Taylorville Memorial Hospital President and CEO Kim Bourne says that approximately 70-80% of staff and almost 100% of physicians across Memorial Health System are willing to take the COVID-19 vaccine.

As of yesterday morning, almost 60% of staff willing to take the vaccine have been vaccinated, according to Bourne.

Bourne went on to share a conversation with Memorial Health System Chief Medical Officer Dr. Rajesh G. Govindaiah in which he said that you can choose to get immunity from COVID-19 by taking the vaccine or by taking the risk of getting the coronavirus. 

Vaccines have been around for decades and Bourne is thankful that there’s a COVID-19 vaccine to help give us that immunity.    

For more information on the COVID-19 vaccines, please click here. Kim Bourne was a guest on the NEWSTALK WTIM Morning Show.