First veterans in Georgetown receive COVID-19 vaccines

Loved ones hope this is the first step to getting back to in-person visitation in Ohio's long term care facilities.

O'ROURKE.OHIO LONG TERM CAREFACILITIES WERE AMONG THEFIRST IN THE U-S TO STARTVACCINATING STAFF ANDRESIDENTS FOR COVID 19 TODAY.WCPO NINE NEWS REPORTERCOURTNEY FRANCISCO WAS INGEORGETOWN AS THE FIRSTVETERANS RECEIVED THE SHOT.LL INTRO:IM HERE AT THE OHIOVETERANS HOME AND THIS IS ONEOF TEN LONG TERM CAREFACILITIES THAT BEGANADIMINISTERING THE COVID 19VACCINE TODAY.

THEIR LOVEDONES HOPE THIS IS A STEPTOWARD VISITATIONS.

---WE WEREONLY PERMITTED TO WATCHTHROUGH VIDEO CHAT AS THEFIRST VETERAN IN OHIO RECEIVEDTHE COVID 19 VACCINE.SOT:JOHNMILLER, VETERAN (HAVE TOCAPTION HIM SO MAYBE NO SUPER)112921 I was hoping I wasgoing to get to go outside andmeet you peopleJOHN MILLER IS94 YEARS OLD... WORLD WAR IIARMY VETERAN..

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GOVERNORJOHN HUSTED SPOKE TO HIM ABOUTTHE HISTORICAL VACCINATIONMOMENT..

FROM OUTSIDE THE OHIOVETERANS HOME.... TO MINIMIZETHE CHANCE OF THE VIRUSSPREADING..SOT: LT.

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HUSTED112834 youre going to be ontop of the listJOHN SAYS :Great!Ill tell my kidssot:husted113410 this facilityneeds it thee are our veteransthis is a long term careffavility in a couty that isred hot with the virus rightnow OHIO WAS ONE OF THE FIRSTSTATES TO START ADMINISTERINGTHE VACCINE TO LONG TERM CAREFACILITIES FRIDAY...TRACISTATUM'S MOM-- JUDIE WOOLUM--PLANS TO GET IT SOT: TRAVISTATUM, DAUGHTER08 mom wantsthe vaccine to buy back herfreedom.

She wants to be ableto go out ot eat again shwants to be able to go placesBUT STATE LEADERS SAY THEVACCINE TAKES TWO DOSES--- THESECOND DOSE COMES IN 21DAYS... EVEN THEN, VISITATIONSWON'T BE BACK TO NORMAL.

SOT:PETE VAN RUNKLE, OHIO HEATHCARE ASSOCATION EXECUTIVEDIRECTOR1210 there's a lot ofquestions that still need tobe answered and we have toget to that level where youknow we have a largepercentage of the pop that'sbeen vaccinated before we candrop our guardBACK AT THEVETERAN'S HOME INGEORGETOWN... SIGNS SAY-VISITATION IS CLOSED:RESIDENTS HAVE NOT HADVISITORS INSIDE IN NINEMONTHS..

EVEN OUTDOOR VISITSARE BANNED NOW BECAUSEPATIENTS HERE DO HAVE COVID19.

ACCORDING TO VETERANSSERVICESASSISTANT DIRECTORSEAN MCCARTHYSOT: SEANMCCARTHY, OHIO DEPARTMENT OFVETERANS SERVICES115843 It isheartbreaking to not be ableto facilitate more visitation.HE SAYS 60 VETERANS HERE GOTTHE VACCINE THIS ROUND..

AND50 STAFF... HOPING TO TURNTHAT AROUND.

---LL TAG:ALL THEPEOPLE WHO RECEIVED THEVACCINE TODAY WILL GET ASECOND DOSE IN 21 DAYSAND IFRESIDENTS OR STAFF WHO DIDN'TGET IT TODAY CHANGE THEIRMIND..

THAT'S ANOTHER CHANCEFOR THEM TO GET THE SHOT.REPORTING IN GEORGETOWN cfwcpo nine news.