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St. Louis-Area Frontline Workers Rejoice As Vaccines Distributed Across Region
The effort to get frontline workers vaccinated ramped up Thursday across the St. Louis region.
December 18, 2020
The effort to get frontline workers vaccinated ramped up Thursday across the St. Louis region.
Area hospitals saw a lot of clapping and cheering as hundreds of health care workers who have direct contact with COVID-19 patients felt a sense of relief and renewed hope that this is the turning point in what's been a nine-month fight against the coronavirus.
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Thursday morning, health care workers at BJC over the age of 50 who work directly with COVID patients were first in line.
BJC will distribute nearly 10,000 vaccines to eight of its health care locations over the next week or so, meaning they will administer about 1,100 doses of the vaccine every day.