COLUMBUS, Ind. — COVID-19 vaccinations for health care workers in Bartholomew County and the surrounding area got off to a quick start on Friday as more and more hospitals across the country join the largest vaccination effort in U.S. history.
As of 3 p.m. on Friday, a total of 120 health care workers had received their first dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine at a regional clinic operated by Columbus Regional Health, the hospital said.
Hospital officials expected to vaccinate a total of 240 health care workers by the end of the day, said CRH spokeswoman Kelsey DeClue.
So far, no adverse effects have been reported locally.
“It’s kind of a boost and just a little bit of a sigh of relief coming after months and months of trudging through (the pandemic),” DeClue said, referring to the availability of the vaccine. “…We’ve noticed a lot of people posting selfies, either right after they got their vaccine or having someone take a picture of their vaccine being administered and just saying how great they feel being able to get it.”
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