SVHC20-21reportpagesJuly27 - Flipbook - Page 22
3,000 STAFF SHOTS | 43,000 PUBLIC SHOTS
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SVMC doctors and nurses among
first to receive vaccine
Protecting our
youngest
The same day doses of Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine,
which had received emergency use authorization from
the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, arrived on the
SVMC campus, a total of 75 physicians and nurses, all of
whom worked directly with COVID-19 patients, volunteered
to be the first to receive the vaccine.
As soon as vaccines for children
were approved, SVHC hosted
two special clinics for children
ages 5–11. Accompanied by their
parents or legal guardians, more
than 1,500 children from the
region received the vaccine.