Montana VA Health Care systems administers potentially life-saving Moderna COVID-19 vaccines.
MILES CITY â The Montana VA Health Care System (MTVAHCS) administered the first Moderna vaccines to Veterans in MTVAHCSâs Miles City Community Living Center. The long-term care facility serves 18 Veterans who served in World War II, Vietnam and Korea with 27 staff members.Â
Residents and staff have been screened daily and tested every two weeks for COVID-19 and no residents have contracted COVID-19 during the pandemic. Residents and staff have observed the strictest safety protocol to safeguard residentsâ lives.Â
âThe past nine months have not been easy for the residents, family members, and staff,â said Nurse Manager Jennifer Kransky. âSince March 6, our residents have not seen their spouses, met new grandchildren, or been able to go out in the Miles City community. We have found ways to create connection and interaction such as setting up separated vi
Montana veterans are getting vaccinated to help protect others
By: John Riley
and last updated 2021-01-02 10:43:41-05
HELENA â Residents in Montana VAâs Miles City Community Living Center have received their first dose of the Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine. For the veterans living at the facility it brings the hope of a return to normalcy after more than a half year in lockdown.
The VAâs Community living center in Miles City is the only VA nursing home in the state. They care for more than a dozen veterans with a wide variety of different health complications. However, the one thing they all have in common is their health conditions make them more at risk for serious complications from COVID-19.
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