Mayo Clinic prepares for COVID-19 vaccine distribution
Mayo Clinic prepares for COVID-19 vaccine distribution By Bernadette Heier | December 15, 2020 at 6:34 PM CST - Updated December 15 at 7:01 PM
ROCHESTER, Minn. (KEYC) As COVID-19 vaccines ship across the nation, with the first doses arriving in Minnesota on Monday, Midwest Mayo Clinic Health System facilities prepare for distribution.
Dr. Andrew Badley, M.D., of the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, says they anticipate administering the first vaccines Monday, Dec 21.
“In wave one of the vaccine, we will be providing vaccines to those positions and health care professionals who provide direct care to patients with COVID. Emergency care staff, long term care facilities, people who work in the morgue and methodology lab, emergency medical staff and urgent care center,” said Badley, Mayo Clinic COVID-19 Task Force chair and physician-researcher.