in North Canton is set to begin administering coronavirus vaccine to long-term care facilities around Northeast Ohio as early as Friday.
The company is handling the cold chain management, on-site vaccinations, and fulfillment of reporting requirements.
Beth Husted is the coronavirus vaccine director for Absolute Pharmacy.
鈥淥nce received in the ultralow temperature thermal shipping device, we are then transferring them to a local hospital partner [ in Canton] who has an ultralow temperature freezer for storage until we then will work with each of these facilities that we have been assigned so that we can come on-site and provide the COVID vaccine,鈥� Husted said.
She said her team will visit more than 100 long-term care facilities. At each one, there will be several opportunities to receive the first dose of the vaccine.
The second shot is given 21 days later. All staff and residents are eligible to get the vaccine after signing a consent form.
