SRHS SECOND ROUND OF VAX

BOOSTERS GIVEN TO HEALTHCARE WORKERS

Cases and 87 deaths- - three weeks after becoming the- first people on the mississippi- gulf coast to receive the - covid-19 vaccination, - singing river health system - frontline healthcare- workers have now been fully - vaccinated.

- news 25's grace boyles has more- from pascagoula.- - in december, these singing- river health system frontline - healthcare workers were - given the pfizer vaccine as a - part of phase 1-a of vaccinatio- distribution.

- exactly 21 days later, they - received their booster shots, - completing the vaccination- process.- for singing river chief medical- officer doctor randy roth, it - was a moment that has been a- long time coming.

- dr. randy roth, srhs chief- medical officer: "it was a breath of fresh air.

I- feel relieved.

And i'm looking- forward to getting behind this- by the spring and early - summer."

/ "i feel great.

I trust the research.

I trust the- studies.

I know people- - - who have been involved with - them.

My message to the patient- population out- there is when offered the - vaccine, please take it."

Grace boyles, news 25: "on wednesday the mississippi state- department of health- announced the beginninf of phas- 1b of covid-19 vaccination- distribution.

As a result,- sining river health system will- now begin vaccinating - coast residents 75 and older- - beginning thursday."

Singing river has about 1,500 doses of- the moderna vaccine they- hope to administer to those who- qualify for this- next stage of distribution as - quickly as possible.- lee bond, sing river health - system ceo: "getting those people that are 75 and older- vaccinated is-- that's probably- the most important category of- all to me, to get those - folks-- because they're the mos- vulnerable."

The next shipment of vaccines - that will be used in- phase 1-b will be the pfizer- vaccine and are scheduled to- arrive monday at singing river.- with both the pfizer and modern- vaccines being- administered at one hospital an- each vaccine having a - different timeline for its- respective booster shot,- singing river has relied on an- electronic health record- system called epic to keep- everything in order.- lee bond, sing river health - system ceo: "we have this electronic health - record called epic.

"it is very clear and crisp which vaccine - was used and when you - come back.

It's the greatest- system in the world and it make- it relatively easy for our- pharmacy team to ensure that- it's precisely correct."

If you qualify for a vaccinatio- as a part of phase 1-b, you - can set up an appointment with- singing river by calling- 228-809-- - 5555.

- in pascagoula, grace boyles,- news 25.-