The hospital received 975 doses of the Pfizer vaccine on Dec. 15, vaccinating five frontline workers later that day. The shipment arrived at 6:30 a.m. surrounded by dry ice that kept it cold during transport until it could be loaded into an ultra-cold freezer at the hospital.
MelroseWakefield Hospital Starts Vaccinating Frontline Workers
MelroseWakefield Hospital officially began administering the COVID-19 vaccine to frontline workers working directly with COVID patients last Wednesday afternoon.
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