The vaccination of healthcare personal and nursing home veterans started in December, and now the Lee County VA Healthcare Center is entering the B phase of its vaccination plan.
BREAKDOWN OF CASES IN SOUTHWESTFLORIDA...HEAD TO FOX 4 NOW DOTCOM.ANOTHER SOUTHWEST FLORIDAHOSPITAL IS RAMPING UP THEIRCOVID-19 VACCINE DISTRIBUTIONEFFORTSHIGH-RISK VETERANSRECEIVING V-A HEALTH CARE AREBEING VACCINATED..
ALONG WITHSTAFF AND LONG-TERM CAREVETERANS...FOX 4 SANDRA RODRIGUEZ JOINS USLIVE FROM THE V-A WITH THEDETAILS... SANDRA?...THE LEE COUNTY MEDICAL VAHEALTHCARE CENTER SAYS RECEIVINGTHE VACCINE IS LIKE HAVING HOPEDELIVERED... AND AS SUPPLIESINCREASES, THEIR ULTIMATE GOALIS TO OFFER COVID-19 VACCINATIONTO ALL VETERANS AND EMPLOYEESWHO WANT TO BE VACCINATED...(15-27)COVID-19 VACCINATIONS AREUNDERWAY AT THE LEE COUNTY VAHEALTHCARE SYSTEMTHEY ARE ONE OF MORE THAN 100 VAMEDICAL CENTERS ACROSS THECOUNTRY TO RECEIVE THE FIRSTSUPPLY OF THE MODERNA COVID-19VACCINE36:17SOT(Jonathan Benoit, AssociateDirector, Bay Pines VAHealthcare System):"We’re following the CDCstratification tool, and thevery top of that we started withour nursing home residents andstaff."THOSE VACCINATIONS STARTED LATELAST MONTHAND NOW━ THERE ARE ENTERING THEB-PHASE OF THEIR VACCINATIONPLAN TARGETING HIGH-RISKVETERANS ENROLLED WITH THE VA1:59:22SOT(Jonathan Benoit, AssociateDirector, Bay Pines VAHealthcare System):"Which include patientsreceiving chemo-therapy,veterans with transplants,homeless veterans."AND VETERANS 75-YEARS AND OLDERTHE LEE COUNTY VA HEALTHCARECENTER IS PART OF THE BAY PINESVA HEALTHCARE SYSTEM━ WHICHSERVES NEARLY 130-THOUSANDVETERANS ACROSS 10 COUNTIES INFLORIDA...INCLUDING LEE, COLLIER, ANDCHARLOTTE COUNTIES4:58:18SOT(Jonathan Benoit, AssociateDirector, Bay Pines VAHealthcare System):"We have approximately 28,000 inthat group that is part of theBay Pines VA Healthcare System."ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR JONATHONBENOIT SAYS AS PART OF THEIRVACCINATION PLAN HIGH-RISKVETERANS WILL BE CONTACTEDDIRECTLY TO SCHEDULE ANAPPOINTMENT...THERE IS NO NEED TO PREREGISTEROR GO TO THE FACILITY TO SIGNUP...4:14:25SOT(Jonathan Benoit, AssociateDirector, Bay Pines VAHealthcare System):"We have been provided at thispoint enough vaccines to workthrough our first allocationsand we’re still working with ourB-group."AS MORE VACCINES BECOMEAVAILABLE BAY PINES VAHEALTHCARE SYSTEM STAFF MEMBERSWILL REACH OUT TO ELIGIBLEVETERANS TO SCHEDULEVACCINATIONS5:52:12SOT(Jonathan Benoit, AssociateDirector, Bay Pines VAHealthcare System):"Our focus is being able tovaccinate to the level ofvaccines that we receive so thatwe can get to all veterans asquickly as possible."VACCINATIONS ARE TAKING PLACEHERE THROUGHOUT THE WEEK BUTAGAIN━ THE MEDICAL CENTE
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