(WSIL) -- The first shipment of Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine arrived in Region 5 this week. In total, the region received 2,515 doses of the vaccine, according to Governor JB Pritzker's office.
The Governor's Office released the number of doses going to each county and hospital system.
As the Regional Hospital Coordinating Center, Southern Illinois Healthcare (SIH) is responsible for storing and distributing the vaccines in Region 5.
Those doses almost exclusively go to healthcare workers in each county.
In Region 5, Jackson County did not receive a direct health department shipment of the vaccine because they do not fall in the top 50 for deaths from COVID-19 per capita. They are included in the Regional Hospital Coordinating Centers (RHCC), which will be distributed by SIU Carbondale.
Here's a breakdown of the number of vaccines received by county and hospital system:
Clay County
- 140 doses distributed by Clay County Hospital
Franklin County
- 20 doses distributed by Franklin Hospital
Jefferson County
- 50 doses distributed by Crossroads Community Hospital
- 325 doses distributed by Good Samaritan Hospital
Marion County
- 250 doses distributed by SSM St. Mary's Centralia
- 75 doses distributed by Salem Township
Perry County
- 100 doses distributed by Marshall Browning
- 50 doses distributed by Pinckneyville Community Hosp.
Saline County
- 50 doses distributed by Harrisburg Medical Center
- 60 doses distributed by Ferrell Hospital
Union County
- 160 doses distributed by Union County Hospital
Wayne County
105 doses distributed by Fairfield Memorial Hospital
Williamson County
- 895 doses distributed by Herrin Hospital
- 120 doses distributed by Heartland Regional Medical Center
Regional Hospital Coordinating Centers (RHCC)
- 115 doses distributed by SIHÂ
