The Toledo-Lucas County Health Department is expecting another 2,700 doses of the vaccine. Author: Amy Steigerwald Updated: 6:53 PM EST December 18, 2020
TOLEDO, Ohio More opportunities for first responders to receive the COVID-19 vaccine are on the way to northwest Ohio, as 2,700 doses are expected to arrive at the Toledo-Lucas County Health Department next week.
From there, health officials said the process will begin to pick up.
“The faucet will open up faster come January 1, and we should start seeing doses pile into the community,” Toledo-Lucas County Health Commissioner Dr. Eric Zgodzinski said.
Zgodsinski compared the process moving forward to the rollout of the H1N1 vaccine, estimating it will take around 30-45 days for the process to become more fluid.
Ohio EMS personnel next in line for COVID-19 vaccine
Mercy Health St. Vincent Medical Center staff were among the first to receive the Pfizer shot on Tuesday, and ProMedica will soon follow suit. Author: Amy Steigerwald Updated: 7:32 PM EST December 17, 2020
TOLEDO, Ohio Staff at Mercy Health St. Vincent Medical Center were among the first to receive the new COVID-19 vaccine on Tuesday, and ProMedica will soon follow suit.
A spokesperson with ProMedica confirmed Thursday that the vaccine is on-site, and the hospital system will begin administering shots to staff on Friday. After hospital staff, next in line for the vaccine are EMS personnel.
The hospital wrapped up Day 2 of distribution of Pfizer s vaccine on Thursday. Author: Amy Steigerwald Updated: 7:08 PM EST December 17, 2020
TOLEDO, Ohio St. Vincent Medical Center s Chief Medical Officer Dr. James Tita was one of the first in northwest Ohio to get a shot after the facility received its first doses of Pfizer s COVID-19 vaccine on Tuesday.
“I can tell you from experience, the only reaction I ve experienced, and some of the other people that got the vaccine, is some soreness in the arm where we got the vaccine,” Tita said.
Part of the vaccine process includes a mandatory follow up with the FDA. People are expected to report any symptoms they are having following the shot through a text message system.