COVID-19 Vaccines are here!
Written by Jesse Baroka on December 30, 2020
IRONWOOD — Area full time care facilities and group homes are now scheduled for two rounds of COVID-19 vaccinations throughout January, according to local health officials. A press release from the Michigan State Police said skilled nursing home residents and staff began receiving vaccinations Monday through a pharmacy partnership for long-term care programs. A similar announcement from the state of Wisconsin noted that on-site vaccinations started Monday as well at skilled nursing facilities as part of its own pharmacy partnership program. The private-public partnership in both states pairs eligible long-term care facilities with Walgreens or CVS to provide free, on-site COVID-19 vaccination for residents and staff. Walgreens is the area pharmacy that is providing the Moderna brand vaccine for the facilities to include storage and handling, scheduling, administration and reporting requirements. Front line workers will get the vaccine first the general public can expect receiving the vaccine sometime around the end of March into April.
