Between 85 and 90 percent of the facility’s residents and about 50 percent of the staff agreed to receive the vaccinations. Leadership thinks those numbers might rise eventually.

“It seems to be going very well today,” Administrator Matt Saeli said Monday afternoon. “We should have about 90 percent acceptance among our residents and about 50 percent acceptance among staff.”

“I’ve been fairly pleased,” Saeli said. “We’re right on the national averages.”

“There seems to be some trepidation, some uncertainty about the vaccination,” Saeli said, particularly among the staff. “I’m hoping some of the folks that were a little hesitant…” will change their minds.

The administration has received the vaccines.

“All of our leadership, myself, everybody got it,” Saeli said. He is hoping that inspires confidence in the vaccine and encourages some of those who declined to change their minds.

Those who received the first dose on Monday are eligible for the second of two doses on Jan. 25.

CVS is also able to give first doses on that date and could follow up three weeks later with the second round.

“CVS is willing to schedule additional clinics,” he said.

The Rouse was the first of the county’s long-term care facilities to receive vaccines under the Federal Pharmacy Partnership. “We were very excited about that,” Saeli said. “We’re very thankful.”

About two weeks ago, Warren General Hospital was the first entity in the county to receive vaccines.

Kinzua Healthcare and Rehabilitation is scheduled to receive its initial doses of the vaccine on Thursday. Warren Manor’s first clinic is set for Tuesday, Jan. 12.