FIRST COVID-19 VACCINE TO ARRIVE IN ASTORIA THE WEEK OF DEC 20

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Dec 15 2020 | 00:02:46

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By Jacob Lewin The first batch of covid-19 vaccine is expected to arrive in Astoria next week. Columbia Memorial Hospital made the announcement on Monday. CMH will be getting 300 doses of the Moderna vaccine, which was shown to be 94% successful in recent studies. Pharmacy Director Chris Laman has a lot of confidence in the vaccine: “It is very effective and while it does have some side effects, no severe side effects were noted in the trials. Really the vaccine is what’s going to get us through the pandemic, so very exciting news.” Laman expects a second batch...

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