The Health Collaborative's Christa Hyson said Ohio hospitals are doing everything in their power to get shots in arms as quickly as possible.Right now, their focus is still vaccinating front-line health care workers, making up the very first phase of vaccine rollout.But Tuesday, Gov. Mike DeWine announced a clear deadline."We are telling our hospitals today that they need to finish that up, they need to finish it up by midnight on Sunday," DeWine said.That deadline is aimed at keeping the process moving as phase 2 is set to begin Monday.But is it a realistic ask?"It totally depends on the capacity of that individual hospital, so for some it might be very easy, for others, they have hundreds of staff, maybe even thousands," Hyson said.UC Health has given the first doses to more than 6,800 employees.The system employs 12,000 people total.Hospital officials said they will be giving second doses passed that Sunday deadline, although they don't believe it'll interfere with efforts to begin vaccinating Ohioans ages 80 and older, as part of phase 2."As they become vaccine providers, they're hoping we get more regular shipments, current activities shouldn't dictate future deliveries," Hyson said.We reached out to Tri-Health, The Christ Hospital and Mercy Health for their phase 1 vaccine numbers, but have not received them.Officials at The Jewish Hospital told us:"We will continue to offer the vaccine to employees who want it, even if that extends beyond Sunday."
The Health Collaborative's Christa Hyson said Ohio hospitals are doing everything in their power to get shots in arms as quickly as possible.
Right now, their focus is still vaccinating front-line health care workers, making up the very first phase of vaccine rollout.
But Tuesday, Gov. Mike DeWine announced a clear deadline.
"We are telling our hospitals today that they need to finish that up, they need to finish it up by midnight on Sunday," DeWine said.
That deadline is aimed at keeping the process moving as phase 2 is set to begin Monday.
But is it a realistic ask?
"It totally depends on the capacity of that individual hospital, so for some it might be very easy, for others, they have hundreds of staff, maybe even thousands," Hyson said.
UC Health has given the first doses to more than 6,800 employees.
The system employs 12,000 people total.
Hospital officials said they will be giving second doses passed that Sunday deadline, although they don't believe it'll interfere with efforts to begin vaccinating Ohioans ages 80 and older, as part of phase 2.
"As they become vaccine providers, they're hoping we get more regular shipments, current activities shouldn't dictate future deliveries," Hyson said.
We reached out to Tri-Health, The Christ Hospital and Mercy Health for their phase 1 vaccine numbers, but have not received them.
Officials at The Jewish Hospital told us:
"We will continue to offer the vaccine to employees who want it, even if that extends beyond Sunday."
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