Frontline Workers At Excela Health And Butler Health System Begin Receiving COVID-19 Vaccinations
By: KDKA-TV News Staff
WESTMORELAND COUNTY (KDKA) - Healthcare workers at Excela Health in Westmoreland County and Butler Health System began receiving the COVID-19 vaccine on Friday.
Frontline workers at Excela Health were the first to receive the vaccine and while not mandatory, about 70% of employees said they would get the shot.
Butler Health System received 975 doses in its first shipment of the COVID-19 vaccine and nurses and doctors at Butler Memorial and Clarion hospitals were the first to be vaccinated.
Healthcare workers are hoping that this marks the turning point in the pandemic.