Disney employee, 33, boasts on Facebook that she received a COVID vaccine – as the California hospital admits that she gave doses to people who are not health workers
- Riverside, California, a 33-year-old woman, wrote on Facebook that she received the COVID-19 vaccine
- The woman, a Disney employee, is not a front-line health worker
- She wrote that she managed to get vaccinated because of the family connection to the hospital
- Her husband’s aunt is a “big deal” at Redlands Community Hospital, she wrote
- The hospital said it gave the remaining doses of the vaccine to non-border workers
A Disneyland employee boasted on Facebook that she received the Pfizer BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine, even though she is not a front-line health worker, and said she received it because her husband’s aunt is a “big deal.” local hospital.
The 33-year-old woman’s post in Riverside, California, includes a photo of her vaccination card at Redlands Community Hospital near Redlands, California.
“When I woke up this morning, I didn’t think I would receive the COVID-19 vaccine today. But here we are. I’m very happy, “the woman from Riverside wrote on her Facebook page on December 20.
“Science is basically my religion, so it was a big problem for me.”
A 33-year-old Disneyland employee wrote a Facebook post on December 20, boasting that she received the Pfizer BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine, even though she is not a front-line health worker. Disneyland is seen in the photo above in Anaheim, California
The unnamed woman boasted on Facebook that she was given the coronavirus vaccine because her husband’s aunt is a “big deal” at Redlands Community Hospital in Redlands, California (seen in the photo above)
The content of the post was reported by the Orange County Registry, which did not name the woman.
When a friend on Facebook asked her how she managed to get the vaccine because it is not yet available to the general public, she replied that her husband’s aunt is a “big deal” at the Redlands Community.
She also wrote that the hospital had leftover doses that were about to expire.
The hospital issued a statement explaining how the remaining doses were distributed, although it declined to say whether the woman was among those who received one of the blows.
“Redlands Community Hospital has administered its Pfizer vaccine to physicians, health care workers and caregivers according to the California Department of Public Health’s guidelines,” the statement said.
“After the administration of the doctors and the staff who expressed their interest in the vaccine, there are a few doses left.
Because the reconstituted Pfizer vaccine should be used within a few hours or discarded, more doses have been given to non-frontline healthcare workers so that the valuable vaccine is not discarded.
The hospital did not say exactly how many remaining doses were available after vaccination of front-line workers and support staff began on December 18.
The Pfizer vaccine is only effective when stored at -94 degrees Fahrenheit.
If not administered shortly after thawing, it should be discarded.
Each vial of vaccine should contain five doses, although some have been found to have two additional doses.
The federal government wants hospitals to administer every available dose, including the remaining ones.
The hospital said it administered the vaccine to non-frontal workers because of the remaining doses. The image above shows an ampoule of the Pfizer BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine
“Given the public health emergency, the FDA recommends using any full dose that can be obtained (sixth, or even seventh) from each vial, pending resolution of the problem,” the Food and Drug Administration said in a statement. December. 16 statement.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends that health care workers and support staff receive top priority in vaccine distribution.
The next lines for receiving vaccines during the first stage of distribution are vulnerable populations, especially those in nursing homes.
“Federal and state vaccine guidelines have given priority to our life-threatening front-line health workers to fight the virus from day one,” said a spokesman for the Department of Public Health. from California.
“We urge all health care providers to follow state guidelines on vaccination phases that have been created in consultation with experts and community leaders.”