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Bronson Methodist Hospital to start vaccinating employees Thursday afternoon

Posted at 12:28 PM, Dec 17, 2020
and last updated 2020-12-17 12:51:22-05

KALAMAZOO, Mich. — Another health system in West Michigan is set to start administering doses of Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine to employees.

Bronson Methodist Hospital tells FOX 17 that it will begin vaccinating staff members Thursday afternoon.

The health group received 1,950 doses from Pfizer this week.

Ascension Health Group also plans to begin vaccinations Thursday for employees at Ascension Borgess Hospital in Kalamazoo.

Spectrum Health in Grand Rapids was thefirst health system in West Michigan to rollout the vaccine on Monday.

Pfizer started distributing the vaccine on Sunday, with thousands of doses beingflown out of Gerald R. Ford International Airport the same day.