CLEWISTON, FL. -- Regional Medical Center received its first shipment of the new COVID-19 vaccine by Moderna. Employees lined up Wednesday to be the first in Hendry County to receive their first of two vaccine shots.
Among the first to receive the vaccine was Jean Celestin, HRMC Respiratory Therapist, who has been treating COVID positive patients from the beginning.
New COVID-19 vaccines that have recently been approved are only available in limited quantities as production gets underway. The first to receive the vaccine are front-line healthcare workers who are caring for patients affected by the contagious disease. The elderly and those with certain high-risk health conditions will be the next groups to receive the vaccine. The vaccine is expected to become more widely available later in the year.
In its initial shipment HRMC received 300 doses, however it expects more to continue to arrive in the coming months.
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