First Far Northerners receive the COVID-19 vaccine – Newsport

CHHHS Executive Director Medical Services Dr Don Mackie said he was excited to be the first regional Pfizer hub to receive the vaccines.
We are planning to vaccinate up to 100 people on our first day and we intend to have many more vaccinated within three weeks, Dr Mackie said.
These workers are the ones most at risk of exposure to COVID-19 in their day-to-day jobs, so it is critical we vaccinate them first.
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