Baptist-DeSoto plans to administer COVID-19 vaccines Wednesday
Baptist DeSoto begins administering COVID-19 vaccines today By WMC Action News 5 Staff | December 16, 2020 at 5:59 AM CST - Updated January 12 at 1:05 PM
DESOTO CO., Miss. (WMC) - Baptist-DeSoto Hospital in Southaven, Mississippi plans to begin administering 975 doses of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine to healthcare workers Wednesday afternoon.
Baptist DeSoto receives COVID-19 vaccine
“Not sure if we would say a sense of relief, but it’s definitely exciting,” Jillian Foster, System Pharmacy Administrator for Baptist Memorial Healthcare. “Everyone is will to give an effort from pharmacy receiving the product and understanding the storage and preparation of that, the employee health team getting ready to administer that.”
Baptist-DeSoto Hospital gets Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine Tuesday
Vaccines arrive at Baptist-DeSoto in Southaven By WMC Action News 5 Staff | December 15, 2020 at 6:08 AM CST - Updated January 12 at 12:42 PM
DESOTO CO., Miss. (WMC) - Baptist-Desoto Hospital in Southaven, Mississippi will receive the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine on Tuesday and start administering it to staff Wednesday.
State Health Officer Dr. Thomas Dobbs receive the Pfizer vaccine Monday afternoon. Dobbs said that they are lucky to have a vaccine that appears to be very effective with a favorable side effect profile.
”Now to be honest we know and Dr. Byers and Jim expect that maybe we’ll have some swelling after the shot and maybe even a little bit of achiness tomorrow, but that is so much worth it. We know how deadly and disruptive coronavirus has been to the state of Mississippi, Dobbs said.”