HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) The first doses of Pfizer s COVID-19 vaccine have arrived in Texas.
MD Anderson Cancer Center was one of four sites in the state to receive 4,875 of the 19,500 doses of the vaccine sent out Monday morning. An additional 19 sites will receive 75,075 doses on Tuesday. They ve been preparing for quite some time to manage cold chain storage and they ve also undergone training for the reconstitution and preparation of the vaccine when it needs to be administered in the clinic, said MD Anderson Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Welela Tereffe.
These are the first images of the COVID-19 vaccine arrival in Houston, specifically at MD Anderson Cancer Center. Courtesy: The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Here are photos of the vaccine reaching the facility.
Vaccine arriving at M.D. Anderson facilities. (The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center)
Vaccines on the the way to the M.D. Anderson pharmacy. (The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center)
“MD Anderson’s initial vaccination clinics will safely and efficiently vaccinate health care workers caring for highly immune compromised patients and those with increased risk of occupational exposure,” the hospital said in a news release.
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The much-anticipated shipments of Pfizer s COVID-19 vaccine left its facility in Michigan on Sunday and are slated to arrive at 145 distribution centers on Monday.Marie D. De Jesús, Houston Chronicle / Staff photographer
Nine months into the pandemic, the moment has arrived for Houston-area hospitals to receive their first shipments of Pfizer s COVID-19 vaccine. The much-anticipated shipments of Pfizer s COVID-19 vaccine left its facility in Michigan on Sunday and are slated to arrive at 145 distribution centers on Monday.
The rollout of the vaccine couldn t come soon enough, as the U.S. is set to record its 300,000th death due to COVID-19 this week, according to Johns Hopkins University.
HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) The first doses of Pfizer s COVID-19 vaccine have arrived in Texas.
MD Anderson Cancer Center was one of four sites in the state to receive 4,875 of the 19,500 doses of the vaccine sent out Monday morning. An additional 19 sites will receive 75,075 doses on Tuesday. They ve been preparing for quite some time to manage cold chain storage and they ve also undergone training for the reconstitution and preparation of the vaccine when it needs to be administered in the clinic, said MD Anderson Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Welela Tereffe.
These are the first images of the COVID-19 vaccine arrival in Houston, specifically at MD Anderson Cancer Center. Courtesy: The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center receives COVID-19 vaccines
MD Anderson has received more than 4,000 COVID-19 vaccines, which will mostly go to healthcare workers.
HOUSTON - Shipments of the COVID-19 vaccine are arriving in Houston.
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center says it received its allocation of the COVID-19 vaccine early Monday morning.
MD Anderson health care workers will be the first in Houston to get vaccinated.
COVID-19 vaccines are delivered at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center (Photo credit: The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center)
“We are giving first access to those who are caring for our COVID positive or COVID suspected patients, and then also to those who are caring for our most immune-compromised patients,” said Dr. Welela Tereffe, the hospital s chief medical officer.