Rachana Pradhan, Lauren Weber and Jay Hancock
Kasier Health News (TNS)
One tray of COVID-19 vaccine from pharmaceutical giant Pfizer contains 975 doses way too many for a rural hospital in Arkansas.
But with the logistical gymnastics required to safely get the Pfizer vaccine to rural health care workers, splitting the trays into smaller shipments has its own dangers. Once out of the freezer that keeps it at 94 degrees below zero, the vaccine lasts only five days and must be refrigerated in transit.
In Arkansas where more than 40% of its counties are rural and COVID-19 infections are climbing solving this distribution puzzle is urgently critical, said Dr. Jennifer Dillaha, the state’s epidemiologist.
Mary Carney
Tribune-Review
Nurse Charity Patterson talks to patient Denise Shaffer at Excela Frick Hospital in Mt. Pleasant Feb. 10.
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As we brace ourselves for another wave in covid-19 cases, we are reminded of the gratitude and overwhelming need for health care professionals. The rollout of the vaccine is giving us a sense of hope for the future, but Pennsylvania is still grappling with the state’s confirmed 577,000-plus covid-19 cases and more than 14,200 deaths to date from the virus.
Hospitalizations are on the rise, and health care facilities, especially in rural communities in Western Pennsylvania, are scrambling to meet the growing demand for qualified nurses. Rural communities are home to more than 46 million Americans and 26% of the population in Pennsylvania, most of whom reside in the western part of the state.
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| 6 Rachana Pradhan and Lauren Weber and Jay Hancock, Kaiser Health News December 22, 2020
One tray of COVID-19 vaccine from pharmaceutical giant Pfizer contains 975 doses way too many for a rural hospital in Arkansas.
But with the logistical gymnastics required to safely get the Pfizer vaccine to rural health care workers, splitting the trays into smaller shipments has its own dangers. Once out of the freezer that keeps it at 94 degrees below zero, the vaccine lasts only five days and must be refrigerated in transit.
In Arkansas where over 40% of its counties are rural and COVID infections are climbing solving this distribution puzzle is urgently critical, said Dr. Jennifer Dillaha, the state’s epidemiologist.
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