Nursing Home Residents Receive Vaccination
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As a subscriber you can listen to articles at work, in the car, or while you work out. Subscribe NowCVS Health began on Monday administering COVID-19 vaccinations to nearly 1,000 long term care facilities in Indiana. Our partners at WISH-TV report Aspen Trace Family-first Senior Living facility in Bargersville had 200 people vaccinated including 100 residents.
Gregg Gormal is the chief operating officer of CarDon and Associates, which operates eight facilities in central Indiana and 20 across the state.
He says Aspen Trace is one of three CarDon communities to receive doses of the Moderna vaccine. Gorman told WISH-TV 95% of Aspen Trace residents committing to get their first Moderna dose, up from about half a few weeks ago.
He credits the education of the residents for the increase.
Gormal also says the vaccination rollout will continue to the other CarDon communities by mid-January.
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