The Lakeside Village in Panora hosted its first vaccination clinic for residents and workers Wednesday.

Director Amanda Creen says she was happy to be the first in line for her vaccine.

“If nothing, we want to be an example to our team that it’s the safe thing to do, the right thing to do and we want to keep our residents protected as much as possible.”

The long-term care facility in Panora was the first Guthrie County facility to receive their vaccinations through CVS Pharmacy. Creen says she hopes this is the first step to eliminating COVID-19.

“We are really excited to be leading the charge for the vaccine. We encourage those folks out there when they have their opportunity to get the vaccine to be a part of the solution to ending the pandemic and help protect our older population, healthcare workers and each other.”

Creen says 100 percent of the residents and 75 percent of the staff at The Lakeside Vilage were vaccinated in that clinic. A total of 81 individuals received their first dose of the Pfizer vaccine.