Nurse Cathy Godwin talks with a Poland Regional High School junior Tuesday before giving him a COVID-19 vaccination in the school auditorium. The student said the shot will allow him to remain in school and at his job if he is comes in close contact with someone that has COVID-19. "If I needed to quarantine, I would miss work, the unidentified students said. "Now I won't need to." Godwin is a nurse at Stephens Memorial Hospital in Norway.
Steven Charles, director of pharmacy at Stephens Memorial Hospital in Norway, prepares medical supplies Tuesday before students arrive for the COVID-19 vaccine clinic at Poland Regional High School. The first dose of vaccine was offered to students Tuesday and other first doses will be offered Thursday from 8 to 11 a.m.
Jessica Taylor checks in with students Tuesday during the COVID-19 vaccine clinic at Poland Regional High School. Taylor is the COVID-19 nurse tracer for Regional School Unit 16. She calls parents if a student has come in close contact with someone who has tested positive for the virus and needs to quarantine.
Steven Charles, director of pharmacy at Stephens Memorial Hospital in Norway, prepares a syringe of COVID-19 vaccine Tuesday before students arrive for a clinic at Poland Regional High School. The first dose of vaccine was offered to students Tuesday and another clinic to administer first doses will be held Thursday from 8 to 11 a.m.
Cathy Godwin, left, and Tony Lafreniere prepare medical supplies Tuesday before students arrive for the COVID-19 vaccine clinic at Poland Regional High School. The first dose of vaccine was offered to students Tuesday and other first doses will be offered Thursday from 8 to 11 a.m. Godwin is a nurse at Stephens Memorial Hospital in Norway. Lafreniere is a pharmacy student at the University of New England.
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