PENNSYLVANIAN pharmacist, Ed Christofano, is being hailed as a hero for braving sub-zero temperatures and snow to administer COVID-19 vaccines to patients in their home.
Having spent a day vaccinating people at a local clinic, Christofano was determined not to let leftover doses of the Pfizer BioNTech vaccine go to waste, he jumped in his SUV wearing full PPE, and drove more than 30km through a storm to deliver three shots to an elderly couple and their 34-year-old daughter who is immobile and uses a ventilator to breathe.
Christofano told local media outlets that he became aware of the family's situation about two weeks ago and immediately thought of them when he knew he would have leftover doses.
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