As the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine began arriving in five communities around Wyoming last week, health officials in Johnson County were refining the details of the countyâs vaccine plan.Â
And now, vaccine doses are on the horizon for the county. On Dec. 20, the Wyoming Department of Health indicated that Johnson County is slated to recive 400 doses of the Moderna vaccine by the end of the year. The Food and Drug Administration cleared the Moderna vaccine for emergency use on Friday. On Tuesday, Johnson County public health response coordinator Robin King said vaccinations are set to begin next week.Â
These doses will likely be split between the county public health office and the hospital, with 75% of the doses going to the hospital and 25% to public health, said Trisha Thompson, county public health nurse manager. Â
ASHLAND â With the approval of a second COVID-19 vaccine, more doses are arriving in the state and in the area.
Three Rivers Public Health Department released a statement on Monday that said the district should receive some doses by the end of the week. Three Rivers covers Saunders, Dodge and Washington counties. The statement did not say which county would receive the vaccine first.
âPlease be patient, the vaccine is on its way,â the statement read.
Health departments, federally-qualified health centers and hospital systems across the state are working with the Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) to ensure timely delivery of the vaccine.
Atrium Health administering COVID-19 vaccine to non-critical staff, despite state regulations
Atrium Health administering COVID-19 vaccine to non-critical staff, despite state regulations By Nick Ochsner | December 23, 2020 at 1:10 PM EST - Updated December 23 at 7:01 PM
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (WBTV) - Atrium Health is scheduling non-critical employees to receive the COVID-19 vaccine, despite state regulations aimed at ensuring those who interact with COVID-19 patients and the elderly are inoculated first.
McKiever’s husband, John, is a senior web specialist at Atrium, according to his LinkedIn profile.
Both employees appear to fall outside the guidelines set by the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services for individuals eligible to be vaccinated in the first tier of people, known as Tier 1a.
Dec 22, 2020
The Minnesota Department of Health s testing lab handles samples of COVID-19. Courtesy Minnesota Department of Health
MANKATO â A new shipment of COVID-19 vaccines is expected to arrive in Minnesota Wednesday, which would pave the way for immunizations to begin at area long-term care residents before the end of the month.
Long-term care residents, whoâve accounted for most of the stateâs COVID deaths, are in the â1Aâ group of people being prioritized for the vaccine. Frontline health workers in the Mankato area, also in the 1A group, began receiving Pfizer vaccines Monday.
Residents in long-term care or assisted living facilities would be set to next receive vaccines from another manufacturer, Moderna.
About 450 Iowa pharmacies will help with mass COVID-19 vaccination efforts, according to the Iowa Pharmacy Association. Author: Rachel Droze Updated: 7:07 PM CST December 22, 2020
DES MOINES, Iowa Iowa will start vaccinating long-term care facility residents Monday with the help of pharmacy staff.
It s all part of the Pharmacy Partnership for Long-Term Care Program, a no-cost federal program to help get nursing home staff and residents vaccinated for COVID-19.
Three pharmacies, CVS, Walgreens and Community Pharmacy, have been tapped in to help with Iowa s nursing home vaccination effort. They have hired and identified dedicated staff to go into long-term care facilities throughout the state, Iowa Pharmacy Association CEO Kate Gainer said. Those pharmacists are working around the clock with facilities to ensure distribution of the vaccine can be timely and efficient. It s not that your pharmacist working in your local community is bei