Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The first vaccines arrived and were administered at Bartlett Regional Hospital on Tuesday afternoon.
The administration of the first shipment of 975 COVID-19 vaccines is off to a strong start at Bartlett Regional Hospital. Staff were on hand to cheer the box of precious cargo as it arrived at Bartlett’s front entrance Tuesday afternoon via UPS from Kalamazoo, Michigan.
Clinicians wasted no time getting started with inoculations. Pharmacists thawed out vials and filled up syringes. Pharmacy Technician Krischelle Batac drew up the first syringe.
The first vaccination went to virus prevention champion Charlee Gribbon, Infection Preventionist, RN. Next in line Emergency Department Medical Director Dr. Lindy Jones, who can’t wait for his second shot in two weeks. Jones said Tuesday’s historic event gives him hope, “That we’re turning the corner on this awful pandemic. For us healthcare workers, it’s a real sense of relief.”