Much-needed shot in the arm

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WE CAN DO IT: Registered nurse Carol Eickmeyer is pumped up after receiving the first vaccination for the coronavirus at Sacred Heart RiverBend Hospital in Springfield on Monday, Dec. 21.

SPRINGFIELD — Medical officials called Monday a “historic day”after Springfield hospitals vaccinated their first group of caregivers against COVID-19. 

A daylong vaccination clinic for frontline caregivers and providers was held Dec. 21, after the first shipment of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine arrived at…