A 33-year-old Disney employee boasts on Facebook that she received a vaccine against COVID, as the California hospital admits that she gave doses to people who are not health care workers.
- Riverside, California, 33, wrote on Facebook that she had the COVID-19 vaccine
- The woman, a Disney employee, does not work in the front line of health
- He wrote that he was able to be vaccinated due to the family connection to the hospital
- Her husband’s aunt is a “big problem” at Redlands Community Hospital, she wrote
- The hospital said it gave leftover doses of the vaccine to non-frontline workers
A Disneyland employee has boasted on Facebook that she received the Pfizer BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine even though she is not a front-line worker and said she got it because her husband’s aunt is a “big problem” in a hospital. local.
The message from the 33-year-old woman from Riverside, California, included a photo of her Redlands Community Hospital vaccination card in the nearby Redlands, California area.
“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 Riverside woman wrote on her Facebook page on Dec. 20.
“Science is basically my religion, so that was a big thing for me.”
A 33-year-old Disneyland employee wrote a post on Facebook on Dec. 20 presuming she received the Pfizer BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine even though she is not a front-line health worker. The Disneyland resort is seen in the photo from the top archive in Anaheim, California
The unnamed woman boasted on Facebook that she was given the coronavirus vaccine because her husband’s aunt is a “big problem” at Redlands Community Hospital in Redlands, California (see photo in previous file)
The content of the message was reported by the Orange County Registry, which has not given the woman a name.
When a Facebook friend asked her how she was able to get the vaccine, as it is not yet available to the general public, she replied that her husband’s aunt is a “big problem” in Redlands Community.
He also wrote that the hospital had leftover doses that had to expire.
The hospital issued a statement explaining how the remaining doses were distributed, although it did not say whether the woman was among the people who received one of the shots.
“Redlands Community Hospital administered its Pfizer vaccine assignment to its primary care physicians, health care workers and support staff as directed by the California Department of Public Health,” the statement said.
‘After the administration of doctors and staff who expressed interest in the vaccine, several doses were left.
“Because the reconstituted Pfizer vaccine must be used within a few hours or disposed of, several doses were administered to front-line health workers so that valuable vaccines would not be thrown out.”
The hospital did not say exactly how many leftover doses were available after it began vaccinating front-line workers and support staff on Dec. 18.
The Pfizer vaccine is only effective if stored at a temperature of -94 degrees Fahrenheit.
If it is not administered shortly after thawing, it should be pulled out.
Each vaccine vial is assumed to contain five doses, although some have been found to have two additional doses.
The federal government wants hospitals to administer all available doses, including the remaining ones.
The hospital said it has administered the vaccine to non-frontline workers thanks to leftover doses. The image above shows a bottle of the Pfizer BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine
“In the face of the public health emergency, the FDA reports that it is acceptable to use all complete doses that can be obtained (the sixth, or even the seventh) of each vial, pending resolution of the problem,” the Food and Drug Administration in December 16 statement.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends that front-line health workers and support staff receive the highest priority in vaccine distribution.
Then, in the line of receiving vaccines during the first phase of distribution, there are vulnerable populations, especially those in residences.
“Federal and state vaccine guidelines have given priority to our front-line health workers who have put their lives at risk to fight this virus from day one,” said a California Department of Public Health spokesman.
“We urge all health care providers to follow state guidelines on vaccination phases that were created in consultation with experts and community leaders.”