This article was updated with a clarification since it was posted.
Multiple residents of Mennonite Memorial Home and staff at MMH received their first doses of a covid-19 vaccine today (Dec. 22), according to Jason Cox.

Vaccines will be administered at Hilty Home, Pandora, on Dec. 23, and at Willow Ridge on Dec. 29, according to Cox.

Cox told the Icon that pharmacists from the CVS Pharmacy located in Breese Road, Lima, were on the MMH campus today giving the shots.

Here's further information about the vaccine at MHCO. 

The federal government has contracted with two nationwide pharmacies in order to roll-out mass distribution of these vaccines as quickly as possible once available.  MHCO is partnered with CVS Health/Omnicare Pharmacy for our vaccine distribution.

Cox explained that that the pharmacy will reach out to each campus and schedule at least three different clinic dates to administer the vaccine to all residents and staff who wish to participate. 

Prior to the clinic dates, the campus will receive vaccine consent forms, which will be provided to all residents and staff members. 

Only those who complete the vaccine consent form will be vaccinated on the day of the clinic(s).  

MMH residents will be not charged for the vaccine or its administration. The federal government will provide the vaccine, and the pharmacy will be reimbursed by the patient’s insurance, or in the case of the uninsured, the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) program for uninsured patients.

The type of vaccine made available to the pharmacy will be determined by the federal government’s allocation methodology.