Photos: COVID-19 vaccine arrives at Northwestern Medicine Kishwaukee Hospital Tuesday

On Tuesday, Northwestern Medicine Kishwaukee Hospital received 800 doses of the vaccine, with 100 of the doses sent to Northwestern Medicine Valley West Hospital in Sandwich. All 800 doses -- which were delivered straight to the hospital, not the health department -- are anticipated to be distributed Tuesday and Wednesday. Kishwaukee Hospital has about 1,200 staff members. Many of the hospitals’ frontline staff went to Northwestern Medicine Delnor Hospital in Geneva to receive the vaccine last week.

The Moderna COVID-19 vaccine is given as a shot in the muscle of the upper arm and requires two shots, 21 days apart. Those who received their first dose Tuesday will get their second and final dose Jan 26, with the goal to have all staff in the Northwestern Medicine system who want to get the vaccine complete their double doses by the end of February.

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Lynette Swedberg get a COVID vaccine from Marla Barresi RN Tuesday morning, Dec. 29, at Northwestern Medicine Kishwaukee Hospital in DeKalb. (Provided )