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With few volunteers for vaccine, hospital CEO takes 'one for the team'


With few volunteers for vaccine, hospital CEO takes ‘one for the team
Phil Galewitz, Kaiser Health News
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Administrators at Howard University Hospital in Washington, D.C., were thrilled to be among the city s first hospitals to get a COVID-19 vaccine, but they knew it could be a tough sell to get staffers to take the shot.
They were right.
The hospital, located on the campus of one the nation s oldest historically Black colleges, received 725 doses of the vaccine made by Pfizer and BioNTech on Dec. 14 and expects 1,000 more vaccine doses this week to immunize its workers.
Yet, as of Friday afternoon, about 600 employees had signed up for the shots, touted as about 95% effective in preventing the deadly disease. Howard has about 1,900 employees, not counting hundreds of independent contractors it also hoped to vaccinate. ....

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In Predominantly Black Hospital, Only a Third of Employees Sign Up for Covid Vaccine


Anita Jenkins, CEO of Howard University Hospital, receives the Covid-19 vaccine at the hospital on Dec. 15. (Facebook)
Administrators at Howard University Hospital in Washington, D.C., were thrilled to be among the city’s first hospitals to get a Covid-19 vaccine, but they knew it could be a tough sell to get staffers to take the shot.
They were right.
The hospital, located on the campus of one the nation’s oldest historically Black colleges, received 725 doses of the vaccine made by Pfizer and BioNTech on Dec. 14 and expects 1,000 more vaccine doses this week to immunize its workers.
Yet, as of Friday afternoon, about 600 employees had signed up for the shots, touted as about 95% effective in preventing the deadly disease. Howard has about 1,900 employees, not counting hundreds of independent contractors it also hoped to vaccinate. ....

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