Butler Memorial Hospital staff receives COVID vaccinations
Dr. Kathy Selvaggi, chief community health officer at Butler Memorial Hospital, was looking forward to Friday to be among the first people to spearhead the vaccination attack against the tragedies caused by COVID-19.
She was among the first hospital staff members to receive the first of the two-injection vaccine produced by Pfizer to protect people from the coronavirus.
Frontline health care workers, along with patients in long-term care facilities, are the first to receive the vaccinations, making Selvaggi one of the first vaccinees.
She said she signed up for the nonmandatory injections as soon as she was notified that the hospital would receive the vaccine. Her second injection will be administered in 21 days on Jan. 8.
After getting the shot, Selvaggi said she was given information about the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC’s) V-safe After-vaccination Health Checker.
Vaccinees can voluntarily register through the CDC website to use the V-safe smartphone-based tool that checks in on them, asks them to complete a health check-in survey about side effects and reminds them to get their second injections.
“Depending on your answers, the CDC might call to check on you,” said Selvaggi, who is planning to enroll.
The goal of V-safe is to ensure the safety of the vaccine, according to CDC.
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