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appalachiablue

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Tue Dec 15, 2020, 04:44 PM Dec 2020

Appalachian Hospital In Kentucky Vaccinates Workers

AP News, Dec. 15, 2020. PIKEVILLE, Ky. — The new COVID-19 vaccine arrived at an Appalachian hospital in Kentucky, and medical workers received the first injections.

The Pikeville Medical Center was one of a handful of regional hospitals to receive the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine on Tuesday.

Dr. Fadi Al Akhrass, Pikeville Medical’s infectious disease specialist, received the first injection during a live-streamed news conference Tuesday afternoon. Al Akrass urged the public to have confidence in the vaccine.

“I’m a true believer that this is going to be our only option, and it’s going to be an amazing option to turn around this pandemic,” he said.

The hospital, which was required to have facilities for ultra-cold storage, received 975 doses meant for medical workers. A Louisville hospital received the first Kentucky shipment of the vaccine on Monday.

Health care workers are first in line for the vaccine, but about 25,000 doses from the first batch to Kentucky will be dedicated to vaccinating people in long-term care facilities. Gov. Andy Beshear said he hopes to have the entire long-term care population vaccinated within two months...

More, https://apnews.com/article/pandemics-europe-coronavirus-pandemic-germany-coronavirus-vaccine-13716eb0fc91706d09333d00e31a36f6



- FedEx driver Jeremy Cloud scans a box of the first shipment of the Pfizer vaccine for COVID-19 before putting it in a freezer, Tuesday, Dec. 15, 2020, shortly after it arrived at Madigan Army Medical Center at Joint Base Lewis-McChord in Washington state, south of Seattle. The hospital plans to start the first round of vaccinations on Wednesday.

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Appalachian Hospital In Kentucky Vaccinates Workers (Original Post) appalachiablue Dec 2020 OP
I wonder why they'd get an odd number of doses, PoindexterOglethorpe Dec 2020 #1
Maybe they expect some breakage, say five per thousand Cicada Dec 2020 #2
Breakage? PoindexterOglethorpe Dec 2020 #3
I watched, it comes in a little glass bottle Cicada Dec 2020 #4
The people doing that have been loading syringes that way PoindexterOglethorpe Dec 2020 #5
My friend said left knee, left knee, left knee until he went under Cicada Dec 2020 #6

PoindexterOglethorpe

(26,544 posts)
1. I wonder why they'd get an odd number of doses,
Tue Dec 15, 2020, 06:19 PM
Dec 2020

given everyone needs two.

I have read any number of things announcing an odd number of doses being shipped.

Cicada

(4,533 posts)
2. Maybe they expect some breakage, say five per thousand
Tue Dec 15, 2020, 09:23 PM
Dec 2020

970 divided by two for 435 at risk medical care workers, plus one extra per every 200, due to expected breakage etc

Cicada

(4,533 posts)
4. I watched, it comes in a little glass bottle
Wed Dec 16, 2020, 01:30 AM
Dec 2020

A little glass bottle holds one dose. That bottle is held with one hand while the needle is stuck through the top of the bottle, which seems like a rubber gasket or something. As I watched I worried that the bottle might be dropped or that the needle might be bent. If I had to do it I think I would have a good chance of screwing up so that I would have to start over with a second bottle of vaccine.

PoindexterOglethorpe

(26,544 posts)
5. The people doing that have been loading syringes that way
Wed Dec 16, 2020, 10:50 AM
Dec 2020

for a very long time, so I'm sure not many vials ever get dropped. Which should be reassuring to all of us.

Cicada

(4,533 posts)
6. My friend said left knee, left knee, left knee until he went under
Wed Dec 16, 2020, 12:39 PM
Dec 2020

Just in case. I have faith humans can screw up. Maybe that’s just projection from my own tendencies.

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