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HonorHealth rehearses vaccine process 10 days before dosing will begin

Hospital systems are in preparation to begin administering the vaccine to phase one population A as early as Dec. 15.

Credit: HonorHealth

PHOENIX — HonorHealth held a COVID-19 vaccine administration rehearsal on Friday to prepare for dosing to begin as early as Dec. 15.

The site was set near Loop 101 and Interstate 17.

The process was timed down to the second to ensure maximum efficacy as HonorHealth is intending to vaccinate up to 1,500 front line workers and other phase one A population individuals a day.

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The vaccines will be stored in a location on site in six sub-zero freezers with enough storage in each to hold thousands of doses.

The staff and volunteers have set a goal to dose 130 people within an hour.

HonorHealth is hoping that, with the system in place, they will be able to get people in and out within 30 minutes.

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