OSWEGO, N.Y. — Oswego Health on Thursday morning started vaccinating its health-care staff against COVID-19.
Ashley Sidman, a registered medical-surgical nurse, was the first to get the jab at 6:52 a.m. Valerie Favata, VP & chief nursing officer, administered the first Oswego Health COVID vaccine dose to Sidman.
Chief Medical Officer Duane Tull also received a shot Thursday and he urged all staff to follow suit.
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In an email sent to all employees, he said, “This vaccine will help protect you, your loved ones, and your coworkers. Please do your part and get vaccinated as this is the fastest way to safeguard our community.”
Oswego Health says it has a plan to be able to provide COVID vaccinations to all its staff.
The health system said 120 employees were vaccinated on the first day.


