dosage from the vials that were labeled with the time they were reconstituted, explained the drawing table coordinator. After they label them with the time they need to be used by, they re ready to go.
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Here’s a recap of the top stories on the morning of Friday, January 29, 2021:
Richmond Mayor Levar Stoney dismissed all 19 members of his Teacher Advisory Council earlier this month. Some members of the council are calling Stoney’s move disrespectful, releasing a letter to the public this week about their frustrations. The council was formed in 2018 with the goals of increasing teacher recruitment and attracting more state dollars for Richmond Public Schools. Stoney removed the council members four days before a meeting, saying his education priorities had changed. Stoney says he will soon re-form the group, bringing in new members via new criteria.
On Monday, the next phase of the vaccination rollout began, putting front line essential workers, teachers, people 65 and older, those living in correctional facilities, homeless shelters, and migrant labor camps next in line to receive the COVID 19 vaccine.
Homeless shelter, childcare staff âexcitedâ to get vaccinated
Frontline workers including staff who work in childcare centers and homeless shelters are next in line to receive the COVID-19 vaccine in the Metro Richmond area.
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RICHMOND, Va. Front line workers, including staff who work in childcare centers and homeless shelters, are next in line to receive the COVID-19 vaccine in the Metro Richmond area.
The Virginia Department of Health said starting Monday, certain front line workers in much of Central Virginia, including the Richmond, Henrico, Chesterfield, and Chickahominy Health Districts would become eligible to receive the vaccine.