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David Colburn
REGIONAL- While a massive public response to a statewide rollout of pilot COVID-19 vaccination sites on Tuesday threatened to overwhelm a registration website and phone banks, Cook Hospital Director of Nursing Nichole Chiabotti and her colleagues stayed focused on what they’ve been doing since December, managing and administering vaccinations for hospital staff, emergency responders, and the Cook Care Center.
“We’re actually in the second week of giving second doses,” Chiabotti said. “Last week we had 57 staff members that got their second dose, and we have about 30 staff members that will be getting their second dose this week.”
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Some Minnesota health care providers large and small are questioning the allocation of the first COVID-19 vaccine doses in the state, especially for high-risk health care workers.
The Mayo Clinic in Rochester said its 2,300-dose shipment last week would only be enough for 6% of its front-line health care workers. We need to make sure that our staff receives the doses that they need, said Dr. Amy Williams, executive dean of Mayo Clinic Practice. We have voiced our concerns and we hope that this will be addressed in a way that enables our staff to be vaccinated at the same pace as other health care workers in the state.