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It’s officially happening: the first wave of coronavirus vaccinations was administered at Boston Medical Center Wednesday morning.
On Monday, the University’s teaching hospital received 1,950 doses of the just-approved Pfizer-BIoNTech coronavirus vaccine, one of 145 facilities nationwide to get it. The first vaccines are being given to BMC doctors and nurses who have close contact with COVID-19 patients, as well as to environmental and support services staffers. In three weeks, each will receive a second dose of the vaccine, which will be sent in a separate shipment.
The arrival of the vaccine was met with relief by BMC staffers, who have been fighting to keep patients alive for months. “We all hope this will be the turning point in this pandemic, as we go from defense to offense against this virus,” says Ravin Davidoff, BMC chief medical officer.
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