CHIEF OF PHARMACY Services Dr. Richard Rooney, Hospitalist Dr. Natasha Nichols from the Department of Medicine Services, and Emergency Management Specialist Mike Lackey.
On Saturday, January 9, Jesse Brown Veterans Affairs Medical Center (JBVA) staff members, Chief of Pharmacy Services Dr. Richard Rooney, Hospitalist Dr. Natasha Nichols from the Department of Medicine Services, and Emergency Management Specialist Mike Lackey, joined the America’s Heroes Group radio show to discuss the COVID-19 vaccine.
Jesse Brown received the COVID-19 vaccine on the morning of December 22 and began administering the vaccine that afternoon. Since then, Jesse Brown has administered more than 1,400 doses to high-risk veterans who are patients at Jesse Brown, as well as Jesse Brown employees. The VA is following vaccine priority guidelines set by the CDC.