OMC Vaccinates Employees

Thanks george?

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"* amy... olmsted medical center also administered its first covid?

*- 19 vaccine dose today.

Kimt news 3's annalise johnson joins us live to tell us about the first employee to get the shot.

Annalise?

Amy ?

"* it's a big day for medical workers here at olmsted medical center ?

"* throughout the med city ?

"* and across southeastern minnesota.

For them ?

"* taking care of patients throughout the pandemic has been a stressful experience.

But now with the first shipments of the vaccine ?

"* they're seeing the light at the end of the tunnel.

Take a look at this... emergency department nurse diane schwarz is the first o?

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She says she feels so proud and elated to be a part of this moment in history.

She was nearly brought to tears as she received the with someone who takes care of these patients directly, it means not only safety for me, but safety for my family, and when youve seen someone with covid and watched them struggle with breathing and watching them with that look of fear in their eyes, this is a very exciting day so that we can finally see the light in that tunnel schwarz was monitored for about 15 minutes after her vaccination ?

"* which will be standard for everyone getting the immunization.

She says she feels great ?

"* has no side effects ?

"* and it didn't hurt.

Live in rochester?

"* annalise thank you annalise.

Coming up on kimt news 3 at 5 ?

"* we will break down the next steps in