Memphis, Tenn. – Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital received the Pfizer BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine via FedEx on Thursday, Dec. 17 at 8:41 a.m. and began to offer the vaccine to frontline health care workers at 11:23 a.m. First to receive the vaccine: long-time and well-respected Le Bonheur and UTHSC Division Chief of Pediatric Hospitalist Medicine and Medical Director of School and Mobile Health Dr. Cynthia Cross.
Le Bonheur is honored to be among the first children’s hospitals in the country to receive this shipment and will continue to offer the vaccine to staff and doctors as more vaccine becomes available -- including the Moderna vaccine in the coming weeks.
This step is critically important in the fight against COVID-19, but the fight must continue. Please encourage family and friends to wash hands, wear masks and practice social distancing in order to stop further spread of COVID-19 as we await more doses of vaccine.
For more information on COVID-19 and ways to support children through this pandemic, visit www.lebonheur.org/coronavirus.
About Le Bonheur Children’s:
Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital in Memphis, Tenn., treats children through community programs, regional clinics and a 255-bed state-of-the-art hospital. Le Bonheur serves as a primary teaching affiliate for the University Tennessee Health Science Center and trains more than 350 pediatricians and specialists each year. Nationally recognized, Le Bonheur is ranked by U.S. News & World Report as a Best Children’s Hospital. For more information, please call (901) 287-6030 or visit lebonheur.org. Connect with us at facebook.com/lebonheurchildrens, twitter.com/lebonheurchild or on Instagram at lebonheurchildrens.
