Employees and residents at Bradford Ecumenical Home, Inc. received their
first doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine on Monday. Through
their partnership with Walgreens, over 285 employees and residents at
Bradford Ecumenical Home, Inc. were vaccinated.
Operation Warp Speed is a partnership among components of the Department of
CEO, Lisa Johnson receives her COVID-19 Vaccine from Walgreen’s
Pharmacist
Health and Human Services, including the Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention (CDC), the National Institutes of Health, and the Biomedical
Advanced Research and Development Authority, and the Department of Defense.
Operation Warp Speed’s goal is to produce and deliver 300 million doses of
safe and effective vaccines with the initial doses as part of a broader
strategy to accelerate the development, manufacturing, and distribution of
COVID-19 vaccines.
Walgreens is following the CDC’s phased distribution schedule to administer
the COVID-19 vaccination.
Phase 1a
Healthcare workers
Residents of long-term care facilities
Select populations based on varied state guidelines*
Phase 1b
Persons age 75+
Essential frontline workers (identified by the CDC)
Phase 1c
Persons ages 65-74
Persons ages 16-64 with chronic health conditions Other essential workers
Regan Johnson, Food and Nutrition Services Aide at Bradford Ecumenical
Home receives her COVID-19 Vaccine from Walgreen’s Pharmacist
Phase 2
General population
It is anticipated that vaccines will be available for the general population
at Walgreen stores in Spring 2021.
Bradford Ecumenical Home, Inc. CEO Lisa Johnson states, “We’ve been
anticipating this day for several months and are pleased that so many of our
residents and employees understand the importance of this vaccine. The FDA
provided an Emergency Use Authorization of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19
Vaccine to help prevent the spread of coronavirus. Our front line healthcare
workers know the seriousness of the disease. In an effort to protect
themselves, their family, our residents, and our community, it’s great to
see the overwhelming support of the vaccination program. We’re leading the
way! We encourage others to take advantage of the vaccine when it becomes
available to you.”