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CVS, Walgreens to start administering Pfizer-BioNTech COVID vaccines at Massachusetts long-term care facilities this week Updated Dec 28, 2020; More than 150,000 residents of long-term care facilities in Massachusetts are expected to soon receive their coronavirus vaccines, officials said. Starting Monday, CVS Health will travel to roughly 2,000 long-term care facilities across the Bay State to vaccinate around 173,000 people, according to a statement from the company. Teams from Walgreens are also expected to administer doses at several locations. The federal government will supply the dos...

Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey receives Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine By Alabama NewsCenter Staff December 21, 2020 Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey receives a COVID-19 vaccine from RN Donna Pugh at Baptist Medical Center South in Montgomery. (Hal Yeager/Governor's Office) Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey received the first of two doses of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine on Monday afternoon at Baptist Medical Center South in Montgomery. Registered Nurse Donna Pugh administered the shot. Ivey praised the scientists, medical professionals and the Trump administration for their commitment to creating and distributing a safe and effect...

100-year-old veterans get COVID-19 vaccine 100-year-old veterans receive COVID vaccine at Birmingham VA By Chasity Maxie | December 23, 2020 at 7:54 PM CST - Updated December 24 at 9:34 PM BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBRC) - Two 100-year-old veterans received the COVID-19 vaccine Wednesday afternoon, doing their part in this fight against the virus. It’s hard to believe either one of the veterans is 100 years old. They both look good, they’re both sharp, and both said they feel good about getting the vaccine. Emma Vaiton served in the Air Force for 20 years and Carl Cooper served in the United...

Selma hospital anticipating Moderna vaccine as hospitalizations surge Vaughan Regional Medical Center to receive Moderna COVID-19 vaccine this week By Ashley Bowerman | December 22, 2020 at 6:41 PM CST - Updated December 22 at 6:41 PM SELMA, Ala. (WSFA) - Like many other rural hospitals in the state, Vaughan Regional Medical Center in Selma is awaiting the arrival of their first shipment of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine. “We’re expecting to get about 900 doses of the Moderna vaccine this week,” said Dr. Dalton Williamson, pharmacy director at Vaughan Regional Medical Center. “We a...

CRESTVIEW — While sitting next to a table that was decorated with Christmas wreaths outside the Silvercrest Health and Rehabilitation Center, 88-year-old Annie Quick on Monday morning became the first person in Okaloosa County to receive the COVID-19 vaccine. After Quick received her shot, 55-year-old Crestview resident and Silvercrest certified nursing assistant Rosemarie Lisenbee received the vaccine. They marked some of the first COVID-19 vaccinations in Florida, as part of the state’s partnership with CVS Health to administer the free Pfizer vaccine. Before receiving her shot, Quick...