By The Associated Press
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) Health care workers and a few others began receiving the first vaccinations against the new coronavirus in Alabama on Tuesday as cases of the illness caused by the virus continued to increase.
Two physicians at Southeast Health in Dothan were the first in the state to receive the vaccine, the Alabama Department of Public Health said. Cullman Regional Medical Center said a longtime nurse, Donna Snow, had received an initial dose of the two-step vaccine a day after the hospital, located north of Birmingham, received its first shipment.
“I’m hopeful that more people are able to take the vaccine so we can begin to see a decline in the number of critically ill patients and families impacted by this disease,” Snow, who works in critical care, said in a statement released by the hospital.
Cullman Regional administers first round of the coronavirus vaccine I’m very optimistic that things are going to get better, and if I can be a part of making things better, I m all for it.
Posted: Dec 15, 2020 5:26 PM
Updated: Dec 15, 2020 7:27 PM
Posted By: Grace Campbell
The Cullman Regional Medical Center administered its first coronavirus vaccine Tuesday morning. The medical center had a soft opening for its coronavirus vaccine clinic.
Donna Snow, a critical care nurse, was the first to receive the vaccine. The hospital thought it was only fitting she received the vaccine first because Snow was its first nurse to take care of a coronavirus patient when the pandemic began.
Vaccinations begin in Alabama as COVID-19 cases soar
December 15, 2020 GMT
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) Health care workers and a few others began receiving the first vaccinations against the new coronavirus in Alabama on Tuesday as cases of the illness caused by the virus soared.
Two physicians at Southeast Health in Dothan were the first in the state to receive the vaccine, the Alabama Department of Public Health said. Cullman Regional Medical Center said a longtime nurse, Donna Snow, had received an initial dose of the two-step vaccine a day after the hospital, located north of Birmingham, received its first shipment.
“I’m hopeful that more people are able to take the vaccine so we can begin to see a decline in the number of critically ill patients and families impacted by this disease,” Snow, who works in critical care, said in a statement released by the hospital.
First Doses of COVID-19 Vaccine Being Given in Alabama Tuesday
The first vaccinations against the new coronavirus are set to begin in Alabama as cases of the illness caused by the virus soar. The state says three sites received shipments Monday, and Cullman Regional Medical Center says it plans to begin vaccinating workers on Tuesday. Additional shipments are arriving as that happens, with nearly 41,000 doses expected in all in the state’s initial round.
Officials say the first vaccinations are reserved for health care workers who are most at risk because of their jobs.
Almost 300,000 people in the state have contracted the virus, and COVID-19 has killed more than 4,100 people in Alabama.
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BIRMINGHAM, Ala. Health care workers began receiving the first vaccinations against the new coronavirus in Alabama on Tuesday as cases of the illness caused by the virus soared.
Cullman Regional Medical Center said a longtime nurse, Donna Snow, had received an initial dose of the two-step vaccine a day after the hospital, located north of Birmingham, received its first shipment.