CNY Nursing Homes, Syracuse VA Receive First Rounds of COVID-19 Vaccines This Week
1:23 Nursing home residents in Onondaga County started receiving the COVID-19 vaccine this week as the pandemic continues to hit the elderly community particularly hard. Health Direct Pharmacy VP of Operations Dave Adsit says it’s a major undertaking. “Our team actually is administering vaccine doses within the patient’s room. That’s in their best interest that we do that. And that requires a little bit more mindful planning and consideration as we’re certainly working through this.” Adsit says the planning for the distribution of the vaccines is immense but, he knows his tea...