Chief Medical Officer at St. Anthony Regional Hospital, Dr. Kyle Ulveling, says this is the path back to normal.
Schulte says they are anticipating the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to approve the Moderna vaccine today (Friday) and they are hoping that they will start shipping those immediately. She says they have been working in concert with state and federal agencies to develop a distribution plan.
The first shipment will be the largest with anticipated smaller shipments coming in on a weekly basis. Dr. Ulveling stresses they cannot simply administer the vaccine to individuals of their choice. These doses will be going to those who are patient-facing, whether that be a nurse, a doctor or a housekeeping worker who has daily contact with patients. He adds anyone receiving the vaccine cannot have an active case of COVID-19 and those that have had it recently may shift in priority levels.