CAMDEN - Rosetta Oliver was the first to step into the room and expose her arm.
The injection site now covered with a bandage, Oliver smiled through her mask amid a chorus of applause.
And with that, the coronavirus vaccine had officially come to South Jersey.
Oliver, an associate clinical director at Cooper University Hospital, was the first person in the area to officially receive a dose of the COVID-19 vaccine.
“I’m very excited about having the vaccination done,” Oliver said. “I can hopefully get to see my family who lives out of town.”
Cooper administered the first vaccinations of the Pfizer vaccine Tuesday morning to 30 hospital employees. The vaccine was last week the first to receive emergency use approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
Hopewell Township green lights appointment of medical director
Hopewell Township green lights appointment of medical director
The Hopewell Township Committee has approved the appointment of a medical director to potentially oversee public COVID-19 vaccinations if the township were to become a local provider.
Committee members appointed Dr. Stephen Vetrano of Physicians Practice Enhancement LLC at a township committee meeting on Dec. 14.
“Basically we need someone willing to sign all the documents that are coming through the township should we want to be involved with the vaccine rollout,” Mayor Kristin McLaughlin said. “We need to; we have citizens who need the vaccine.”
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Amid some resistance by healthcare workers, COVID-19 vaccine delivery continues to roll out Print
With early delivery of the first COVID-19 vaccine going smoothly, healthcare leaders are campaigning for clinicians to take and promote the vaccine.
As the first 2.9 million doses of the vaccine began to be delivered this week, three major provider-advocacy groups publicly urged clinicians to take the vaccine.
“Our hope is simple; we urge you to get the COVID-19 vaccine and share your experience with others,” states an open letter from the American Hospital Association (AHA), the American Nurses Association and the American Medical Association.
An AHA spokesman said that letter stemmed from “public polling we have seen, along with what we are hearing from members when they talk to their workforce.”
Beebe Medical Group welcomes four endocrinologists
Beebe Endocrinology doctors are (l-r) Zulekha Karim, DO; Joanna Khatib, MD; Sonali Biligiri, MD; and Avinash Ravipati, MD. SUBMITTED PHOTO December 15, 2020
Beebe Medical Group recently announced four new specialists are accepting patients at Beebe Endocrinology in Lewes and Millsboro.
Beebe offers a continuum of care for patients with endocrine disorders and illnesses related to the thyroid gland. This team of endocrine specialists works closely with primary care physicians in the region. Endocrinologists diagnose and treat issues that may arise with their patients’ endocrine system or with the hormones in their system.
The endocrinologists joining Beebe Medical Group are Sonali Biligiri, MD; Zulekha Karim, DO; Joanna Khatib, MD; and Avinash Ravipati, MD.