The first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine in Catawba County was administered Tuesday to a frontline health worker at Catawba Valley Medical Center.
Catawba Valley Health System was among 11 hospitals in North Carolina to receive the earliest shipments of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine, which was approved for emergency use on Saturday.
Three hospitals received their doses on Monday and eight on Tuesday, Gov. Roy Cooper said during a press briefing Tuesday. The remaining 42 hospitals slated to receive allotments of the stateâs first shipment of the vaccine will get their doses on Thursday. Frye Regional Medical Center is slated to receive 975 doses, the same number as CVMC.
Valley Health System workers prepared Friday for the areaâs first batches of a COVID-19 vaccine they expect to arrive next week pending the drugâs approval.
Valley Healthâs Vice President for Population Health Dr. Jeff Feit spoke by phone Friday about how the regionâs hospital network plans to administer the vaccine once in hand.
âEver since March, weâve been in the thick of things when it comes to coronavirus and we have this incredible team that is doing remarkable work to be prepared and be proactive and take care of the community,â Feit said. âOver the last four weeks, weâve seen a real surge in the number of cases and our team is just doubling down on their work to ensure the safety of the community.
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I m Charles Evans, chairman, as the Company County Board of Commissioners. I am joined today by public health and hospital officials, as well as federal Mayor Mitch Colvin to caution all citizens not to let their guard down and the fight against Kovar. 19. I know you are tired of this coronavirus. We all were tired of it. Cumberland County is entering the ninth month of fighting Copa 19, and our lives are forever changed. We update deposit case counts daily on the county website More than 120 county residents have died from this virus. Dr. Greene is going to provide information on what we are today, and I want everyone to remember these cases are people. Our brothers, our sisters, our parents, grand parents, friends and fellow citizens. Way are two weeks fro