HILLSDALE, MI (WTVB) – Thanks to help from Hillsdale College in the form of access to an ultra-low temperature freezer, Hillsdale Hospital has been informed by the Michigan Department of Health & Human Services that it has been approved to receive, store and administer the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine.
Originally, the Pfizer vaccine was not expected to be provided to the hospital due to the need for ultra-low temperature freezer storage.
The hospital now has access to such storage and has received limited doses.
The Pfizer vaccine requires two doses 28 days apart.
Hillsdale Hospital anticipates that the first dose of the vaccine will begin to be administered at the beginning of next week to individuals classified as Tier 1a in the system established by the Centers for Disease Control and the M.D.H.H.S..
Those individuals are health care providers and staff as well as long-term care staff and patients.
At this time, the hospital says it is preparing protocols and procedures for safe vaccine administration in partnership with the National Guard.
This process is separate from the process that will provide vaccination to long-term care patients and staff, as those vaccines are being provided and administered by Walgreens and CVS statewide. Those individuals are also expected to be vaccinated next week.
Communication will continue to be updated at www.hillsdalehospital.com.
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