Debelyn Leach, a nurse in the COVID-19 ICU, was on the fence about getting the vaccine at first, but has since changed her mind. My personal reason is I don t want to get COVID. I ve seen what it does to my patients, and I want to avoid that at any cost, Leach said. I will do whatever it takes.
Leach and other workers received their shots at the hospital s vaccination clinic, which will be running six days a week. They hope to vaccinate between 500 and 800 people a day, depending on supply. We are planning to be able to go full speed and administer as many doses as we get. We will shift and pivot if we don t get as many doses, but we hope they come as quickly as they are able to make them for us, said Sarah Kirchofer, nurse director at Brigham and Women s Hospital.