Alabama medical workers begin receiving COVID-19 vaccine today
Updated Dec 21, 2020;
Posted Dec 15, 2020
Two doctors at Southeast Health in Dothan, Dr. Walter Doty IV (left) and Dr. Ravi Nallamutho (right) received the first vaccines for COVID-19 in Alabama at 8:05 a.m. They were attended by Chris Holland, directorof surgical services and Ben Ryals, nurse manager, ER
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The first COVID-19 vaccine in Alabama was administered Tuesday morning at Southeast Health in Dothan, as hospitals around the state announced plans to begin distributing immunizations later in the day.
Dr. Walter Doty IV, director of the critical care unit at Southeast Health and Dr. Ravi Nallamothu, the director of hospital medicine at Southeast Health, received the first doses a little after 8 a.m.
First COVID-19 vaccines administered in Alabama By Staff and WSFA Staff | December 15, 2020 at 11:33 AM CST - Updated December 15 at 6:28 PM
DOTHAN, Ala. (WSFA/WTVY) - The first COVID-19 vaccines were administered in Alabama Tuesday.
Doctors Walter Doty IV and Ravi Nallamothu received the first doses at Southeast Health in Dothan. Registered nurse Chris Holland, director of Surgical Services at Southeast Health, administered the vaccines, according to the Alabama Department of Public Health.
The first phase of shipments of the Pfizer vaccines started arriving at hospitals in Alabama Monday.
In all, 15 Alabama hospitals were chosen to receive the vaccine due to their ability to store it at the below-freezing temperature required.