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Brian Patrick, vice president of nursing for Good Shepherd, told the Hermiston Herald a few hours later that the morning’s rollout had gone well. He said staff were excited to receive the vaccine and begin to administer it to others. “This is the part of the disaster response we’ve been waiting for,” he said. Patrick said in Good Shepherd’s initial polling of staff, before the vaccine had become available to them, some had expressed some hesitancy about whether they wa...

PENDLETON — The atmosphere in the St. Anthony Hospital conference room on Monday, Dec. 28, was upbeat. Ten health care workers who waited there to receive the hospital’s first coronavirus vaccinations could barely contain their elation. “This is huge,” said Dr. John McBee. “This is the beginning of the end of the pandemic.” Each person answered screening questions and signed a consent form. McBee went forward first, sat down in the hot seat and rolled up his left s...