Shealey offered a quick âthumbs upâ Tuesday while getting his vaccine.
âI feel great after taking the vaccine and Iâm proud to aid in the fight against the virus,â Shealey said in a release from the Alabama Department of Veterans Affairs (ADVA).
ADVA commissioner Kent Davis was happy to see the stateâs veterans homes getting the vaccine after being some of the hardest hit by the COVID-19 pandemic.
âWe are very pleased with the planning and preparation that went into rolling out the vaccine today for our residents and staff at the Bill Nichols State Veterans Home,â Davis said in a release. âOur staff and the pharmacy team did an outstanding job administering the vaccine and weâre on track to complete the first round of vaccinations for all four homes by Jan. 11.â
COVID-19 vaccinations in Alabama state veterans homes starting Tuesday
Updated Dec 29, 2020;
The immunizations with the Pfizer vaccine start Tuesday at Bill Nichols State Veterans Home in Alexander City.
The immunizations will continue over the next two weeks:
Dec. 31 at the Floyd E. “Tut” Fann State Veterans Home in Huntsville.
Jan. 7 at the William F. Green State Veterans Home in Bay Minette.
Jan. 11 at the Colonel Robert L. Howard State Veterans Home in Pell City.
“For several weeks our health care team has worked with the Alabama Department of Public Health in scheduling the vaccinations for our veteran-residents and staff,” ADVA Commissioner Kent Davis said in a press release. “Our medical staff at the state veterans homes is prepared to administer the first and subsequent rounds of the vaccine beginning tomorrow.”
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Residents at Alabama’s four state veterans homes will receive COVID-19 vaccinations starting Tuesday. Alabama’s vaccine plan has prioritized frontline medical workers and residents and employees of long-term care facilities for the first doses. The Alabama Department of Veterans Affairs said the first immunizations of the Pfizer vaccine will be administered to residents and staff at the Bill Nichols State Veterans.