The two hospital systems in Kalamazoo got their first shipment of the COVID-19 vaccine Thursday and started vaccinating local healthcare workers in hours of the arrival. COVID-19: Find the latest on the pandemic on the coronavirus page. Vaccinations Begin: Kalamazoo-area hospitals give its employees Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine. Second COVID-19 Vaccine:2nd COVID-19 vaccine set for OK in US with panel endorsement.