--- title: One Step At A Time description: As stated in our last blog, communities began receiving the COVID-19 vaccine in early January, and we have no plans of slowing down anytime soon! 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As more residents and team members receive doses of the COVID-19 vaccine, we continue to see smiling faces and words of hope from all over the country. It is truly incredible to see our Merrill family come together and do everything we can to fight for a better 2021. At Merrill Gardens at Carolina Park (SC), our amazing team members made their vaccine clinic an exciting event as we "tackle" COVID-19. Full of decorations, snacks and beverages, we are ecstatic to see such an important process turn into a celebration! We would also love to thank every resident for taking the time to let us know their reason for getting the vaccine. ![](https://blog.merrillgardens.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/IMG_2524_2_nkqcfb.jpg) ![](https://blog.merrillgardens.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/IMG_2554_2_pwimop.jpg) ![](https://blog.merrillgardens.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/IMG_2612_2_u2wlyx.jpg) Residents at Merrill Gardens at First Hill (WA) also took their time to tell us their "why". We love to hear from our residents and are grateful to have them as part of our family! ![](https://blog.merrillgardens.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/1_cfwhqv.jpg) ![](https://blog.merrillgardens.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/3_bdqcvb.jpg) ![](https://blog.merrillgardens.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/4_xwertk.jpg) At Merrill Gardens at Rockridge (CA), the team built their vaccine clinic with a football theme! With just some balloons, decorations, and of course a few pom-poms, it's amazing to see how a room can be transformed. ![](https://blog.merrillgardens.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/Alice_iqxsix.jpg) ![](https://blog.merrillgardens.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/Rannie_ymev6a.jpg) A local California news station, News Channel 3-12, came out to Merrill Gardens at Santa Maria (CA) to shine a light on the first residents to get the vaccine in the community. If you'd like to read the article [click here](https://keyt.com/video/2021/01/15/covid-19-vaccine-rolls-out-at-merrill-gardens/) or to watch the video click below! Our President, Tana Gall, took the time to talk to clinic participants and those that were getting the COVID-19 Vaccine. If you'd like to stay up-to-date with our COVID-19 Vaccine Clinics and what they mean for our community operations, please [click here](https://youtu.be/-Q84KoRiG9w) or watch the video below! Each day we are getting closer to beating COVID-19 and we look forward to keeping everyone updated on how we are contributing to the solution. 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