COLUMBUS, Ind. — Columbus Regional Health has announced that vaccinations for health care providers in inpatient and outpatient settings and residents of long-term care facilities will begin this week.
Vaccinations for health care providers will begin Friday at a Columbus Regional Health site on Keller Boulevard, hospital officials said.
Throughout the course of the next seven to 10 days, licensed health care providers in the region will receive information and a direct link to register for the vaccine from their licensing body. Non-licensed eligible personnel will receive the information and link to register from their employer. These communications will have specific information on how and where to register and available vaccination appointment times.
Columbus Regional Health is a Phase 1A Vaccination Site for the Indiana State Department of Health (ISDH). CRH is an administering site for Bartholomew, Jackson, Jennings and Decatur counties. (Note: Decatur County Memorial Hospital is also an administering site. HCP should receive the vaccine in their county of employment or closest administering site location to county of employment). Those who regularly work face-to-face with patients or handle infectious material are eligible to receive the vaccine at this time.
More information regarding the Phase 1A process and vaccine safety is available at https://www.coronavirus.in.gov/vaccine/index.htm and https://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/covid-19/index.html.
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