Excess Vaccine Picked Up For Remaining Tier One Health Professionals

Weiser Memorial Hospital received the first round of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine on Dec. 18. According to Family Medical Clinic Manager Madora Albertson everyone who was administered the vaccine were part of the Tier 1 workers which included health care professionals, first responders and hospital staff. As of Tuesday, Dec. 22, four vials were left. The Pfizer vaccine is viable up to five days. Governor Brad Little authorized an increase of National Guard members to perform tasks related to COVID-19 testing and screening, patient data entry, traffic control, facility decontamination and sanitization. On Tuesday Air National Guard member Ben Merritt arrived in Weiser to pick up the remaining vials of the vaccine to be given to health care professionals who did not receive their full allotment in the first round.

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