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

December 15, 2020 00:02:46
FIRST COVID-19 VACCINE TO ARRIVE IN ASTORIA THE WEEK OF DEC 20
A Story Told
FIRST COVID-19 VACCINE TO ARRIVE IN ASTORIA THE WEEK OF DEC 20

Dec 15 2020 | 00:02:46

/

Show Notes

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...

Other Episodes

Episode

October 08, 2019 00:29:01
Episode Cover

A Senior Moment, October 8, 2019

This show, hosted by A Senior Moment's Joanne Rideout, is all about grief - particularly the kind of grief one experiences after a long...

Listen

Episode 0

May 26, 2022 00:28:54
Episode Cover

A Story Told, May 26 2022

On the next Story Told, Michael McCusker delivers two, mostly, original rants including "Recruiting Tomorrow's Dead," and "Vanport: The Town Nobody Wanted," which is...

Listen

Episode

September 06, 2018 00:02:01
Episode Cover

Willipa Nature Notes - Morning Glory - July 31, 2018

Listen