Phase 1A+ COVID-19 vaccine distribution starts Monday in Ga.
Phase 1A+ COVID-19 vaccine distribution starts Monday in Ga. By WTOC Staff and Kristen Rary | January 11, 2021 at 5:51 AM EST - Updated January 11 at 7:34 AM
SAVANNAH, Ga. (WTOC) - COVID-19 vaccines will officially be more available to Georgians starting Monday, Jan. 11.
Phase 1A+ of the Georgia Vaccine Distribution Plan starts Monday, which means far more Georgians who need the vaccine will be eligible.
Healthcare workers, residents and staff of long-term care facilities, adults over the age of 65 and their caregivers, and first responders are all included in Phase 1A+ vaccine distribution.
The Georgia Department of Public Health is expanding locations and providers where the vaccine will be available to include county health departments and private providers. Appointments have been available for scheduling since Jan. 7, however, the phone lines for scheduling appointments has been overrun, and when available,
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Jan 7, 2021 4:18 PM
Rebecca Kistner, RN, from HSHS St. Anthonyâs Memorial Hospitalâs medical/surgical care department, receives her second dose of the COVID-19 vaccine at St. Anthonyâs. Sarah Schumacher, RN, emergency department facilitator, administered the vaccination.
Effingham, IL -(Effingham Radio)-Â Today, January 7, HSHS St. Anthonyâs Memorial Hospital began administering the second doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine. The second dose of this vaccine is given 21 days after the first dose.
The first hospital colleague to receive the second vaccine dose was Becky Kistner, RN, who works on the hospitalâs medical/surgical care floor. Kistner was also the first to receive the first dose on December 17. The first physician to receive the second dose of the vaccine was Dr. Sheera Lall, an emergency department provider, who was also the first provider on December 17. All of the vaccines were administered sm