With the first shipments of the COVID-19 arriving in Nebraska Tuesday morning, Brodstone Memorial Hospital personnel were expecting to receive doses of the COVID-19 vaccine sooner rather than later. The exact timeline for vaccine arrival at Brodstone was said to be dependent upon state allocations. The State of Nebraska is taking a phased approached to the distribution of the vaccine to ensure the initial dosages are given to critical portions of the population. At Mary Lanning Hospital in Hastings the first COVID-19 shots were given about 3 p.m. on Tuesday.

During Phase 1, vaccines will o...