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Memorial and St. Joseph's Candler COVID vaccines 65 and older patients


Savannah Morning News
Editor s note: This article has been updated to reflect that Memorial began vaccinating some seniors on Monday.
Chatham s two big hospital systems are among the top local recipients of the COVID-19 vaccines, with Memorial receiving a cumulative 12,750 doses and St. Joseph s/Candler receiving 13,375, according to data posted Wednesday by the Georgia Department of Public Health.
But St. Joseph s/Candler began vaccinating its 65-and-older a week earlier than Memorial and has done so with a proactive program that reaches out to patients.
Each system first focused on distributing the vaccine to its own healthcare workers, beginning in mid-December. St. Joseph s/Candler also handled vaccinations for local first responders, including police and fire, and Memorial provided vaccines to other healthcare workers, including Georgia Southern University student nurses.  ....

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