Huntsville veterans home to administer coronavirus vaccine

It today.

New details -- in less than 24 hours -- residents and employees at huntsville's "tutt fann veterans home" will begin receiving the coronavirus vaccine.

Waay 31's ashley carter joins us live outside the facility after speaking with a state veteran's affairs official about how this process will go.

Ashley what did he tell you?

Dan and nahaje he walked me through how residents and employees inside the facility will receive their vaccines tomorrow....and says being able to distribute this vaccine is a big milestone for them after what has been a tough months long battle with this pandemic.

Kent davis, commissioner alabama department of veteran's affairs "i really do think this is an important tool and that light at the end of the tunnel is getting bigger and bigger."

That light will shine a little brighter for the residents and employees at tutt fan veteran's home when the coronavirus vaccine will begin to be distributed on thursday.

Kent davis is the commissioner for the state's department of veteran's affairs.

He told me this pandemic has been tough on both their residents and their staff kent davis, "we started this battle as early as march 10th 2020 and we're aware not only of the physical impact that covid-19 has taken on our residents and their families and our staff members as well who have had a tough nine months, but we're also aware of the mental impacts this has had."

Residents and staff will get their vaccine three at.

A time and be monitored for fifteen minutes for any side effects afterwards davis says they did receive enough doses of the vaccine to give to every resident and staff member at each of their facilities the department already began vaccinations at one of their other facilities in the state and said about 90-percent of the residents were vaccinated...whic h he says is a good thing kent davis, "we really see this vaccination program as a huge milestone that hopefully can get us soon back in normal operations mainly, we can take care of those residents and their families.

Let them spend real time with their loved ones."

The vaccine is not mandatory for the residents or staff but davis says they have strongly encouraged everyone to get vaccinated.

Everybody who isn't able to receive the vaccine tomorrow will have another chance later this month.

Live in hsv ashley.

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