Jackson Health System expects to receive supply of Pfizer COVID vaccine in mid-December

Jackson Health System has announced it expects to receive a supply of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine in mid-December. In a statement to CBS4, the health system said its prepared to begin immediate distribution after having already “purchased equipment, such as ultra-cold freezers, to ensure we have capacity to safely store the vaccine. Jackson Health System said the vaccine will first be made available to “frontline healthcare workers in hospitals, long-term care staff and residents, and first responders.”