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shippedtoOhioarebeingsent to nursing homes through retail pharmacies. PeterVan Runkle, executivedirector of theOhio Health CareAssociation, a tradeassociationrepresenting long-termcareproviders in Ohio, said he is not overly concerned because the doses are on the way in the near future.

“Wehave tobealittlemore patientwiththeprocess,” he said. “It’s not all that bad … I’ve heard from some members that it’s helpful to have more time to educate, particularly their staffffffffffff, about the need to take the vaccine.”

Ohio is also scheduled to receiveashipmentof201,000 vaccines produced by Moderna onTuesday and89,000 fromModerna by the end of the year. The fifirst shipment of Moderna vaccines will go to98hospitalsand108health departments to vaccinate frontline workers. A spokesman for Premier Health said the hospital system expects nearly6,000dosesoftheModerna vaccinenextweek. PublicHealth

Montgomery County is anticipating it willreceiveabout3,100doses, according to a spokesman.

ThespokeswomanforODH said “details are still being worked out” on which entititeswillreceivethethirdshipment of Pfifizer vaccines and the secondshipment ofModerna vaccines to Ohio.

The state’s first nursing home resident received a coronavirus vaccine Friday at Crown Point Care Center in Columbus. Ten facilities

received vaccines today in Alliance, Canton, Blanchester, Georgetown, Sandusky, Chardon, Parma and Columbus.

“It’s an incredible day in Ohio’shistory,” saidGov. Mike DeWine. “The rolling out of these vaccines mark a turning point in this pandemic.”

The CDC invited the state to participate in the Pharmacy Long-Term Care Partnership, which provides vaccines to nursing home residents and staffff throughWalgreens, CVS, PharmScriptand