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COVID-19 vaccine delivered to Winneshiek Medical Tuesday, December 22, 2020 4:47 PM
The first shipment of 400 COVID-19 vaccine doses (Moderna) was delivered to Winneshiek Medical Center (WMC) in the afternoon of Tuesday, Dec. 22.
Vaccination of staff began immediately. Mayo Clinic Health System family medicine physicians Kevin Locke, M.D., and Andy Goodner, M.D., were among the first front line staff to be vaccinated. Front line staff include those who provide direct patient care or support direct patient.
Dr. Goodner stated, "I am excited that we now can start vaccinating to begin to end what has been a long, exhausting and heartbreaking pandemic. My thanks go out to our front line nurses and aids who have borne the brunt of the work in caring for our community through this pandemic. They are priceless and help is now on the way.”
COVID-19 vaccine delivered to Winneshiek Medical Tuesday, December 22, 2020 4:47 PM
The first shipment of 400 COVID-19 vaccine doses (Moderna) was delivered to Winneshiek Medical Center (WMC) in the afternoon of Tuesday, Dec. 22.
Vaccination of staff began immediately. Mayo Clinic Health System family medicine physicians Kevin Locke, M.D., and Andy Goodner, M.D., were among the first front line staff to be vaccinated. Front line staff include those who provide direct patient care or support direct patient.
Dr. Goodner stated, "I am excited that we now can start vaccinating to begin to end what has been a long, exhausting and heartbreaking pandemic. My thanks go out to our front line nurses and aids who have borne the brunt of the work in caring for our community through this pandemic. They are priceless and help is now on the way.”