Keystone now has the Moderna COVID Vaccine available at its Ridgway Medical Center and Cameron County Health Center. We are currently vaccinating those that qualify in Phase 1a of the State Vaccination plan.
Please call LeeAnn at 245-2119 to see if you qualify for this phase.
1) Health care personnel
2) Persons not directly involved in patient care but potentially exposed to infectious agents that can be transmitted among from healthcare personnel and patient
3) Staff or residents of “Healthcare settings” such as, but not limited to: ____ Acute care facilities
____ Long term care facilities
____ Inpatient rehabilitation facilities
____ Nursing home and assisted living facilities
____ Home healthcare
____ Vehicles where healthcare is delivered (e.g., mobile clinics)
____ Physician offices
____ Outpatient facilities such as dialysis centers, adult day facilities and others
If there is initially insufficient vaccine supply to cover all healthcare personnel, ACIP recommends “COVID-19 facing healthcare personnel,” should be prioritized. A COVID-19 facing unit is an area of a health care facility that is expected to care for individuals with COVID-19. This includes emergency departments, intensive care units, inpatient medical or surgical floors in acute care facilities, emergency medical services units, outpatient respiratory care clinics, and urgent care centers. ACIP recommends that Long-term care facility (LTCF) residents be prioritized in the earliest phases of COVID-19 vaccination. LTCF staff are considered healthcare personnel.
1. Skilled Nursing Facilities should be prioritized among LTCFs as they provide care to the most medically vulnerable residents.
2. After skilled nursing facilities have been vaccinated, the remaining LTCFs should be prioritized by licensure type based on factors related to COVID-19 infection risk.
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