On Friday, September 30th, approximately 160 independent living residents of The Mayflower Community received flu and COVID-19 vaccinations. Residents had their choice of receiving one of the vaccines or both, in the latter case, one in each arm.
Mayflower staff also received COVID-19 vaccinations as part of the clinic conducted by the Poweshiek County Public Health department on the Mayflower campus. Staff members will receive their flu vaccinations during the week of October 10th.
In addition, all Health Center and Beebe Assisted Living residents without a doctor’s excused exemption will receive both shots later.
The COVID-19 booster was the Pfizer-BioNTech bivalent. With the flu shot, recipients had the option of getting the high-dose version recommended for people 65 and older.
Doing everything we can to be safe at Mayflower.
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