Virginia Garcia Memorial Health Center staff vaccinated for COVID
By the end of the process, Virginia Garcia estimated between 300 to 400 staff members would be vaccinated. Author: Galen Ettlin Updated: 6:17 PM PST January 8, 2021
WASHINGTON COUNTY, Ore. Hundreds of staff members at Virginia Garcia Memorial Health Center clinics are now better protected from COVID-19, having received the first dose of Moderna s vaccine on Friday.
The Oregon Health Authority (OHA) delivered vaccines to Virginia Garcia on Wednesday. Many Virginia Garcia primary care clinics closed early Friday so frontline staff could get vaccinated. That s including dental, pharmacy and any other patient-community facing roles, explained VG s director of quality Sarah Deines. “Our staff has been waiting for the vaccine, and we have been ready for a few weeks.